Friday, August 07, 2009

Nike mentors give Latino youth a career boost


Nike mentors give Latino youth a career boost: Seven Latino students at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus are getting a jolt of business savvy from Nike workers, one meeting and piece of advice at a time.

As part of a mentoring program that partners the Nike Latino and Friends Network with students from the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), each of the students – all first-generation college scholars from migrant-worker backgrounds – work with a Nike employee at honing crucial job skills and creating networking opportunities.

The mentoring program officially kicked off June 18.