Share your expertise-mentor local young workers this summer

From press release:

William Byrd Community House (WBCH) seeks partner work sites for our
youth employment program. Youth range in age from 14-24, and will work
from July 13-August 28, four days per week. WBCH will provide work
readiness training, ongoing support, and stipends to youth for time
spent at your organization. You provide a structured, on the job
learning environment and monitor your youth’s progress in areas such as
responsibility, quality of work, cooperation, communication, and problem
solving. Work site supervisors must also attend a training facilitated
by the VA Mentoring Partnership, to be held June 30.

WBCH guides youth toward self-sufficiency by helping them to develop the
tools they need to be productive, socially responsible adults. One of
the opportunities to build skills for our youth is through summer
employment, the bridge to our comprehensive, year-round career readiness
program. If you would like to participate as a partner work site for
youth this summer, please send an email as soon as possible to:
laaron@wbch.org, or call us with your questions at 804-643-2717.

Lynda R. Aaron
Director of Programs
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry St.
Richmond, VA 23220

SynerGeo Potluck Dinner on Monday

From Katie:

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are having a lovely Sunday in the sun! Tomorrow night at 6pm SynerGeo is having its Potluck community dinner for the month of June. It is the second Monday of the month because the usual 3rd monday of the month we will all be in Comer,GA on a volunteer trip. So we hope you join us tomorrow night(Monday June 8th) at 6pm to enjoy some dinner nad conversation! We will be available to talk about our summer camps we have this summer if you or anyone you know is interested!! And you never know, maybe some 4 square will pick up again outside our building.

If you aren’t aware of SynerGeo, it is on the corner of S. Laurel and Albemarle street! It’s a small non profit that reaches out to the community in different ways such as after school art and music programs for kids and these community dinners! www.synergeo.org for a lot more info.

Hope to see you tomorrow,
Katie Cowles and the rest of the SynerGeo staff

New Chipolte Holds Byrd Market Fundraiser on Wednesday

“In celebration of being our new neighbor the Chipotle on Laurel and Grace is having a $5 Burrito night for the Byrd House market and Grace Arents Community Garden. Show up at the new Chipotle at Grace and Laurel and for $5 you get a great burrito, chips and a fountain drink and all the money will go to the fabulous market and garden programs at William Byrd Community House.”

I am particularly interested in seeing how the new Chipolte lives us to the chain’s promise to use more locally grown produce.

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