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Marriott Foundation - Bridges. Bridges from school to work is a program of the Marriott Foundation that enhances employment opportunities for young people with disabilities by effectively matching them to employers’ entry-level workforce needs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Marriott Foundation - Bridges
Bridges from school to work is a program of the Marriott Foundation that enhances employment opportunities for young people with disabilities
by effectively matching them to employers’ entry-level workforce needs.
This goal is assisted by a weekly job club with the Bridges Employer Representatives and the
Roosevelt University volunteers.
What Bridges Means to the Chicago Students:
What Bridges Means to the Chicago Participants
Faith
Faith, Get a job, work hard, and save
money. Believe in yourself. Never give
up on self, having faith in your dreams
- Jorian Beasley -
Commitment
Commitment, I am committed to Bridges, just as Bridges is committed to
me on finding a job. - Daniel Bracero -
Confidence
Bridges means that I have confidence in finding a
job. - Ashley Keating -
Belief
Belief, Bridges means to me to have confidence and faith and to trust
them to help me find a job so I can have a better
life. - Patrick Keating -
Courage
Courage, I say this because I want to be on my square
with life and it will teaching me for the world.
-Terrance Ford -
Courage
Power
Power, power I have to work hard to get a job.
- Shonette Sanders -
Independence
Independence, because it shows that I will be on my own and that I’m ready to
enter the real world. - Shaquille Vortes -
Trust
I trust the Marriott Bridges program because of one person and that person is Kelly. She has gone out of her way to help me and
other kids like us. She has made it so that I can get
my own job. - Geno Pitts -
Determination
Determination, I have determination to come
here on time and find the right job.
-Hannah Sabbath-
Drive
Drive, to strive vigorously toward a goal or objective;
to work hard and try wholeheartedly with
determination.- Alberto Leon -
Independence
Independence, to have a job that you can keep, you
have freedom. I think it means you have to be supportive of yourself.
- Travis Johnson -
Confidence
Confidence is my word because it gives me the confidence to speak in a
job interview.- Samantha Shelby -
Power
This program means that to help me find a job. Power means to have
trust in somebody.- Michael Rivers -
Drive
Drive, I choose this work because everyone in this
program is here to accomplish his or her
goals to get a job. - Alyssa Cruz-
Courage
Courage, I choose this word because to me, it
feels like I can do everything no matter how
hard it is. - Ryan Griggs -
Ambition
Ambition, I picked this word because I am
achieving all my goals and gain abilities.
- DeAndre Eason-
Strength
Bridges, Strength quality of being mentally power
or vigorous.- Demetrius McGreyor -
Ambition
Ambition, an earnest desire to achieve. Bridges
means ambition to me because everyone that’s
here is here for one reason to find a job. No
matter the reason, we are all aimed at the same
goal, to find a job. - Kevin King -
Understanding
Understanding, I picked understanding because
some times when people tell me to do something, I can understand what they
are talking about. - Denise Miller -
Overcome
Overcome, and the reason why I choose the word overcome is because I believe I can overcome any obstacles that life
throws my way. - Mila Washington –
Drive
Drive, I choose this word because it describes that I
have to drive to do anything I put my mind to.
- LaTroya Hewitt -
Dream
Dream, I choose this word because I have many dreams that I want to accomplish and some
dreams take hard work and dedication. In order to
make the dreams come true you have to believe that you could make it
come true. - Roger Lopez -
Independence, Confidence, Belief, Achievement, Accomplishment,
Overcome Independence, I choose this word because I am mostly independent. Confidence, I choose this word because I believe I can succeed in life. Achievement, I choose this
word because I like to accomplish something really big. Overcome, I choose this work because I would like to
over come my struggles in life.
- Deonte Allen-
So many things…
Power, Faith, Trust, Loyal.- Millard Baker -
What Bridges Means to the Roosevelt University Mentors
Influence
Being a mentor, it is expected that the
participants will be influenced by my words and actions, however, because
of the influence of the young adults at Bridges, I hold more confidence and
compassion. These qualities will enable me to become
an exceptional leader. – Jana Mazan -
Empathy
This experience has provided me with the understanding of the
struggles of others and given me the incredible opportunity to aid these remarkable young adults.
- Colleen Husted -
Experience
We each have certain experiences that change
our lives. For me, the Bridges program was what
opened my eyes to realizing how much I have
to be thankful for, and what I can do to help make a difference. - Amanda Fritz -
Leadership
Leadership is what I have gained by being a mentor
for the Marriott Foundations Bridges program. By working with this program it gave me
an opportunity to take a significant role as a leader and help them succeed in
their effort to gain employment.- Erin Foley -
Eye-Opening
Mentoring for Bridges was eye opening to me in many ways. Noticing the strive to succeed from each member of job club inspired me to do my best to
help them in any way possible. I left every job club with a
smile on my face. - Nicole Velez -
Humbling
For me mentoring was a very humbling experience. It
taught me how to be more appreciative of what I have and not take anything for
granted. It made me realize the important things in life
and what really matters.- Melanie Lindsay -
Inspiration
This overall experience has inspired me to look at my
own opportunities in a different light, and to be
grateful for all of those work experiences, good or bad. I’m truly grateful to have
met all of them, and know that I have made and impact
in some small way.- Jannifer Armenta -
Patience
Job Club has really opened my eyes to a lot of new
experiences and situations that I may have not
experienced before, and I am grateful for having this
opportunity. - Emily Bertran -
Results: 30 hires in the past 3 months!
• PetSmart• Monterey Security• 7-Eleven• Lyric Opera of Chicago• Jewel-Osco•Target
• Dominick’s• Food 4 Less• Pump it up• Aldi• Dollar Tree• Chicago Midway
And More!
With your generous support, we can continue to aid these students in
finding gainful employment!!