YES Receives Mayor’s Community Safety Award
Nov 28, 2008 – YES has received 2008 Mayor’s Community Safety Award for its eYES project. Continue reading “YES Receives Mayor’s Community Safety Award”
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Nov 28, 2008 – YES has received 2008 Mayor’s Community Safety Award for its eYES project. Continue reading “YES Receives Mayor’s Community Safety Award”
“Before I came to YES Job Camp I was extremely frustrated because I did not have a job and I wanted to be independent. I did not know how to write a proper cover letter, resume or perform in job interviews. I was also staying at a shelter. A friend of mine told me about Job Camp. I decided to go because I had nothing else left to do and I had no job. There I learned how to write a resume and cover letter. The main thing I learned was to have confidence in my skills and abilities – this really helped me with interviews. We also got to go sailing, which was fun because I had never been sailing before.
The skills I learned in Job Campgot me my first job at a restaurant. Although I didn’t end up keeping the job, the stuff I learned at Job Camp allowed me to try for another opportunity – a manager position at a nearby cinema that I really love. I can support myself now and I no longer live in a shelter. I still come in to YES once a week to visit and use the computers and say ‘hi’ to the staff that has always supported me. I’m so good at writing resumes and cover letters now that sometimes I even hang out there to help other kids with theirs!”
YES, we’re 40! And still changing young lives!
Celebrating forty years of excellence of youth employment and empowerment, YES held 40th Anniversary Celebration on May 6, 2008.