New Futures scholars Loren Redman, Jairo Montiel, and Karina Mendez celebrate completion of their GED programs at the Next Step Public Charter school, a division of the Latin American Youth Center:

The Next Step/El Próximo Paso Public Charter School was founded in 1996, offering teen parents and other young people who have dropped out or have never been to school in this country a flexible, individualized education that can include instruction in English, high school equivalency courses (GED), and work experience.