Empowering Youth With Disabilities
GREETINGS: August 17th, marks the beginning of the 2022 – 2023 school year at SFUSD. The EYD Project looks forward to working with students and staff in the coming year to assist in the process of learning. The importance of encouraging each other is valuable to hold as a guiding idea while we explore the current situation brought on by the Pandemic. The school year holds infinite possibilities to grow and attain new skills!
SPECIAL EVENT: The EYD Project is having an event devoted to people with disabilities who have held jobs in the past and present. The Employment Panel Zoom meeting will be on May 14th from 10:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Panelists will discuss their personal experiences regarding employment and answer questions at the end of the session for high school students. EMAIL the program director.
Dedication to service
All are welcome
Benefits:
Connection
Engagement
Social skills
Academic
achievement
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about EYD
In their weekly visits to the classrooms, mentors explore how to make the students’ educational experiences more rewarding, connecting with them on whatever level they learn at, regardless of their disability — mobility, intellectual, developmental, hearing, speech, visual and others. The project also encourages the participation of mentors with all types of disabilities.
Since EYD began, 22 mentors have worked with 50 students in three middle schools and two high schools. Most of the students use computers for communication, and mentors generally work one-on-one with students. The work is mutually beneficial: As students gain self-esteem and become more engaged in their learning environments, mentors experience a boost in their self-confidence and improve their work skills. A stipend of $100 per semester adds to mentors’ sense of productivity.
Empowering Youth with Disabilities is a fiscally sponsored project of San Francisco Study Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides community projects with administrative support.