Back in The Office: From the Desk of Audi

Happy New Year! 

It is my first week back in the center. I have been working on preparing for the next housing fair that will be held in April. With so much in the works, there will be more to report for next week. I also had the opportunity to attend a training course on ACES, which stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. A few things that I have learned is that children can experience all types of stressors. The same stressors can appear in boys and girls differently. The most interesting thing I learned is a way to build resilience for youth is to build their self-esteem, provide opportunities for learning, and learn their triggers and communication style. 

From the desk of Audi - Week 4 at FYP

Hello!

This week I finally presented my PowerPoint presentation for the HALS COC meeting.. I was very nervous but in the end, I had a good turnout and created much conversation. With the Youth-Led Townhall coming up this week I have attended meetings and created an agenda for how the Town Hall will go. There should be a great turnout since we have been doing as much advertising as we could. Over the weekend, SU students passed out over 150 fliers! 

As many know, finding a job can be difficult. Putting in countless applications can be frustrating, especially when you do not get an interview or call back. Now imagine having more barriers such as being an ex-felon. How do we expect people to integrate back into society when a lot of rights, such as voting and privileges are taken away from them? After doing some research on what companies do consider or take felons into consideration. I have created a list of a few companies in Salisbury and surrounding areas. 

• AT&T

• Verizon 

• Ace Hardware 

• Baskin- Robbins 

• Buffalo Wild Wings

• Chili’s 

• Chipotle 

• Dollar Tree

• Family Dollar 

• Goodwill 

• GreyHound 

• Red Lobster 

• PetSmart 

• Jiffy Lube 

• Kohl’s  

https://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/siteimages/peace/documents/Jail_and_Prison_Ministry/List_of_Felon_Friendly_Employers.pdf 

Learning a lot with FYP

Hello!

As promised I would inform ya’ll about what I have learned from the conference. A lot of services that are offered depend on a lot of requirements that not everyone qualifies for. This makes finding housing a barrier along with some agencies picking people as the “star child” or favorite and forgetting about others who are also deserving of help! Along with a lot of policies that are not Trans inclusive, which could be lifesaving.

These past two weeks I have called business about becoming sponsors for our annual sleepout event happening November 17th. I have also attended a meeting with social work students at Salisbury University to discuss the youth-led town hall on youth homelessness on October 21st. I am excited about the turnout!  

Stay tuned.

I’ll have more next week.