{"A":"Petersburg City Public Schools","B":"The Metropolitan Business League’s Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) ","C":"The Metropolitan Business League’s Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) is a comprehensive school-based and afterschool program, which transforms middle and high school students (grades 6-12), into real, confident entrepreneurs. With the use of innovative business teaching strategies, culminated with a flexible\/modular curriculum; they provide mentors, expert entrepreneurs as speakers and resources. Through our partnership with YEP, Petersburg City Public Schools (PCPS) has had over fifty (50+)  high school students participate in a broad range of school-based and afterschool training and programs.  The YEP ignites the entrepreneurial mindset in young people, prepares them to be career-ready and tomorrow’s innovators, and addresses our Diploma Plus Initiative (DPI).  The intent of DPI is to ensure students graduate with more than a high school diploma leading to the ability to earn a living wage.  YEP supports DPI by providing awareness and aspirations in young people to explore self-employment as a legitimate lifetime career path. ","D":"Allison Hunter, Director of Programs & Operations, ahunter@thembl.org, 804-313-5942","E":"www.thembl.org"}