Joe Nathan / 2021-2023 Columns & Other Publications / AmeriCorps, Boe Boe, Center for School Change, Change INc, Eh Ta Lee Htoo, Elizabeth Sanchez, GAP, GAP School, Ivan Sanchez, Jody Nelson, Joe Nathan, Karen, LEED-Certified, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Partners Realty, Rena Moran, Rep Matt Norris, Sen Zaynab Mohamed, Sister Mary Giovanni, Tony Zahradka, Tyson Schultz, Youthbuild / 0 Comments
The following story originally appeared in the St Paul Pioneer Press. Copyright St Paul Pioneer Press MN Legislature doubles funding for student homebuilding program A two-story West Side home that students built will soon hit the market. by Frederick Melo May 29, 2023 Eh Ta Lee Htoo, a student at GAP School, an alternative […]
Joe Nathan / 2021-2023 Columns & Other Publications / GAP, homelessness, Ivan Casique Sanchez, Jody Nelson, Khalique Rogers, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Rep Matt Norris, students building homes for families, Tyson Schultz, Youthbuild / 0 Comments
This story originally appeared in the Minneapolis based Star Tribune – copyright Star Tribune Minnesota Legislature doubles funding for teaching students homebuilding skills The program supplies new affordable housing while teaching trades to high school students. By James Walsh Star Tribune MAY 29, 2023 — 4:09PM Students from the GAP School on May 23 cleared the next-door […]
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The following column appeared originally in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during June, 2023 Legislation will have an immediate positive impact on students  Four legislators gave me sometimes surprising responses when I asked them what laws approved this year would have the most positive impact on young people. Their […]
Joe Nathan / 2021-2023 Columns & Other Publications / Aung Myo Way, Bemidji, Burma, Carver County, Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services, Duluth, Frana Construction, Grand Rapids, Guadalupe Area Project, Hon Say Na, Hser Pwe, ISD 288, Jody Nelson, Kay Tracy, Larry Eisenstadt, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Monticello, Moorhead, Myanmar, Nancy Waisanen, National Center for Construction and Education and Research, Pine City, PSEO, Rep Matt Norris, Return on Investment, Rochester, Scott County, Sen Zaynab Mohamed, Sen. Lindsay Port, Youthbuild / 0 Comments
The following column was originally published in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during March, 2023. Youthbuild transforms lives and saves millions of dollars  Visiting a home that youngsters are building for a low-income family was one of the best mornings I’ve spent in years. Fortunately, this is happening all over […]