On Sunday November 10, 15 volunteers came to Girl AGain to repair donated dolls. We tightened limbs and cleaned 40 dolls. Very productive! Now our trainees can dress the dolls, price them, add them to the inventory management system, and display them, all in time for our holiday sales season. Yes, Bloody Marys and Bagels […]
Baneesha Learns to Balance College and Work
How I am Learning to Balance College and Work, by Baneesha M. A new semester has started. New classes. But I am still in the Yes She Can job skills program at Girl Again boutique. I am in my final year of college, just two semesters away from hoping to get a job. But with […]
Career Coach Debra Solomon on Why Mentors Matter at Work
A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. It’s not a paid position. And it is not necessarily a friend. Some people may have a mentor or be a mentor, and never use that title. I have had mentors throughout my career, and I served as a mentor to others at work. When I founded […]
Volunteer for Bagels, Bloody Marys and Doll Repair – Nov 10.
Help us repair donated dolls that need extra work, and prepare them for resale at our volunteer workshop on Sunday, November 10th. You will learn how to tighten doll limbs so that the doll can stand on her own two feet! Join other volunteers and enjoy fresh bagels and Bloody Marys (as well as cider). […]
New Skills I am Gaining with Yes She Can- by Vicky C.
At the end of this summer, I decided with Lesli Cattan, my job coach, that I want to learn how to do new job tasks at Girl AGain over the Fall. We discussed learning how do more complex tasks since I’ve been doing so well with what I’ve already learned at Girl AGain. So far, […]
Local Jeweler Seeks Skilled Workers – Yes She Can!
Pam Moskowitz, founder of 100 Percent Beads, based in Chappaqua, NY, came to Girl AGain this week to meet with Yes She Can trainees and host a work tryout. On Friday afternoon, Pam demonstrated to three Yes She Can trainees how to string different types of beads on both elastic and wire, the beginning process […]
Things I’ve Learned as a Trainee by Baneesha Mukherjee
I joined Yes She Can’s job skills program this summer. I’ve learned that working at a job is not as easy as it sounds or looks. Sure, everyone has to work for a living, and life as an adult means freedom and choices, but people have to take work very seriously. Working requires responsibility, focus, […]
Why I Volunteer as a Job Coach by Theresa Crawford
Autism and employment are a difficult combination in this world. This problem is something I have personal experience with— which is what led me to volunteer as a Job Coach with Yes She Can at Girl AGain boutique, something I have been doing for the last two and a half years. My 22-year-old son has […]
From Trainee to Employee, by Cristina
I have a college Associate’s Degree and worked for a year and a half after graduation, but I never felt that my employer understood me. My learning disabilities made it hard for me to express myself when I had questions or didn’t understand something. So, eventually I felt I needed to leave that job in […]
Yes She Can Transition to Work – Enroll for Fall 2019
What does it take to be ready for work? To be able to complete the assignments your manager has assigned you, effectively and efficiently, you need to be able to ask questions, research possible solutions, make recommendations, collaborate with peers, ask for help, interact with supervisors, accept critical feedback, shift from one priority to another, […]