From El Paso to Rhode Island ... When Karina Hernandez was in high school, she went from wanting to be a pastry chef when she grew up wanting to be a doctor. At that time, Karina was a participant in Ciudad Nueva’s Catalyst Job Training and College Preparatory Program, which exposes high school students to different career options by introducing them to professionals from various career paths. “A lot of doctors came in,” Karina says, “and that sparked my interest in medicine.” After graduating from high school and from the youth programs at Ciudad Nueva, Karina moved to Providence, Rhode … [Read more...]
“Don’t Let Anyone Look Down on You Because You Are Young”
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.” (1 Timothy 4:12, NIV) If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times: We simply could not do the work we do here at Ciudad Nueva without our amazing network of volunteers and community members. They share their gifts and build relationships with one another each and every day. In fact, at its core, Ciudad Nueva is this network of people. And what a diverse network it is! We especially love the fact that Ciudad Nueva is an … [Read more...]
