YOUTH AND PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
YO! Buffalo Youth Opportunity Grant Student
Success Stories
Esamuel Castellano received an Automotive Training
Certificate from Erie Community College's Summer Automotive Institute
back in 2001. Although he now has a viable skill, Esamuel chose to
work for Chase Security. Realizing that he needed to upgrade his soft
skills, he enrolled into the YO! Buffalo's Jobs Plus job readiness
training program. Mr.Castellano obtained full-time employment on August
18, 2003, with Goodyear Automotive as an Automotive Service Technician.
Angel Ruiz has been employed at Tops Supermarket
for over 2 years. Mr.Ruiz currently attends Erie Community College
(ECC), and is in the process of transferring to the University at
Buffalo. Even with all his work and study, Mr.Ruiz still finds time
to represent his school on the basketball team. Although he is still
undecided as to what his intended major will be, he believes that
Engineering may be of interest to him. He also plays on the ECC basketball
team.
Noel Gonzalez will start Buffalo State College in
the Spring of 2004. Mr.Gonzalez will be exploring Computer Information
Systems in the hopes of making it his major. Mr.Gonzalez is a very
active YO! member, and is currently the treasurer of the YO! New Youth
Council; a small representative body of the youth at the BELLE CENTER
who meet weekly in order to plan events, network, and share a common
bond. Mr.Gonzalez works at Tops Supermarket and is looking forward
to getting promoted to assistant manager in the future.
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