A second chance for dropouts: Urban League program's goal is return to school.

From: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) | Date: June 14, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Nathan Olivarez-Giles

Jun. 14--A South Side program is motivating young dropouts to go back to high school and get job training.

The Urban Youth Empowerment Program provides many of the participants with encouragement they didn't get in high school.

"In school, it never seemed like anybody cared," said Daniel Teran, 18, one of the program's participants. "I've never had someone ask me what I wanted to do and then help me do it."

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