Join us for a Bowling Party to support Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) from 4:30-6:30 pm at Ryan’s Family Amusements Get your tickets here One of PYD’s Mentees, Justin, wanted to give back to PYD and decided to host this bowling party as a fundraiser for PYD. We’re inviting YOU to join in with […]
Month: October 2015
Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) is a large-scale national effort coordinated by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) to promote career development for students and job-seekers with disabilities through hands-on career exploration and ongoing mentoring relationships. DMD officially launches on the third Wednesday of each October during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Founded […]
Meet our Mentor of the Year, Kate Crawford! We’ve known Kate for four years. Within that time, she has developed a phenomenal relationship with her mentee, Becky Haile. Kate is always reachable and helpful when the Mentor Match staff needs her. Here is Kate and Becky’s story, and how the Mentor Match program has inspired and changed their lives. […]
On Saturday the 19th, Partners for Youth with Disabilities held our annual Career Mentor Brunch. At this event, youth participants were able to network among a variety of volunteers from different fields, learning about their career backgrounds and getting support in a variety of topics: interview skills, building their resume, maintaining a professional online presence, and managing their […]
PYD’s 2015 Fellows are current Mentor Match participants that applied and were accepted to take on an additional leadership role without the program. Over the course of this summer, they developed their leadership and public speaking skills, and were an important voice for our Mentor Match program. Fellows received leadership training and cultivated their public […]
Austin, TX (October 1, 2015) – To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the National Disability Mentoring Coalition has named 25 outstanding leaders as the first inductees into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame. Selection criteria included the individual’s demonstrated commitment to mentoring and the impact of his/her contributions on improving the […]
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the National Disability Mentoring Coalition has named 25 outstanding leaders as the first inductees into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame. These inductees were selected for their demonstrated commitment to mentoring and for the impact of their contributions on improving the lives of people with disabilities. […]
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the National Disability Mentoring Coalition has named 25 outstanding leaders as the first inductees into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame. These inductees were selected for their demonstrated commitment to mentoring and for the impact of their contributions on improving […]
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the National Disability Mentoring Coalition has named 25 outstanding leaders as the first inductees into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame. These inductees were selected for their demonstrated commitment to mentoring and for the impact of their contributions on improving […]
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the National Disability Mentoring Coalition has named 25 outstanding leaders as the first inductees into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame. These inductees were selected for their demonstrated commitment to mentoring and for the impact of their contributions on improving […]