Based on expert advice and public health recommendations, SSYP is running in-person programming in the 2021-2022 school year.

100% of our staff is fully vaccinated and we are campaigning for all youth (5+) to have their first shot by March 1, 2022.

PROGRAMMING

We are committed to offering the highest quality of programming possible and continuing the build and strengthen relationships with our young people, and their families and community. Here’s how:

FOR B-READY LEARN & YLC YOUTH

• Regular calls from program staff

• TikTok and Instagram updates and activities

FOR TEENS

• Virtual Career panels

• Academic support and SAT Prep

• Virtual group bonding and fitness

• Individual Mentoring

• Professional Development

PARENT ENGAGEMENT

• Virtual Zumba

• English Language Classes

• Educational Workshops

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

Director of Social and Emotional Support Dani Fearon and her team have been working with staff, students and families to provide daily check-ins, guidance and referrals.  She shared the following:

“As I connect with SSYP community members, I am finding that, in addition to experiencing stress and anxiety about the pandemic, many are dealing with death and tragedy in their families, not necessarily related to the virus…For parents, navigating 'homeschooling' of younger family members and how to get the tools you need quickly is a constant challenge…Many of our staff struggle also with “am I doing” enough?”

Additional areas of support include:

• Staff Trainings

• Individual support

• Regular calls to young people and their families

• Support for filing for unemployment

FINANCIAL & MATERIAL SUPPORT

Through money from our Pandemic Relief Fund and generous emergency grants we are supporting our young people, staff, and communities in the following ways:

• Providing access to Chromebooks for students in need of technology

• Direct financial support to families through gift cards and small cash grants to purchase groceries and help pay bills

• Paying staff members, including our 40 teen staff, through the end of the program year, and maintaining benefits including health care