Join our Yes She Can cycle team on September 10, 2023, and Bike to the Beach We will be riding again with Bike to the Beach, a non-profit organization that helps to raise funds for programs that address the needs of people with autism. The New York ride is from Manhattan to West Hampton, Long […]
Women’s History Month by Yes She Can Trainee Stacy
Women’s history month is important because women can work and be productive. It is usually observed in March. A woman in history I admire is Rosa Parks. She was an American civil rights activist. She fought for black freedom. She refused to move from the front of the bus, where only white people were allowed […]
Izzie goes to work. Yes She Can!
Since she was 11 years old, Isabelle has said, “My dream job is to work at American Girl in the doll hair salon.” So Izzie became the inspiration for the creation of our job skills development program for teens and young women with autism and other social and communication disabilities. Today Izzie knows she has […]
Facing my fears by: Mo
There’s a song that can explain my social anxiety better than I can. “I’ve learned to slam on the brake/ before I even turn the key/ before I make the mistake/ before I lead with the worst of me” (Pasek & Paul). I started to learn to do this at an early age. “Give them […]
My Dream Customer. By Izzie
One day at Girl AGain while Izzie was working, she heard the bells ring when the store door opened. To Izzie’s surprise, her idols from Wicked on Broadway in New York City, Donna Vivino and Alli Mauzy arrived. In shock, Izzie said “OMG!” “I know you two are my idols from Wicked on Broadway, my […]
