POLITICSMISSOURI INDEPENDENT
What Missouri loses when we cut YouthBuild
A Missouri resident shares how YouthBuild, a federally funded program through Job Point in Columbia, provided education, job training, and support after leaving traditional school. The program helped them earn a high school equivalency, learn carpentry, and access scholarships, but faces potential federal funding cuts that could close such programs.
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