{"id":287,"date":"2018-07-02T13:01:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T21:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/?p=287"},"modified":"2018-07-02T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T21:01:36","slug":"yo-alumni-profile-chelsea-boon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/yo-alumni-profile-chelsea-boon\/","title":{"rendered":"YO! Alumni Profile: Chelsea Boon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1.Why did you originally get involved with YO?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I became involved with YO! to gain experience in a field that I will always enjoy, disability rights advocacy.<\/p>\n

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  1. What did you gain from being a part of YO?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I have gained experience and friends in an open-minded environment that has helped lead me to my current paid work experience with the state.<\/p>\n

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    1. Would you do it again if you could? Why?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Yes, and in fact, I like to think that I am still doing YO! volunteering in an informal way, such as speaking with schools on disability issues or recruiting potential new members. No matter how busy I am with my paid work, I will always make time for the things I am passionate about. A friend told me that once I am a volunteer here, I am always a volunteer here.<\/p>\n

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      1. Would you refer or recommend a youth to be a part of YO?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Yes, and I look forward to seeing what a friend of my family has to offer YO! once she is at the age when she can begin volunteering.<\/p>\n

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        1. What was the best part of being a YO! Volunteer or a YO! YAC Member?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          The best part was the people whom I got to work alongside with. I still stay in touch with many friends I have made along the way, and connect to new and old volunteers whom I may not have even met in person.<\/p>\n

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          1. How would you describe YO! to a friend?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            I describe YO! as being a program that offers young disabled adults\/teens a career-like setting where they can discuss a number of topics on disability advocacy. They can also develop workplace skills in a safe environment, such as making phone calls, tabling events, and professional journaling.<\/p>\n

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            1. What have you accomplished since you completed your YO! Volunteer time or time on the YAC?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Since completing my time on the YAC, I have put my focus to getting my first state job. I have landed an office position job in the Workers Compensation office at the Sonoma Developmental Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    1.Why did you originally get involved with YO? I became involved with YO! to gain experience in a field that I will always enjoy, disability rights advocacy. What did you gain from being a part of YO? I have gained experience and friends in an open-minded environment that has helped lead me to my current paid work experience with the state. Would you do it again if you could? Why? Yes, and in fact, I like to think that I am still doing YO! volunteering in an informal way, such as speaking with schools on disability issues or recruiting potential new members. No matter how busy I am with my paid work, I will always make time for the things I am passionate about. A friend told me that once I am a volunteer here, I am always a volunteer here. Would you refer or recommend a youth to be a part of YO? Yes, and I look forward to seeing what a friend of my family has to offer YO! once she is at the age when she can begin volunteering. What was the best part of being a YO! Volunteer or a YO! YAC Member? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[26,23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":290,"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions\/290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4nl.bfd.mywebsitetransfer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}