| Y.O.U. PARTNERS WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK TO OFFER EMPLOYABILITY BOOT CAMP TO YOUTH |
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Volunteer and Y.O.U. board member, Clark Harvey, helps a youth create a resume. |
Friday, February 3, 2012, about 60 youth participated in a half day intensive event presented by business volunteers and Y.O.U. staff. The Boot Camp, a partnership of Y.O.U. and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, will provide job-seeking and job-retention skills to at-risk youth in a fast-paced, engaging format. The curriculum will include volunteers guiding youth through creation of a business resume and conducting a mock interview to prepare each youth for a real interview later. Employer expectations and how to keep a job are also covered. Over 25 Y.O.U. and Federal Reserve volunteers and staff worked with youth at the event.
Boot Camp partner, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, will be the site of the event. About 150 Y.O.U. teens will participate in one of two half day sessions that will be held downtown at the Fed. See more.
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Volunteers from Giant Eagle conducted mock interviews with the youth at Boot Camp. |
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WHAT'S NEW WITH Y.O.U.? | |
Breakfast with Y.O.U.
Friday, February 17
8:00-9:00am
Come meet our board members, staff, students, alumni, and community non-profit leaders in a free, one-hour informal breakfast gathering! We want you to learn more about us, and we want to learn more about you.
RSVP to Marge Zellmer by Wednesday, February 15th. Space is limited!
Breakfast with Y.O.U.
Youth Career Olympics: Building Something Great Together
Thursday, April 26
More than 200 teens from Cleveland, East Cleveland and Euclid High Schools will compete in employment-oriented events coached by corporate sponsors. Companies like Matco Tools, Kaiser Permanente, ArcelorMittal, and Quicken Loans have already signed on to support this year's event taking place on at Cleveland Clinic Lyndhurst Facility.
The keynote speaker for the victory celebration will be Randell McShepard, VP Public Affairs, RPM International, with Fox8News anchor Wayne Dawson, as the emcee. First place winners in each of the 10 categories will receive a $100 gift card.
Students are encouraged to visit area colleges and employers at the Opportunity Fair. In past years, students have actually obtained a job through this event.
Contact Joe Terranova to find out more about YCO sponsorships.
2012 YCO Brochure and Video
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NEW DATE!
Monday, May 21, 2012 |  | |
It's not too early to mark your calendar for the
Second Annual Austin Carr Celebrity Golf Invitational
StoneWater Golf Club
Shotgun start at 9AM
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JEREMY SOSIN SPEAKS ON BEHALF OF Y.O.U. | |
On January 13th, Y.O.U. board member Jeremy Sosin, Partner, Hartuk & Daroff Co., LLP, spoke at an event convened by Jewish Federation of Cleveland addressing the various approaches to helping at-risk teens succeed. Moderated by Patricia Heilbron, Director of Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program, the other participants on the panel were: First Lieutenant Mor Peretz, Company Commander, Havat HaShomer;Captain Sami Gabay, Classification Officer, MAKAM; Melanie Falls, Executive Director, Applewood Centers; and Dr. Jennifer Rosenberg, Psychiatrist, Bellefaire-JCB and private practice.
Each year 1,200 young men coming from backgrounds in crime, drugs or disadvantaged communities are dramatically changed at Havat HaShomer, an Israel Defense Force (IDF) base supported by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Overseas Connections Committee. Nearly 90% of these recruits progress into army service, with continuing support from the Center for the Advancement of Special Populations. Over the past 30 years, 20,000 at-risk youth have received this "second chance," allowing them to complete their army service, a prerequisite to advancement in Israeli life. |
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