Author: Bernadette Kreh Who would have thought that two women seeking to make a difference on one Valentine’s Day would form a growing nonprofit serving over 1,000 youth and people...
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Imagine getting off the metro, walking seven blocks through a blistering cold DC winter, only to arrive at your desk to receive a lovely note and flowers from one of...
On Monday April 19, 2021 LAYC Career Academy formally reopened after more than one year of mostly virtual operations. What is our recipe for a strong reopening? Our reopening is...
Over the past two years, Career Academy has had multiple success stories with students referred by the Career Connections program from the DC Department of Employment Services (DOES). For example,...
A young man approaches. He is impeccably dressed in business casual. He smiles, shakes your hand and gives you a business card. The card says Ivan Jones. He is a...
Origami Expert. Bookkeeper. Martial Arts Instructor. Nonprofit Executive Director. IT Network Administrator. Fitness Instructor. Business Manager. Capoeira Teacher. Fifth Generation Washingtonian. Although N’Kosi Ayize’s current title is Student Support Specialist...
On March 13, 2020, LAYC Career Academy offered its last full day of in-person classes before beginning more than a year of lockdown and virtual learning. At Career Academy — an...
Written by: Dr. Andrea Elganzoury When IT Pathway student, Tatiana Contreras saw the job description for her internship at Ana G. Méndez University (SUAGM) north of D.C., she was admittedly...
On March 16th, the LAYC Career Academy closed its physical school building and moved classes online as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Sixty-two percent of our current students...
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