SAY has helped me a lot. My Mom is the one who called Toni at the Youth Employment Center to help me get started. Then, I came into the office and Toni & Jennifer helped me create a resumé and helped me to get an interview with the City of Santa Rosa’s Parks and Recreation Department to work in their After School Program.
The day of my interview, Toni and Jennifer called me in and the 3 of us practiced a mock interview to prepare me for my real interview. It really helped me because when I got to my real interview, I was prepared, ready and focused.
My interview went great, and a couple of days later, someone from the After School Program called me to tell me that I got the job. I started my job a few months ago, and I like it a lot. I enjoy working with the kids and getting to know them and how
they act. I like helping them with their homework and answering their questions. I also like playing football with them.
I’m very happy where I am right now, with my job and school and I’m going to save the money I’m earning at my job for my insurance and gas for my car which my Grandpa is buying me now that I have gotten a job, so that I will be able to drive from home to school, to work, and back home.
SAY has been helping me ever since the 2009 Summer Jobs Program, and I appreciate everything they do for me. None of it would be possible without Toni & Jennifer helping and preparing me, and I am very thankful and happy SAY is around. The Youth Employment Center is a great program and I advise others to call Toni and Jennifer and get started.
– Kyle, 18
