{"id":298,"date":"2020-09-04T14:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T19:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yescenter.wpengine.com\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2020-09-29T09:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T14:39:44","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"298\" class=\"elementor elementor-298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a66307 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a66307\" 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-8ad0c1f\" data-id=\"8ad0c1f\" 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-b698204\" data-id=\"b698204\" 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-bff05b7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bff05b7\" 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\">Success Stories<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8451859 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8451859\" 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-medal\"><\/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-e09a62a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e09a62a\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-661e6d1\" data-id=\"661e6d1\" 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-7791cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7791cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to the YES! Center Success Stories Series!<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d244392 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d244392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29932d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29932d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Success stories are an important way of demonstrating what\u2019s possible. They speak to people in ways that are much more immediate than research, reports or statistics. Success stories is a series of ever-growing posts on the\u00a0<em>YES! Center<\/em>\u00a0blog. We are regularly posting new success stories, so check back often.<\/p><p>Success stories are made available to you under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License<\/a>, so you are free to share and reuse them, provided you attribute the\u00a0<em>YES! Center<\/em>\u00a0as the creator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde9a2b elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"dde9a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&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-856 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/asha-is-a-self-advocate\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YES-Center-Success-Story-09-300x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-857\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YES-Center-Success-Story-09-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YES-Center-Success-Story-09.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/asha-is-a-self-advocate\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAsha is a Self-Advocate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cI feel the job interview process may be a barrier because I\u2019m not neurotypical and may not pick up on certain social cues. But [seeing this as a weakness] would<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/asha-is-a-self-advocate\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Asha is a Self-Advocate\" 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 26, 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-851 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/joshs-journey\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YES-Center-Success-Story-05-300x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-852\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YES-Center-Success-Story-05-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/YES-Center-Success-Story-05.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/joshs-journey\/\">\n\t\t\t\tJosh&#8217;s Journey\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My name is Josh, and I am 25 years old. I graduated from the Life Design program in the Jordan School district in West Jordan, Utah. I graduated in 2019<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/joshs-journey\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Josh&#8217;s Journey\" 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 26, 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-815 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/salims-journey\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/YES-Center-Success-Story-02-300x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-816\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/YES-Center-Success-Story-02-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/YES-Center-Success-Story-02.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/salims-journey\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSalim&#8217;s Journey\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My name is Salim Alexander and I am 17 years old. I live in Hawaii and go to school at James Campbell High School. My school experience is going very<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/salims-journey\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Salim&#8217;s Journey\" 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\tJuly 6, 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-795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/preparing-for-employment-through-community-engagement\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/YES-Center-Success-Story-01-300x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/YES-Center-Success-Story-01-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/YES-Center-Success-Story-01.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/preparing-for-employment-through-community-engagement\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPreparing for employment through community engagement\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My name is Grayson and I am a 16 year old autistic self-advocate in Lexington, Kentucky. I am a junior in high school, and my district has been in remote<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/preparing-for-employment-through-community-engagement\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Preparing for employment through community engagement\" 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\tJune 22, 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-763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/alexs-employment-challenges\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/YES-Center-blog-01-300x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-764\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/YES-Center-blog-01-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/YES-Center-blog-01.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/alexs-employment-challenges\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAlex&#8217;s Employment Challenges\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cI never let my disability affect how I live life. My family supported my decision to go to college, get a driver&#8217;s license and drive with an adaptive van. I\u2019m<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/alexs-employment-challenges\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Alex&#8217;s Employment Challenges\" 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 5, 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-712 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/marvins-journey\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/YES-Center-Marvins-Journey-05-300x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-720\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/YES-Center-Marvins-Journey-05-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/YES-Center-Marvins-Journey-05.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/marvins-journey\/\">\n\t\t\t\tMarvin&#8217;s Journey\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My name is Marvin and I am 21 years old.&nbsp; I graduated from high school in June of 2020. When I was in high school, I had many work experiences<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/marvins-journey\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Marvin&#8217;s Journey\" 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 12, 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-717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/alexas-mom-shares-her-perspective-on-alexas-journey-to-employment\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/YES-Center-alexas-mom-02-300x257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-719\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/YES-Center-alexas-mom-02-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/YES-Center-alexas-mom-02.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/alexas-mom-shares-her-perspective-on-alexas-journey-to-employment\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAlexa&#8217;s Mom Shares Her Perspective on Alexa&#8217;s Journey to Employment\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Mother&#8217;s thoughts on A Daughter&#8217;s Employment Journey My name is Dianne and I am the mother of a wonderful 24 year-old named Alexa. We always had high expectations for<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/alexas-mom-shares-her-perspective-on-alexas-journey-to-employment\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Alexa&#8217;s Mom Shares Her Perspective on Alexa&#8217;s Journey to Employment\" 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 12, 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-660 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-success-stories\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/660-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_8994-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_8994-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_8994.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/660-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\tYES! Center Stories in Employment: Alexa\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My name is&nbsp;Alexa&nbsp;and I am 24 years old. I left my public school when I was 22 years old. When I was young my mom and dad always had me<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yestoemployment.org\/660-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about YES! 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