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empowering our youth through meaningful employment that combines life skills soft job skills creative expression empowering our youth through meaningful employment that combines life skills soft job skills creative expression Kansas City Youth Ambassadors Established in 2010 Youth Ambassadors YA is a strengthsbased educational nonprofit employment program designed to empower underserved Greater Kansas City youth ages 14 18 to use their talents to contribute to the safety and vitality of our neighborhoods and communities. Youth Ambassadors is a traumainformed youthcentered place for teens to learn and grow. Our youth receive specialized training in Health Wellness Youth Entrepreneurship Community Development Life Job Skills and Creative Expression. Ambassadors who have mastered the social emotional learning curriculum offered at YA are promoted to participate in additional paid work on community impact projects and internships such as maintaining community gardens public art murals neighborhood cleanups leadership on public health initiatives and collaborative educational projects.