Our Leader and Visionary!

Published January 5, 2022

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴! ⁣
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Here is our Executive Director, Nicole Wilson.
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Nicole Wilson has served as the Yunion’s Executive Director since its’ inception and has more has more than 17 years of management experience and an additional eight years of programmatic experience working with at-risk youth and families.
Mrs. Wilson is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelors Degree from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and a Masters of Business Administration in Health Care Management from the University of Phoenix. She is also a state certified HIV Prevention Test Counselor and trainer.
We are so fortunate to have someone like her as our leader and visionary! 💙⁣
Leave a 👋 in the comments to say hi to Mrs. WilSon and thank her for all the awesome work she does.
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Detroit Youth and Families!

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Please take a moment to watch the short video montage of our mentoring and prevention programs at https://yunionrefresh.com. You’ll not only be encouraged but also see why there’s many reasons to have hope for Detroit youth and families! #TheYunion #youth #lovingyouth #youthassistance

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Family Movie Night Conclusion

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The Great Mentor!

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A good mentor helps a mentee to make decisions that help them reach their goals. A great mentor builds a mentee’s confidence in a way that less instruction or assurance is needed from others.

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The Development Challenges for Black-led Organizations

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Our executive director Nicole Wilson was honored to be invited to a discussion regarding funding and leadership development challenges for Black-led organizations, and how these opportunity gaps can be closed. Thank you to The Skillman Foundation for hosting this event and Terry E. Whitfield for…

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