UrbanFUTURE

CALLING ALL PARENTS! UrbanFUTURE is currently enrolling motivated TEENS in our Career Building Center. Our groundbreaking success system will prepare them for LIFE and a GREAT CAREER!

Give us a call at 314.504.0182 or visit urbanfuturestl.org for more information!

UrbanFUTURE Career Building Center interns, Tashara and Deniko, benefiting from personal coaching from ABM Federal Business Development Managers Tamara Dalton and Tom Reilly.

In our new Call Center, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, students receive training in customer relations calling, while building additional communications skills.

Would you like to enroll your son or daughter in our Career Building Center? Contact Frank Van Bree at [email protected] for more information!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

We all have dreams for the future, especially during the Christmas season. The UrbanFUTURE Career Building Center is dedicated to preparing tomorrow’s workforce through literacy, communications, public speaking, and real-world work experience in our Call Center.

We are currently interviewing dedicated and hardworking 6th-12th grade students for training positions. Those students who are selected will not only develop essential skills and earn valuable experience, they will receive rewards, letters of recommendation, and the the opportunity to advance into our summer apprenticeship program.

For more information, or to enroll your son or daughter, contact Frank Van Bree at [email protected] or 314.504.0182.You can also visit us at urbanfuturestl.org!

Our new banner asks a very important question: what do you want to be when you grow up?

From marine biologists, to defense attorneys, to entrepreneurs, our current students have dreams for the future!

Through literacy, communication, public speaking, and real-world experience in our Call Center, the UrbanFUTURE Career Building Center is dedicated to preparing tomorrow's workforce!

Visit us at urbanfuturestl.org!

Our new sign went up yesterday!

The UrbanFUTURE Career Building Center is dedicated to preparing tomorrow's workforce through literacy, comm, as well as real-world work experience in our new Call Center.

Visit us at our website for more information: urbanfuturestl.org.

Stop by to see our kids in action!

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We are proud to announce our new UrbanFUTURE Career Building Center™, which provides training in business reading, writing, and public speaking as well as real-world communication skills development in our Call Center.

We work with student-parent teams to showcase multiple career options that are available for UF students.

Your tax-deductible contribution will allow us to provide student scholarships, which include unique skill-building tools such as Achieve3000, Gallup StrengthsFinder, and Toastmasters, all made available through our state-of-the-art Hewlett-Packard Call Center and 15-seat computer literacy and career research lab.

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School is about a month away! Stay tuned for some major announcements from us.

Our final post from our in June! Our students from Fanning Middle School visited the Saint Louis Zoo and learned from veterinarians and other zoo employees about their careers!

Ricky Nix, CEO of Butler's Pantry and many other local establishments, came to share his career in the food service industry with us. At the end of his talk, Ricky even offered our students a day of baking in the Butler's Pantry Kitchens! Thank you, Ricky!

Chef J Z (Jeff Zornes), our culinary instructor with CowboyRibeyes.com, and Laka Huyette, a dietician from Kindred Hospital St. LouisHospital, take a break from the grill during our Week 2 Kickoff BBQ! Thanks to all supporters who came out!

Curt Jones, founder and CEO of Dippin' Dots (Dippin' Dots) met our Busch Middle School students at the zoo to talk about his upbringing in the second poorest county in Illinois and how he used hard work and determination to create the popular ice cream treat! Thank you, Curt!

Three local entrepreneurs, Julius Adewumni (J. Alexander Group Advisors,llc A "Life and Enterprise" Management Co.), Kevin Nashan (Sidney Street Cafe, The Peacemaker Lobster & Crab Co.), and Curt Jones (Dippin' Dots), came to speak with our students from Busch Middle School of Character a few days ago about their respective careers. Special thanks to these three for giving up some of their day to share with our students!

Quite a hike up that mound!

Yesterday we went to Cahokia Mounds to learn more about careers in the park industry and archaeology. Stay tuned for more!

Yesterday we went to Cahokia Mounds to learn more about careers in the park industry and archaeology. Stay tuned for more!

Special thanks to Anchor Andre Hepkins for hosting us!

Yesterday we visited the studios in order to learn more about communications and broadcast/journalism careers. Pictured are Hannah and Danieyah during the KMOV 4 Noon Newscast. Both UrbanFUTURE students are interested in a career in broadcast.

Yesterday we visited the studios in order to learn more about communications and broadcast/journalism careers. Pictured are Hannah and Danieyah during the KMOV 4 Noon Newscast. Both UrbanFUTURE students are interested in a career in broadcast.

UF Students busy researching their career interests at the UrbanFUTURE Summer Career Camp. Each student made a brief presentation on their chosen career path. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the week!

Things are looking in tip-top shape here at the UrbanFUTURE Career Center! Everything is prepped and ready for our students to arrive for the UrbanFUTURE Career Camp on Monday! Stay tuned for updates throughout the week.

We are excited to announce that Judge Gary Gaertner Jr., Missouri Court of Appeals, will speak to our students about legal careers and will even moderate a mock trial in the court room for our UrbanFUTURE Career Camp later this month!

We're excited to announce that Curt Jones, Founder/CEO of Dippin' Dots, will speak to our students about entrepreneurship and the retail industry at our UrbanFUTURE Career Camp later this month!

School is almost out for summer! Good luck to our students on their exams this week! Took a little study break today for some hanging out with two of our volunteers, George and Ellie!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in our Community Support Day with Whole Foods Market St. Louis Metro Area last Wednesday! The outpouring of support was truly amazing and everything went smoothly. If you couldn't make it to Whole Foods Market last week, you can still give on our website, urbanfuturestl.org!

A couple hours left of our Community Support Day with Whole Foods Market St. Louis Metro Area! Hurry into either the Brentwood or Town & Country location and STOCK UP TO GIVE BACK. 5% of all sales go back to UrbanFUTURE!

Everything is up and running at Whole Foods Market- Brentwood, stop by today and stock up to give back! 5% goes back to UrbanFUTURE and our work preparing tomorrow's workforce.

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Our Community Support Day with Whole Foods Market St. Louis Metro Area! 5% of all sales today from the Brentwood and Town & Country locations goes back to UrbanFUTURE!

Stock up to give back!

Hope to see you tomorrow at either the Town and Country or the Brentwood store.

REMINDER: Stock up to give back at Whole Foods Market St. Louis Metro Area stores TOMORROW (Tuesday, May 10). 5% of your purchase will benefit UrbanFUTURE! Please share with family and friends.

REMINDER: Stock up to give back at Whole Foods Market St. Louis Metro Area stores TOMORROW (Tuesday, May 10). 5% of your purchase will benefit UrbanFUTURE! Please share with family and friends.