汉娜Getachew-Kreusser

告诉我们你的背景.

I have over 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience including health and human services work for populations across the lifespan. I came to Face to Face in 2015 as the Director of Programs and was eventually promoted to the Director of Operations. In 2018, I was selected to be the Executive Director after a national search conducted by the Board of Directors. 在我任职期间, I have led the organization in focusing its work on health and economic equity for youth, which has brought stability and tremendous growth, enabling Face to Face to meet the rising needs of youth in the community.

我给了她B.A in Psychology and International 业务 Management from Gustavus Adolphus College, and my M.A. in Behavioral Science/Counseling and Psychological Services from St. 明尼苏达玛丽大学. I

currently serve on various boards including the Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN), the St. 保罗 and Ramsey Community Health Advisory Committee, and the WIB. I am also co-founder of a nonprofit that works to enrich African lives (R.E.A.L公司.-帮助非洲人生活的资源). 

在Face to Face分享你的工作.

Close your eyes and imagine an environment where all young people are valued for who they are and realize their potential. 在你的环境中这是现实吗? 面对面, a nonprofit providing essential support for marginalized young people since 1972, 这就是我们的愿景.

我们的使命是 advance economic and health equity for youth while providing support, 机会, and access to resources as they build on their strengths and achieve their aspirations.

Face to Face began as a volunteer-run walk-in crisis counseling and reproductive health clinic for youth and has grown to more than fifty full-time staff that provide wraparound services in six core areas, 包括一个医疗诊所. No other organization in 爱博体育手机版下载 provides the breadth of services for young people that we do, making us uniquely able to respond to the multiple challenges young people are navigating.

Face to Face supports youth ages 11-24 through six core service areas:

• 医疗诊所，包括健康教育
• 心理健康
• 住房
• 教育与就业
• 青年正义
• 社区项目

All services areas include comprehensive wraparound services, with a relational and principle-based approach.

What are some of the most significant employment challenges for young people today?

从“年轻”这个词开始, it implies the start of a life journey with no employability experience. The young people we serve face multiple challenges. The complexity of the trauma they face throughout their lives, including 缺乏稳定性，如住房, makes it hard to maintain employment and build work history and experience. When they secure employment, it is hard to maintain it with lack of 运输, childcare, etc. Another challenge is the lack of belief in their abilities to be successful let alone have a dream or goal for their future due to having to be in consistent survival mode.

Where do you see the most 机会 for young people looking to start a career?

It is an important time for employment 机会 for young people as employers are willing to train at entry-level jobs, have people grow in their companies and invest in young people for a mutually beneficial arrangement in this tight labor market.

爱博体育手机版下载 支持t“面对面”的劳动力计划. It includes personal development training for career readiness and internship 机会. It aims to increase young people’s self-awareness, improve their ability to manage emotions (an important skill for young people) and enhance their overall sense of overcoming obstacles, gain fulfillment and satisfaction in life.

This self-awareness is essential for career success. It enables young people to make informed decisions about their career paths and goals. 例如, young people aware of their strengths and weaknesses may be better equipped to choose a career that aligns with their strengths and allows them to work on their growth areas. 职业, trade and credential programs (healthcare, 运输, IT, manufacturing) are also 机会 for young people to start their careers.

面对面, we believe in valuing all young people for who they are and providing them access and 机会 to build on their strengths and realize their potential.