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One of the organizations taking part in the virtual internship fair is Mentor 2 Youth. Based in Ypsilanti, Mentor 2 Youth provides kids and parents instruction in the areas of discipline, finance, and emotional intelligence . Founder, Emmanuel Jones (an EMU grad who started the program in 2011 as a school project), stepped down at the beginning of the pandemic. Darryl Johnson, a member of the board of directors since 2016, took over as executive director of operations.
“COVID left the organization solely with me,” Johnson said.
