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Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Navient partner to bring career and college planning resources to support equity for youth in under-resourced communities
WILMINGTON, Del., March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a seasoned leader in youth development, and Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI), a
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[{"type":"text","content":"WILMINGTON, Del., March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a seasoned leader in youth development, and Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI), a leading provider of education loan management and business processing solutions, are announcing a partnership to help young people and their families access career and college planning resources. “Our vision at Boys & Girls Clubs is to provide a world-class Club experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future,” said Jim Clark, president and CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. “We cannot continue this work alone. We are thrilled to have Navient as a new partner to help us expand our workforce programming and reach more youth. Their support will help us continue to close the equity gap for kids and teens across the nation.” “Our Navient family of companies has a long tradition of active engagement in our communities, including supporting their local Boys & Girls Clubs,” said Navient CEO Jack Remondi. “I am very excited about this new national partnership and look forward to making a meaningful difference in our communities and working to advance equity for all young people.” With Navient’s support, Boys & Girls Clubs of America will launch education and community-based service programs to support and guide young people, including youth in under-resourced communities, on their career journeys. Through the partnership, teens will have access to additional tools to develop a career plan based on their interests and informed by data. Youth considering careers that require college degrees will receive support and tools to help them develop a personalized college plan. Navient research shows that young people who had clear career goals and caring mentors are much more likely to graduate from college. Research also shows that when young adults complete postsecondary education, they have distinctly stronger financial health, regardless of environmental factors that could have prohibited their success. Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Navient are partnering to further empower and enable young people who want to pursue higher education. In Wilmington, Del., home of Navient’s headquarters, Navient has a long history of supporting local Boys & Girls Clubs. Navient of...