Yes She Can Inc

Job Skill Development and Employment Opportunities for Women with Autism

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New Skills I am Gaining with Yes She Can- by Vicky C.

October 2, 2019 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Program, Trainees Tagged With: #autismatwork, #jobskills, #womenwithautism

Local Jeweler Seeks Skilled Workers – Yes She Can!

September 27, 2019 by Marjorie Madfis 1 Comment

Pam demonstrating beading

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 […]

Filed Under: Employment, Trainees

Things I’ve Learned as a Trainee by Baneesha Mukherjee

September 4, 2019 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

Baneesha ironing

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, […]

Filed Under: Program, Trainees Tagged With: #autismatwork, #jobskills, Banesha

Why I Volunteer as a Job Coach by Theresa Crawford

September 3, 2019 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Coaching, Program, Volunteers Tagged With: #autismatwork, #jobskills

From Trainee to Employee, by Cristina

July 24, 2019 by Marjorie Madfis Leave a Comment

Cristina helping a little girl

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 […]

Filed Under: Program, Trainees, Yes She Can Team

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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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