YOUTHTANK'S ENTREPRENEURIAL
JOURNEY
WINTER - SPRING 2022 CRANBROOK
Veteran educator and entrepreneur, Holly Arida, set out to prove her high school students were ready to launch and lead an actual startup. Together, they co-founded YouthTank Detroit, a 501(c)(3) high school business incubator. In YouthTank's after-school and summer programs, expert mentors empower young entrepreneurs to apply design, technological tools, and business innovation to chart their own future and impact their communities.
Co-Founder Roxie Parker reflects on the growth of our scrappy startup one year on and what YouthTank's slogan: "For Youth By Youth" looks like in action.
YouthTank's Founding Cohort, Advanced Entrepreneurship students in Cranbrook's Japanese Garden, 2022.
FALL-WINTER 2022 AT
DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
YouthTank launched a "Design a Community Campus Cafe" challenge at Durfee Innovation Society for Central High students, and at The School at Marygrove with the University of Michigan, during the 2022-23 academic year.
SUMMER 2023
APPLE DEVELOPER ACADEMY IN DETROIT WITH MSU
Over 30 paid interns used iOS software to develop solutions to mobility challenges they care about. This video demonstrates features on this team's Mobility App "ASSIST" - designed with Apple's SWIFT programming language for Detroit's elder residents to more easily get rides in the city for food, medicine, and visits.
FALL 2023
FORD FACTORY WITH GOOGLE'S CODE NEXT DETROIT
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