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Center is a national training and technical Assistance center that serves as a central source of information, expertise and comprehensive support for the Partnerships in Employment (PIE) state projects.

You can now read out final blog written by our very own Michael Brogioli and Laura Owens! Thank you for 5 wonderful year...
08/31/2021

You can now read out final blog written by our very own Michael Brogioli and Laura Owens! Thank you for 5 wonderful years! Find it on our website here:

Over the course of the past five years, the Youth Employment Services (YES!) Center has provided high-impact technical assistance with Partnerships in

08/31/2021

We have just published our career manual! You can find it on our website here:

Read about Asha and her journey as a Self- Advocate! You can read her story on our website here:
08/27/2021

Read about Asha and her journey as a Self- Advocate! You can read her story on our website here:

ā€œI feel the job interview process may be a barrier because I’m not neurotypical and may not pick up on certain social cues. But would be a mistake because my

Check out our newest success story, Josh's Journey! You can read the full story on our website here: https://yestoemploy...
08/26/2021

Check out our newest success story, Josh's Journey! You can read the full story on our website here: https://yestoemployment.org/joshs-journey/

Prior research tells us that young adults (ages 16–25) with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) struggle to persist in their education, training, and

Check out our newest blog, "Supports that young adults with serious mental health conditions need to succeed in school, ...
08/16/2021

Check out our newest blog, "Supports that young adults with serious mental health conditions need to succeed in school, training, or work" by Kathryn Sabella, PhD. Check it out here:

Prior research tells us that young adults (ages 16–25) with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) struggle to persist in their education, training, and

Do you maybe know someone who should receive TASH's Marc Gold Employment Award? The deadline to nominate people for TASH...
08/04/2021

Do you maybe know someone who should receive TASH's Marc Gold Employment Award? The deadline to nominate people for TASH's Awards Recognition Program has been extended to Monday, August 9th. Learn more about the award categories, and submit your nomination here: https://tash.org/about/awards-recognition-program/

The YES! Center's webinar, "Creating Opportunities for Youth with Mental Illness: A Focus on Transition and Employment" ...
06/23/2021

The YES! Center's webinar, "Creating Opportunities for Youth with Mental Illness: A Focus on Transition and Employment" streams today, Wednesday, June 23rd at 3:00 PM Eastern. There is still time to register. Full details in a screen reader accessible format here: http://bit.ly/YES-Webinar-Jun-23-2021

Check out the YES! Center's latest podcast featuring Emily Sherwood and Marta Osuna who are co-coordinators of the Assoc...
06/22/2021

Check out the YES! Center's latest podcast featuring Emily Sherwood and Marta Osuna who are co-coordinators of the Association for Career and Technical Education's Special Population Section of New and Related Services, speak about CTE. You can find the podcast here:

You're listening to YES To Employment a podcast series that seeks to improve competitive integrated employment outcomes for transition-aged youth and young

Reminder that the YES! Center's webinar, "Creating Opportunities for Youth with Mental Illness: A Focus on Transition an...
06/21/2021

Reminder that the YES! Center's webinar, "Creating Opportunities for Youth with Mental Illness: A Focus on Transition and Employment" is this week on Wednesday, June 23rd at 3:00 PM Eastern. Full details in a screen reader accessible format here: http://bit.ly/YES-Webinar-Jun-23-2021

Join the YES! Center's webinar, "Creating Opportunities for Youth with Mental Illness: A Focus on Transition and Employm...
06/07/2021

Join the YES! Center's webinar, "Creating Opportunities for Youth with Mental Illness: A Focus on Transition and Employment" on Wednesday, June 23rd at 3:00 PM Eastern. This webinar will highlight various ways the employment and education professionals can support youth with mental illness towards successful employment and transition outcomes. This includes leveraging Pre-ETS funding, promoting collaboration, and presenting services to youth in a way that does not stigmatize mental illness. The session will also include youth self-advocates sharing their stories about the impact of their mental illness and supports they used to find success. Register here: http://bit.ly/YES-Webinar-Jun-23-2021

Join the YES! Center for the third in our three-part webinar series, "My Life, My Goals, My Future: Elevating the Studen...
04/13/2021

Join the YES! Center for the third in our three-part webinar series, "My Life, My Goals, My Future: Elevating the Student Self-Advocate Voice and Fostering Self-Determination in the Youth-to-Adulthood Transition Process to Employment", to be hosted on Wednesday, April 28th from 3:00-4:30 P.M. Eastern. Register here: http://bit.ly/YES-Webinar-Apr-28-2021 An accessible Word Document version of the flier below is here: https://yestoemployment.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-Apr-28-YES-Center-My-Life-My-Goals-My-Future.docx

The YES! Center webinar, "Class Act Collaboration Strategies: Schools and VR Improving Student Transition Outcomes durin...
03/24/2021

The YES! Center webinar, "Class Act Collaboration Strategies: Schools and VR Improving Student Transition Outcomes during COVID" is today at 3:00 PM Eastern. Last minute registrations are welcome! https://bit.ly/YES-Webinar-Mar-24-2021

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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