Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco

 
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco has been marked as funded. They raised a total of $16,136 from an original funding goal of $12,000!
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    Marlene's Journey Through Motherhood
    By - Shannon Farley - Executive Director, Spark
    Raising two boys under harsh circumstances was only possible with the help of her sisters.--This is Marlene's story. _______________________________________________ The Up and Down Journey of Motherhood: Let's Lift As They Climb By MARLENE SHANCHEZ, Executive Director, The Center for Young Women's Development I had my...
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco has received 33 donations
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    Sisters Rising Participants on Mock Interview Day
    By - Shannon Farley - Executive Director - Spark
    Employment AND Training Sisters Rising provides low-income young women with both a livable income and an environment that is supportive and personally transformative. Young women who have endured multiple traumas including long periods of incarceration, loss of their children while they were in the system, poverty,...
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    Annual Highlights from CYWD
    By - Shannon Farley - Executive Director
    In the past year, The Center for Young Women's Development, with your support, achieved the following accomplishments: - They hired 17 young women for the Sisters Rising 9-month internship. 12 were hired directly out of lock up. 13 graduated from the program in June. - They provided young women in lock-up with 150...
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    Overcoming Barriers
    By - Shannon Farley - Spark Executive Director
    Of the 17 young women in Sisters Rising 14 are on track to graduate from the internship at the end of June 2010. Of the 14, 5 completed their probation, 3 graduated from high school, 13 young women self-reported that they now know how to write a cover letter and resume, how to articulate their strengths to a potential...
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco has received 60 donations
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    Quite A Year!
    By - Shannon Farley - Executive Director
    2009 was filled with successes, challenges and amazing opportunities. Although the economic downturn posed some difficulties, the young women in CYWD’s programs remained committed to their collective and personal journeys of transformation. 2009 Highlights: Nadiyah Sherref, a graduate of the Sister’s Rising...
    • 3 years ago
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    Graduation is Upon Us!
    By - Shannon Farley - Executive Director
    The Center for Young Women Development works with young women of color who were formerly incarcerated, who worked in the street economies, who may have been or may not have been in school. Their programs help these young women transform into the leaders, policy-makers, researchers, employers and activists that they were...
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    • Donna
      Donna Thanks for the very personal update!
      • 4 years ago
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    • rommy
      rommy It looks like you hit your goal today!
      • 3 years ago
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco has received 119 donations
    • 4 years ago
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    Applied Knowledge
    By - Shannon Farley - Executive Director
    Dawn, Age 23 “CYWD has changed my life. They have shown me how to be myself and take leadership. I have made sisters here that will be my friends for the rest of my life.” Dawn came to the Center for Young Women’s Development straight from jail. She was introduced to the program by a CYWD’s wellness...
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    • Donna
      Donna yeah for dawn!
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    In their her words--Denise (Age 17)
    By - Shannon Farley - Executive Director
    “The Center is the only place I feel comfortable being myself. They have taught me how to be a better person and a better mother. The support I receive from CYWD staff is priceless. I want to stay in Sisters Rising as long as I can.” Denise, 17 Denise was introduced to our program through a parenting class...
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    • Nessabfly
      Nessabfly It is wonderful we have programs like these to help anyone realize and attain their true potential, despite any obstacles!
      • 4 years ago
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    • Donna
      Donna awesome - girls are the answer
      • 4 years ago
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco posted a progress report
    Graduations and New Applicants!
    By - Shannon Farley - Executive Director
    In 2008, The Center for Young Women’s Development hired 17 young women who would have difficulty getting jobs elsewhere. These young women experience a number of barriers to employment such as a lack of childcare, unstable housing, or criminal records. We are proud to say that 12 successfully graduated! The 2009 job...
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    • Donna
      Donna Thanks for the data. It would be great to hear the story of one of the young women...thanks
      • 4 years ago
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco has been approved to be on GlobalGiving!
    • 5 years ago
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  • Job training for 17 at-risk girls in San Francisco has received 5 donations
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Funded

Thanks to 203 donors like you, a total of $16,136 was raised for this project on GlobalGiving. Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.

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Organization

Spark

San Francisco, CA, United States
http://www.sparksf.org

Project Leader

Shannon Farley

Executive Director
San Francisco, CA United States

Where is this project located?

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