Computer Corps has partnered with other AYW AmeriCorps members to record, edit and produce videos about the exciting events and activities taking place at AYW! The first two member produced videos include a presentation on integrated learning techniques with members and staff interviews and highlights from this year’s MLK Service Day with Foundation Communities and Tree Folks.

Check out the the American YouthWorks YouTube Channel and subscribe for regular updates as C-Corps members continue to document more happenings around AYW.

 

Looking for a job? Looking to enhance your career? University of Phoenix is Hosting a Series of Workshops at American YouthWorks for students and families.



  • Computer Skills Workshop: Thursday, April 1st from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

This workshop provides participants guidance in the basic use of the computer and its applications. Participants will also receive assistance in opening and effectively utilizing email accounts and Parent Portal

  • Resume Workshop: Thursday, April 15th from 6:00–7:00p.m.

This workshop will illustrate and teach participants how to create a dynamic and effective resume

  • Interview Skills: Thursday, April 22nd from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

In this workshop participants will learn techniques for a successful job interview

  • Dress for Success: Thursday, May 13th from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

First impressions can make or break an interview, so dressing appropriately is key. At this workshop you will learn the dos and don’ts of dressing for an interview.

  • Time Management Workshop: Thursday May 20th from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

This workshop will present attendees with a list of common barriers to effective time management and will teach appropriate ways to overcome those barriers.

If you plan to attend any workshops, please register with Maria Pinales, Parent Liaison at 744-1935 or email at mpinales@americanyouthworks.org if you have any questions.

Click here for a flyer and and registration form for the  University of Phoenix Workshop Series

 

Snow Day at AYW!

Snow covered the grounds at American YouthWorks today! See the photos on our Facebook page.

American YouthWorks will close today at 12:45 pm after lunch.  Please contact Jenny Emmons if you have any questions or concerns or call 744-1900.

 

Last week, our Casa Verde Builders crew received some very special visitors at the East Austin home construction site. The Adoption Coalition visited the site along with 17-year-old Alex, who is currently seeking an adoptive family. News 8 Austin interviewed Alex at the site, as part of a weekly segment that airs on Sundays called, “Forever Families.”  Alex worked with the CVB crew and trainers for the day trying her hand at construction, which is now a hobby, but she hopes one day will be her career. Currently, Alex is a hard-working honor-roll student at another high school with high hopes of finding her “forever family.”

Check out Alex in the News 8 “Forever Families” segment.

For more information on The Adoption Coalition visit www.adoptioncoalitiontx.org

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Jenny Rodriguez plants a tree at MLK Service Day

Americorps members, Service Learning Academy students, and staff participated in the MLK service day January 16th beginning at Huston-Tillotson University; hosted by Hands on Central Texas. We listened to the main speaker, Dr. Richard Reddick, and other amazing speakers, ate free breakfast tacos, and saw a performance by Cipher, a group founded by Jeff Da’shade Johnson. Cipher is a street project for outreach to youth in our community. Also, we heard a speech from a 4th grader named Lamar, a little boy with a big heart. I must say he was an amazing speaker; his speech was about Dr. King and how proud of us he would be for the work we were doing that day.  After the festivities, we went to a site and planted trees one by one. We also helped each other dig and break through compounded soil so we could plant the young saplings in their new homes in order to spread their roots through the foundation. In the midst of digging we learned an important lesson—team work. It was hot but we worked together in our efforts to help our community.

–Elais Laurila, Computer Corps member

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