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 […]
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