SYEP Guest: Marie Milord

This summer, OLA-SYEP Interns had the unique opportunity to learn from Marie of Somat Culture Consulting, who hosted two transformative workshops as part of her “Bold and Safe Series.” With energy, openness, and honesty, Marie guided our youth through critical conversations about mental health, emotional intelligence, and healthy relationships—topics that are often overlooked but deeply…

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SYEP Guest: Benjy Kirschner

On our final day of week four, youth attended a garden talk featuring Benjy Kirschner, the Vice President of Sales of Wilson Daniels. Youth had a grape juice tasting, while talking with Mr. Kirschner about potential career paths. Youth learned about the production of wine, how each wine gets its unique taste and how it…

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Score one for SCOR!

During our Summer 2019 Summer Youth Experience Program (SYEP), one of our Jefferson Gardens cohorts had the opportunity to learn professional skills from SCOR Reinsurance Company. The staff of SCOR gave one-on-one attention to our 20 youth during a mock interviews segment of their workshop. Staff members provided feedback on performance, and allowed our youth…

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