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will like all extended day families and friends to join us for our annual Thanksgiving Event Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 5:00pm at the center. Food donations are welcomed. We ask that food please not contain peanuts or pork, due to our culturally diverse program and food allergies. To RSVP, please call (203) 327-2790
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“Dress To Thrill, The Trilogy” 3rd Annual New Year’s Eve Black Tie Gala
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 8:00 PM – Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 2:00 AM (ET)
Hilton Hotel Stamford, CT Purchase Tickets: http://bit.ly/utYWtg
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On Saturday, November 12th, from 11:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., the Yerwood Center will be having a Phonathon for the purpose of raising money for scholarships for its Scholars Extended Day Program 2011-12 – serving up to 100 children in grades K-5th. Our volunteers will be calling you on behalf of the Yerwood Center. Thank you for your past
support and we hope we can count on you on November 12th to support this worthy program.
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Bridgeport Area Youth Ministry (BAYM) is offering a series of Computer GenesisTM introductory classes to teens at the Yerwood Center, starting on October 3, 2011. These classes teach young people to use and troubleshoot computers. Participants acquire basic computer literacy, technical skills and job readiness competencies, and are introduced to the world of business. Students work as a team rebuilding PCs and preparing them for reuse.
Upon completion of the 9-week technology class, each student is awarded their own computer. Over 2,600 young people have received PCs through this program. BAYM’s Computer GenesisTM program has been featured on Connecticut television and radio shows, and in Fairfield County Magazine and newspaper articles.
BAYM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Bridgeport. BAYM’s mission is to enable inner-city youth to discover their talents and to exercise them in a real world business environment through technology, trade training and career development.
In 2012, BAYM will open a new Technology Center in Stamford with programs and employment opportunities for local youth, and will continue its collaboration with the Yerwood Center.
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For the tenth consecutive year, The Volunteer Center of Southwestern Fairfield County’s Workplace Volunteer Council companies engaged in a summer reading program with the Yerwood Center. Students entering grades K-8 were paired with Pricewaterhouse Coopers corporate employees in one-on-one reading sessions for an hour a week for four weeks during the summer. The goal of the Summer Reading Partners program is to maintain student reading levels during the summer when students often show a decline in academic performance. The program uses books on the Stamford Public Schools’ summer reading list.
The Volunteer Center’s mission is to bring together people, organizations and resources to promote volunteerism and make a meaningful difference in our world. The Volunteer Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Stamford and serving Lower Fairfield County.
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Every week since early 2010, Todd DuPont, Director of Children’s Education at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens has made his way to the Yerwood Center, taking with him an assortment of natural and botanical specimens for elementary school children in the extended day program to explore. Bartlett outreach programs at Yerwood are also conducted during the summer. The collaboration with the Bartlett offers Yerwood’s K-3rd graders the opportunity to learn more about nature-based topics, and to participate in activities that promote literacy.
The Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens is a 91-acre living museum of plants and trees. Its programs for adults and children are designed to increase scientific literacy and environmental awareness. The Bartlett is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Stamford.
AnnouncementsSummer is right around the corner. Apply for the Y.E.S Camp today.
May 26-28, 2012 ~ IMPACT Leadership Summit & the 3rd Annual All White With a Purpose Affair.
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90 Fairfield Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 327-2790 - ph
(203) 352-1210 - fax
The Yerwood Center is a community resource center providing educational and personal development opportunities to Stamford’s diverse community.
