Everyone deserves a chance to dream about what their working life might hold for them. That’s the sentiment behind Awesome Ambitions.
Founded by journalists Cynthia Newsome and Angela Curry, the program aims to make college and career paths more accessible to young women. Once a month, they meet separately with groups of eighth-graders and high school students from the Kansas City and Hickman Mills schools.
“We’re hoping to expose the young ladies to different experiences, different career choices. We’re hoping to help them find their voice. We’re hoping to help them figure out what they want to do and help them decide for themselves what their personal goals are,” says Denise White, vice president of Awesome Ambitions…