Jason Speede Helps Youth View Life’s Challenges as Learning Opportunities
Retired Sergeant Major Jason Speede joined Youth With Faces in late 2016. As Director of Operations, Jason oversees the day-to-day function of our organization as well as developing curriculum and partnerships to grow our impact working with at-risk youth. Jason spent 23 years in the Army where he retired as …
United Way Funds Pathways to Education
When most young men and women are released from the juvenile justice system, their job prospects are slim. They are so slim, in fact, that only 19 percent find employment upon release. At Youth With Faces, we are changing this statistic for the at-risk youth in our program with help …
Cooking Up Change
Culinary Program Teaches Skills For Life
On a warm Friday night in July, one of Dallas’ most popular restaurants is bustling with diners enjoying the latest culinary trends. Single-source goat cheese and biscuit-crusted fish are just some of the delectable dishes featured on Café Momentum’s summer menu. But that’s not all that is special about this …
Send A Support Message
All too often, the youth we serve have no one to believe in them. They have grown up in a world that expects them to fail, and they have come to expect it too. Shattering that myth can be transformational. When we believe in them, they can begin to believe …