{"id":252,"date":"2020-09-03T12:32:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T17:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yescenter.wpengine.com\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2021-07-08T08:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:14:53","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"252\" class=\"elementor elementor-252\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f34652d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f34652d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e748b8\" data-id=\"7e748b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dbe450\" data-id=\"0dbe450\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094ad26 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"094ad26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blog<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431dfed elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"431dfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pencil-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56711f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56711f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d49065\" data-id=\"9d49065\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e89430 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"4e89430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-864 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/reflections-on-the-work-of-the-youth-employment-solutions-yes-center\/\">\n\t\t\t\tReflections on the work of the Youth Employment Solutions (YES) Center\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Over the course of the past five years, the Youth Employment Services (YES!) Center has provided high-impact technical assistance with Partnerships in Employment (PIE) state grantees funded by the Administration<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/reflections-on-the-work-of-the-youth-employment-solutions-yes-center\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Reflections on the work of the Youth Employment Solutions (YES) Center\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 31, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-844 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/supports-that-young-adults-with-serious-mental-health-conditions-need-to-succeed-in-school-training-or-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSupports that young adults with serious mental health conditions need to succeed in school, training, or work\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Prior research tells us that young adults (ages 16\u201325) with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) struggle to persist in their education, training, and employment pursuits. Common reasons for why they<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/supports-that-young-adults-with-serious-mental-health-conditions-need-to-succeed-in-school-training-or-work\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Supports that young adults with serious mental health conditions need to succeed in school, training, or work\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 13, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-842 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/employer-engagement-blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\tEmployer Engagement Blog\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Do You Want to Know? How have employers hired individuals with disabilities during COVID? What is a Disability:IN affiliate and how do they support these efforts? How can you leverage<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/employer-engagement-blog\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Employer Engagement Blog\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 3, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-768 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/collaboration-leads-to-successful-competitive-integrated-employment-for-students-and-youth-with-disabilities\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCollaboration Leads to Successful Competitive Integrated Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ruth Allison, M.B.A &#8211; Senior Faculty Specialist at the University of Maryland and a Technical Assistance provider for the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C) Michael Stoehr,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/collaboration-leads-to-successful-competitive-integrated-employment-for-students-and-youth-with-disabilities\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Collaboration Leads to Successful Competitive Integrated Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 18, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-736 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/creative-options-for-using-virtual-training-to-spur-career-development\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCreative Options for Using Virtual Training to Spur Career Development\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Laura Owens, Ph.D., CESP The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to change the ways we support students with disabilities in exploring careers and building skills. Students have been forced<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/creative-options-for-using-virtual-training-to-spur-career-development\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Creative Options for Using Virtual Training to Spur Career Development\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 24, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-640 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/inclusive-employer-and-employee-panel\/\">\n\t\t\t\tInclusive Employer and Employee Panel\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities continues to remain around 80%. 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Center has provided high-impact technical assistance with Partnerships in Employment (PIE) state<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/reflections-on-the-work-of-the-youth-employment-solutions-yes-center\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Reflections on the work of the Youth Employment Solutions (YES) Center\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-844 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/supports-that-young-adults-with-serious-mental-health-conditions-need-to-succeed-in-school-training-or-work\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSupports that young adults with serious mental health conditions need to succeed in school, training, or work\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Prior research tells us that young adults (ages 16\u201325) with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) struggle to persist in their education, training, and employment pursuits.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/supports-that-young-adults-with-serious-mental-health-conditions-need-to-succeed-in-school-training-or-work\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Supports that young adults with serious mental health conditions need to succeed in school, training, or work\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-842 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/employer-engagement-blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\tEmployer Engagement Blog\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Do You Want to Know? How have employers hired individuals with disabilities during COVID? 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