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Our Four Components
The Juntos Program is an intensive long-term program made up of four components:
To celebrate our Juntos Quinceañera this week we have Sebastian Rios a former Team Captain for our summer academy! Sebastian was able to impact so many students in their academic journey during academy and we thank him for his mentorship!
#JuntosLeEchamosGanas #Mentoringyouth #ncsustudents
Check out the spotlight of our Sampson County Coordinator Genevieve Merlos-Pulley!
Juntos is so proud of Genevieve for all of the amazing work she does in Sampson Early College High School "Genevieve wants to empower students and their families within the local community by breaking down barriers that make it difficult for them to support their children in their academic success and future goals."
#JuntosNC #Empoweringyouth #SampsonCounty
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Hispanic Heritage Month is upon us! Our community has contributed to society in immense ways historically and presently. Juntos is proud to recognize our community and its rich culture.
We want to give a special recognition today to observe Central Americas Independence Day! 🇭🇳🇸🇻🇬🇹
Juntos is also turning 15! We are launching a series to celebrate our Quinceñera 🎊
We are a couple weeks into fall semester! We wish all of our Juntos community a wonderful and abundant semester.
Juntos Clubs are a great resource for guidance. Juntos offers mentors. If you are a youth APPLY! If you're currently in college or post-grad APPLY to be a mentor!
To apply to be a mentor or mentee click our Linktree in our bio. If you have any questions DM us or email us at juntosprogram@ncsu.edu
JuntosNC is proud to announce the Wake Tech Reach Project. The two-year project is receiving $600,000 in funding! This partnership will contribute to our mission of integrating our community into Higher-Education.
For more info click on our Linktree for the full article provided by DASA at NCSU
#waketech #juntos #juntosnc #collegeaccess #latinx
Your voice is a powerful tool in changing your school, community, state, country, and world!
Juntos is proud of our students Rebecca, William, and Aliah in Catawba County for sharing their stories in front of the Catawba County Schools School Board meeting!
Special thanks to the parents of our youth, extension staff, and our wonderful Catawba coordinator Holly for being there to show support!
#4h #juntosleechamosganas #Catawba #advocacy #sharingyourstory #useyourvoice
Have you ever wanted to be a Voice Over Actor?
Well, here is your chance! North Carolina 4-H is looking for voice talent to go with a new animated series for the Empowering Youth and Families Program!
Priority is given to 4-H members or alumni! Check out the link in our bio for more details on roles and the casting process!
Kentucky has been devastated by record flooding. Our new Juntos team there is doing okay, but parts of the state are suffering. Below are ways you can help the families who have been impacted by this natural disaster.
You can donate to the 4-H Foundation in Kentucky, which will help 4-H'ers impacted by flooding. Link in Bio!
The Pre-K to 12 school that our Juntos Lead in Kentucky attended has been severely impacted. Approximately 30% of the students have lost their homes.The Resource Center at the school has put together an amazon list that they are keeping updated of things the kids at the school need. This list is for flood resources and supplies for families that have been displaced by the flood in Jackson, Ky. All items will go directly to families impacted through the Jackson City School FRYSC.
Link in Bio!
Consider giving today to help those in need in Kentucky.
NC State Juntos Program is Hiring
The Juntos Program is looking for a new Assistant Director as Bianca Wall steps into a new life journey in Atlanta!
The Juntos Assistant Director vacancy has been posted on the NC State jobs website and is now accepting applications. The link to the application is in our bio!
We greatly appreciate you sharing the job posting with your awesome networks and professional circles!
Meet Zaira, a member of the Juntos 4-H Program in Catawba County! She is a typically shy student, who recently stepped out of her comfort zone and tried something new: a 4-H Presentation. On, June 18, Zaira traveled to Moore County to present in the category of Careers and Entrepreneurship and was declared a District 4-H Presentation winner. As a district-level winner, Zaira now has the chance to compete at the state level in mid-July! Congratulations on the big win, and good luck at the state competition!
On June 18th, our first in-person Summer Academy since 2019 came to a close! Thank you to everyone who made this magical week a reality - it would not have been possible without the support of our staff, partners, and team captains. To our wonderful students, keep pushing forward!
#JuntosLeEchamosGanas
Days 3 and 4 Summer Academy have been a fun-filled whirlwind! Our students took field trips to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and Lake Raleigh where they were able to kayak and canoe! They also attended architecture, computer science, business, engineering and college writing classes!
#JuntoLeEchamosGanas
2022 Summer Academy is well on it’s way! In only 2 days, our students have networked with local professionals, received free headshots, attended healthcare, law, mental health, and agricultural science classes, and have begun working on their weeklong climate resilience project! Stay tuned for a week filled with laughter and learning.
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Watch this quick introduction to Juntos on YouTube
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Check out our series of short theme videos from the 2020 National Juntos Convening. We personally love the short presentations from all the states as they share their Juntos 4-H vision.
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