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Women in Science By Selina & Colleen

January 11, 2021 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

One of the advantages of pivoting our program to online, is that we have been able to spend more time focusing on job search skills with our trainees.  A key skill for job exploration is networking and learning  from people at work about what is entailed in a particular job.  To help our trainees gain […]

Filed Under: Program, Trainees

Regeneron Employees Practice Networking Skills with Yes She Can Trainees

October 29, 2020 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

Alex B

Yes She Can was fortunate to be selected to participate in Regeneron’s Days For Doing Good, a corporate initiative with Volunteer NY to enable employees to contribute to the community.  Twenty Five Regeneron employees joined 13 Yes She Can trainees and 15 coaches to work on networking skills for employment search. Trainees came to the  […]

Filed Under: Employment, Program, Trainees, Volunteers Tagged With: #Regeneron #D4DG #autismatwork

Thank you Justice Ginsberg – by Marjorie Madfis

September 23, 2020 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

THE LEGACY OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG The Olmstead Supreme Court Decision 1999 When my daughter was diagnosed with autism in 1998 I was rather ignorant of the way people with developmental disabilities had been treated in society, especially adults.  I had heard of the infamous Willowbrook institution and the expose.  And I was aware of […]

Filed Under: Community, Disability Rights Tagged With: #DisabilityRights, #Olmstead, #RBG

Enrollment Open for Fall Session of Job Skills Program

July 28, 2020 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

screen shot of zoom meeting with 12 participants

Job Skills Still Needed It’s true that the pandemic has resulted in businesses closing and employees losing jobs.  But that is not forever.  Businesses are reopening.  Employers will be hiring.   Now is a a good time to focus on developing and practicing the critical skills needed and desired by employers. Adaptability – A Life Lesson […]

Filed Under: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Coaching, Program, Trainees

Join Yes She Can Cycling Team for fun and fundraising with Bike to the Beach

July 20, 2020 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

Allen and cyclists

I’m Allan Friedman, a businessman, a cyclist, and a supporter of Yes She Can. We continue to participate  in Bike To the Beach rides all over the east coast to raise funds for autism organizations like Yes She Can. Here I am at the Florida ride this winter. After the B2B founders, Ben Dalley and […]

Filed Under: Development, Events Tagged With: #AllanFriedman, #biketothebeach #b2b, #CenturyRide, Cycling

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Yes She Can Inc., a non-profit founded in 2013, is dedicated to helping young women with autism and related disabilities develop transferable job skills and workplace social skills – through authentic work experience.  We serve teen girls in transition from high school to adulthood and young women with autism spectrum disorders in an inclusion setting at Girl AGain boutique. Read more

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