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Students Get Edge in College, Career with SuperFutures Summer Program - SuperFutures launches

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Greenwich, CT – With parents spending thousands of dollars on college and worried about their teen’s preparedness for the working world amid an economic recession, Family Financial Network today announced a new initiative through SuperFutures.org to help teens develop the global leadership skills they need to succeed in college, career and life.

SuperFutures.org is kicking off with a unique teen summer program – The Youth Assembly at the United Nations and SuperFutures Youth Leadership Program – designed to give motivated teens, 14-18 years of age, an opportunity to learn about global issues, hear from world leaders, develop their own projects and learn vital skills for success in their ventures, jobs and beyond.

“The sad truth is that parents are understandably worried about how successfully their teens will transition from the artificial world of school to the real world of business and life,” said Jennifer Openshaw, SuperFutures.org’s founder and a nationally known author, entrepreneur and financial commentator who’s appeared on Oprah, CNN, Today and many other programs regularly. “Many teens are having sleepless nights because they worry about getting into good colleges, having the tools to succeed and ultimately reaching their dreams.”

“We know more than ever that this is a global world, and the students who are part of that are the ones who will be prepared to compete in a tough job climate,” said Patrick Sciarratta, Co-Founder of the Youth Assembly at the United Nations and a member of SuperFutures’ Advisory Board. “SuperFutures is providing motivated high school students the chance to turn what they learn into action – into an experience that can make a difference in their college applications, their lives, even in the lives of others.”

SuperFutures.org provides motivated high school students with leadership experiences that build on unique strengths. This unique teen summer program teaches critical skills for success that aren’t taught in our schools and helps guide teens to find life paths that have a positive impact on communities, businesses and families.

“So many professional adults tell me they wish they had known about their career options when they were young,” says Laura Flanagan, a New York-based family therapist. “As a result, many have led empty, frustrated lives as a result, wondering about the ‘what-if’.”

SuperFutures has built an impressive Advisory Board including Harvard Business School Professor Lynda Applegate, Bryan Stone of the World Economic Forum, and Bob Ghoorah, Silicon Valley legal guru to Ning, the company that powers the largest number of social networking sites, and Netscape Founder Marc Andreesen.

The SuperFutures.org teen summer program takes place August 4-12 and will feature Arun Gandhi, the great grandson of Mehatma Gandhi and Director of the MK Gandhi Center for Global Non-Violence; Marc Weiner, host of Nickelodeon’s long-running Weinerville and successful social entrepreneurs. It is the 6th year of the Program at the UN although past programs focused on teens over 18.

To register or learn more, visit www.superfutures.org.