Making A Change: Jeanelle Urbina at TEDxYouthBuildCharterSchool

Jeanelle Urbina's monologue "Making A Change" challenges the audience to experience deeply a personal narrative of struggle within a school system that can be retributive for foster youth, young mothers, and incarcerated minors.

Jeanelle Urbina is a member of Antelope Valley YouthBuild (AVYB); she enrolled in September 2013 with 89 credits and will be graduating in June 2014. While attending her previous school, Jeanelle realized that her particular educational experience was not impacting and transforming her life the way she thought a great education should. Through AVYB she conducts herself as a model citizen and also as a productive young adult who has gained many useful, meaningful life skills. At AVYB she has been supported by the SMART program, was recently accepted into the Department of Labor's YouthBuild program, and will be completing her certification as a Nursing Assistant. This certification is the foundation for her future profession as a Licensed Vocational Nurse.

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