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Juma Mentorship in Action: Sophie and Nash

on April 18, 2023

When it comes to mentor-mentee relationships, at Juma, we value the way that trust between a mentor and mentee can create pathways to new opportunities. Juma San Francisco Program Coordinator, […]

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Juma Strong: Engaging Youth in Sacramento

on April 18, 2023

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income youth in Sacramento and across the country have been hit with a host of challenges. According to a report from Sacramento’s Employment […]

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Getting Hands on with Financial Literacy: Juma and STASH

on April 18, 2023

How many of us make a New Year’s Resolution to learn more about our finances, save more, and manage money more effectively? For a group of Juma youth, January 2023 […]

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Seattle Assistant Enterprise Manager (Part Time)

on May 13, 2021

Organizational Profile: Juma Ventures strives to break the cycle of poverty by paving the way to work, education and financial capability for youth across America. Founded in 1993 with a […]

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Thank You to Our Recent Funders

on August 4, 2020

We are grateful for the generous support we’ve received in the first half of 2020. Because of your support, our youth are able to realize personal and social change through […]

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Juma Unites: Creating a Forum for Youth in the Face of Social Injustice

on July 27, 2020

On May 25th, George Floyd died at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On May 26th, protests erupted through the city. In the days to follow, protests spread across […]

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Exploring New Employment Pathways for Youth

on July 27, 2020

In 1993, Juma’s founders saw a need among homeless youth in San Francisco and sought to fill it. They opened Juma’s first business, a Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Shop, where […]

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Finding Flexibility and Strength in Hardship: Taquisha’s Juma Story

on July 27, 2020

As an experienced cashier, Taquisha knew what to expect from most jobs, but when she found Juma, she was surprised. When she saw all that Juma had to offer, she […]

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Thank You for Supporting Juma Youth

on June 11, 2020

Over the course of the last three months, the rituals and habits that once made up our daily routines have suddenly come to a halt. We had no idea what […]

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Support in the Face of Injustice

on June 3, 2020

Dear Friend, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the impact of recent and on-going events on our Juma community, particularly for our BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) […]

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