Update on Youth group Leader

Sean had his first meeting as the Springfield Easter Seals Youth Meeting facilitator on Presidents Day February 11.    He had to be there for training and set up from 3:30-5:30 and the meeting was from 5:30-7:30.  The president of Easter Seals and Sean's boss for this job (Colleen), both said he did a great job leading  the meeting.  There was a very strong turn out of young adults from ages 15-24.

Congratulations Sean!

Voc Student Appointed to Position of Youth Group Leader

Sean has been notified by Easter Seals that he has been accepted for the position of Youth Group meeting facilitator for the Springfield Easter Seals meetings.  He was formally interviewed by Easter Seals for this position 3 weeks ago.  He wore a suit for the interview and thought he did very well.  The first meeting is Monday 2/18/2013 at Center for Human Development office located at 332 Birnie Ave., Springfield, Ma. 01107 at5:30-7:30 pm.  Sean will arrive at 4:45  for some training.  There will be 1 meeting each month from February thru June.  Sean invites as many young adults as possible to attend including students from River Street School.  This will be a great experience for Sean. Congratulations!

Sean has been extensively involved with Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYDS) and in particular the Making Healthy Connections Program. This is his second year serving as a peer group leader and he was chosen to serve as a delegate for the I Am Norm Youth Summit in Long Beach, CA this past November.  Sean has also served as a MA Youth Leader for Easter Seals and was selected to be a delegate at the MA Youth Leadership Forum.

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The Associate staff of the Vocational Department have a wealth of experience in supporting young adults in developing important work skills in a variety of settings: the Campus Work Center, the greater RSS Campus, and at community worksites throughout the North Central Connecticut region.  They are the front line of delivering vocational services to RSS students.  I am grateful on a daily basis for the dedication, expertise, ingenuity, creativity and care that they bring to their work with the students.  Most Fridays, there is a Departmental staff meeting to review the week:  new projects, initiatives, concerns, recommendations.  Part of the meeting is always devoted to staff sharing events that have occurred during the week that highlight successes that individual students have experienced.  I would like to begin to have the Associates share with you some of those successes on a regular basis.  So, keep a look out for the first installment of "Vocside Stories".  John Tyner