All events unless otherwise specified will be held at: YAVP 75 Pleasant Street, Arlington, MA.
Write(otarnauskas@eliochs.org, or skeiley@eliotchs.org) or call (781-643-5093) for more details. Our Peer Mentors are Susan Keiley and Owen Tarnauskas. You will be kept in the loop about all upcoming events
Peer Mentoring One on One
When: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM
Location: YAVP 75 Pleasant St., Arlington
Call the Peer Mentors and set up a time so that we can provide assistance and offer you support and guidance concerning vocational/educational goals or if you simply need to talk to someone who understands
Peer Mentoring Group
When: Please check back for future dates
Location: YAVP 75 Pleasant St., Arlington
A Pear group that focuses on building vocational skills and learning from shared experiences. We often have guest speakers from the community and local businesses.
Games Night
When: usually held on a week day evening from 5:30 - 7:00pm times to be announced
Location: YAVP 75 Pleasant St., Arlington
We have everything from video games to billiards. This event is a perennial favorite. Food will be provided.
Youth Council
Weekly meetings of the Council on Monday's and Tuesday's this fall from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM,
Location: YAVP 75 Pleasant St., Arlington
A meeting of local young adult consumers held to address common interests.
We have finished our documentary entitled In Our Own Voice: Our Hopes Our Dreams Our Struggles which can now be found on this web site under the About YAVP page. Our new focus is to compile a resource guide that highlights peer support and will be a companion to the documentary. The Youth Council is working on a presentation for the fall Youth Conference in Worcester Mass. on November 18thInterview Training
Learning skills to get the job you want. Andy Winig helps to train people in using interviewing skills that will leave a great impression on a potential employer. Check him out at his web site, improvandy.
Arlinton Community Media Inc.
The Arlinton Community Media Inc. can offer people an amazing opportunity to learn professional video production skills and use them! YAVP has been a member of ACMi for the past 12 years. Through our Memebrship with ACMi members of the Youth Council learn skills such as working with cameras, editing, using the sound board etc. With the help of the studio The Youth Council provided the documentary In Our Own Voice which be viewed on this website as well as on the cable network at www.acmi.tv The Council is working on a currenproject called YAVP-TV.