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Neighborhood Education Workshop Wins Five Trophies at Robotics Competition
A team of seven talented students from Neighborhood Education Workshop (NEW), a Program Partner of UAC, competed in the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE) Pennsylvania Regional Challenge at Villanova University. UAC's President Sharmain Matlock-Turner and Director of Youth Division, Farrah Samuels-Alexander, had an opportunity to meet the NEW team and learn more about this wonderful after-school program!
The team built an underwater robot and was awarded five trophies including 1st place for Communication and Presentation and 3rd place for Spirit and Sportsmanship.
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The NEW team constructed an underwater roving machine and presented their results to working professionals in the oceanic industry. |
NEW's mission is to provide students with interesting educational opportunities after school. Congratulations to the NEW team on their great accomplishment!
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Beverly Woods represents UAC at Women in Transportation Conference
UAC's Director of Economic Opportunity Division, Beverly Woods, was a panelist at the recent WTS conference in Philadelphia. WTS is dedicated to advancing women in the transportation industry.
Woods spoke about the work of UAC's Economic Development Projects (EDP) unit which works with government and business to design Economic Opportunity Plans and monitor them to insure that minorities and women have opportunities for contracting and employment. EDP has worked with the PA Convention Center, the University of PA, Temple University, Comcast, and many other development projects in Philadelphia.
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Learn To Save for Your Future
Tips for Youth on Money Management
With summer youth employment gearing up, the Urban Affairs Coalition's Community Economic Development (CED) department has a series of workshops designed to help young adults learn the basics of financial management. We want to encourage young adults to avoid check cashing agencies and payday lending loans. These services guarantee fast cash but result in high costs.
CED's Financial Program Manager, Shayna Lear suggest young adults open a free account at a credit union to begin their path to financial success. Lear advises young adults to follow these four financial steps as they think about money: spend some, save some, share some, and invest some. |
