YFCS

Sep 12, 2022

YFCS Graduate Student Awarded the Friday Medal

Joann Blumenfeld, a YFCS Graduate Certificate student, was awarded the 2022 Friday Medal from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. 

Sep 9, 2022

Helping Children and Families Navigate Grief

YFCS student with a passion for helping children navigate and cope with grief and loss shares her career path and future plans. 

Aug 29, 2022

Kendra Dowen – Why I Chose a Career in Youth, Family, & Community Sciences

Kendra Dowen discusses why she chose a career in youth, family and community sciences in our next AHS Alumni Spotlight. 

Aug 17, 2022

Jamie Alexander: The Purpose-Driven YFCS Agent of Change

For the August faculty feature, we have Dr. Jamie Alexander. She discusses her path from graduating from the YFCS program to becoming a faculty member in the same program. 

Jul 13, 2022

AHS July Blog: Addressing the Need for Low-Cost Mental Health Services

In the July blog post, YFCS Alumni Dawn M. Holmes discusses how she shifted her career to focus on offering low-cost mental health services to individuals and families in need. 

Jul 11, 2022

A Caregiver’s Guide to Supporting Latino LGBTQ+ Youth

Maru Gonzalez, along with colleagues at SHIFT NC, has created a resource guide to assist parents, caregivers and loved ones of Latino LGBTQ+ Youth. 

Jul 6, 2022

Mentorship, Higher Education, and Supporting Early Childhood Educators

YFCS Student Destinie Pate discusses how the MR program was a perfect fit for her and her growing family. 

Jun 27, 2022

Jenny Vazquez ‘20 Translates Experience and Passion into a Meaningful Career

YFCS Alumni, Jenny Vazquez, reflects on her time at NC State and how it prepared her for the career she has now! 

Jun 24, 2022

AEHS 537: Movements for Mental Health

In the June post of The Student Narrative blog, we will display an assignment from YFCS Graduate Student Sandy Batchelor from the AEHS 537 course. The assignment was to create an op-ed on a topic of importance to the student. 

Jun 17, 2022

Gonzalez Publish Research on Latinx LGBTQ+ Youth and Family Belonging

Gonzalez recently published research in the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services.