Participants in this year’s
Youth Mentoring Program
(YMP) celebrated their
growth and achievement
with a celebration held
Aug. 18 at Manhattan’s
New York Academy of
Medicine. The program,
which is administered by
the 1199SEIU/Employer
Child Care Fund, was started
two decades ago to give
teenagers summer jobs that
also provide experience in
the healthcare workplace.
YMP participants are
placed in jobs at the same
institutions where their
parents are employed.
For part of the day they
work alongside hospital
or nursing home worker.
The program also includes
a module which gives
students the opportunity
to share their experiences
through art and in group
settings.