All Leaders Must Serve

ALL LEADERS MUST SERVES (ALMS) TRAINED AND WORKED WITH 11 VOLUNTEERS. DUE TO COVID 19, ONLY 6 OF THE 11 WERE ACTIVE.THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ALMS FROM JANUARY 2021 TO DECEMBER 2021 INCLUDE YOUNG ADULTS REFERRED TO ALMS BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM, AND RETURNING ALMS ALUMNI BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-25 SEEKING HELP THROUGH MENTORING AND IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL HELP SEEKING WORK.ALL LEADERS MUST SERVE (ALMS) TRAINED AND WORKED WITH 2 VOLUNTEERS TO TRAIN AND MENTOR YOUNG ADULTS FOR CYBER PROUD OF SACRAMENTO DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, IN 2021 THE ALMS CLUBHOUSE WAS USED TO MEET ONE-ON-ONE WITH INDIVIDUAL YOUTH FOR MENTORING, LIFE SKILLS, AND JOB READINESS TRAINING WHEN POSSIBLE. THE MAJORITY OF WORKING WITH YOUNG ADULTS WAS ON ZOOM.ALMS SERVED A TOTAL OF 37 YOUNG ADULTS. - CYBER PROUD 29 YOUTH APPLYIED FOR JOBS IN TECHNOLOGY - EMPLOYED - 8 ALMS ALUMNI GOT JOBS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES WITH RESUME, INTERVIEW AND REFERAL HELP - SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION - 3 REFERRALS FROM THE DAS OFFICE HAD RECORDS EXPUNGED AND FOUND BETTER EMPLOYMENT. ALMS SERVED YOUNG ADULTS WHO WERE SINGLE PARENTS, ON PROBATION, UMEMPLOYED, OUT OF SCHOOL, THOSE SEEKING HIGHER WAGES AND THOSE STRUGGLING WITH TRAUMA SYMPTOMS AND RECEIVING THERAPY SERVICES FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.SINGLE YOUNG ADULTS FOUND BETTER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR CHILDS OTHER PARENT, COMMUNICATE MORE SUCCESSFULLY ON THE JOB, IN INTERVIEWS AND OVERALL WITH OTHERS.DURING THE PANDEMIC, ALMS CREATED A CAREER BOUTIQUE WITH PROFESSIONAL AND CASUAL SLIGHTLY USED AND NEW CLOTHING FOR YOUTH TO SHOP IN. YOUNG PEOPLE FOUND CLOTHING FOR INTERVIEWS, INCLUDING THEIR FIRST SUIT JACKET. THIS RAISED THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SELF WORTH.