Say Yes Buffalo

You are invited to Say Yes Buffalo’s Employer Think Tank (ETT) Speaker Series special event, A Seat at the Table: Building Belonging for Young Professionals in the Workplace!

Join us on October 7th from 10:00AM-11:30AM at the Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences for an insightful discussion led by guest author Michaela Leslie-Rule about harnessing youth voice to unlock innovation, drive meaningful change, co-design the future of work and redefine workplace belonging for all employees.

Michaela Leslie-Rule is the author of How We See Us: Young People Imagining a Path to Their Futures and is the Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation.

Register here to save your seat for A Seat at the Table: https://sayyesbuffalo.wufoo.com/forms/x1b2xp9w19uos1q/

For questions about the event or the Employer Think Tank, email Tiffany Swink, Senior Business Partnerships Manager: [email protected]

This event is sponsored by UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships.

We’re excited to share that Say Yes Buffalo has been selected as a Round 5 Grantee of the Catalyze Challenge!

It's been our priority to offer healthcare careers to our scholars that offered more than entry-level certifications. We're that much closer to the dream becoming reality.

We’re grateful to the Challenge and its funding partners for investing in our work—and we can’t wait to get started!- https://mailchi.mp/eca2b02372cc/untitled-8018693

Highlighting our last CSN of the week, Deoniss Jackson, who is also a Say Yes Alumna. She has been a CSN at East High School for 1 year.

Fun facts about Deoniss:
*She loves coaching her seniors on the Ex*****on Drill Team
*She loves building her students up outside of education

Thank you for believing in our students, helping to boost up their confidence, and reassuring them about being destined for greatness!

Our third CSN spotlight goes to Liv Duke! She has been a CSN for 1 year at Lovejoy Discovery Elementary School!

Fun facts about Liv:
*She loves to spend time with her family and friends
*She loves to travel
*She loves to craft

Thank you for using your connections as a mentor, connector, and safe space, to create programs and opportunities that meet the unique needs of our families.

Mark your calendars!

Our second Community School Navigator spotlight goes to, Aracely-Rodriguez-Perez. She has been at Herman Badillo School for 6 years.

Fun facts about Aracely:
* She was born and raised in Cuba
* She like to workout and go on nature walks
* She loves reading and daily prayer
* She likes shopping and family time.

Thank you Aracely for using your diverse background and educational training to connect with and support students, families and your community!

Last Friday, we held our annual retreat at the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Museum. We spent a day getting updated on our progress as an organization as we look forward to implementing an ambitious strategic plan over the next three years, and we gained a deeper understanding about our region's role in the fight for freedom. 👊🏻👊🏽👊🏿💙💚

First Community School Navigator spotlight goes to Daun Nicholas, she has been a navigator at Dr. Charles R.Drew Science Magnet for 8 years!

Fun facts about Daun:
* loves to roller skate
* loves swim
* loves to dance
* loves to do landscaping

Thank you, for all your hard work and love you pour into your school's community and helping our students feel like they belong!

Happy Navigator Appreciation Week!

We celebrate our Community School Navigators, who empower our students and families, and who continue to push forward our mission and vision every day!

Stay tuned this week, as we highlight some of our navigators this week!