em them the way we believe they re entitled to be served [inaudible]. and we negotiated this district captain ~ position for accountability sake. that died for two years. only after [inaudible]. where 25 or so district captains appointed to the current positions like last week. so, as much as, you know, we can talk about the powerpoint presentations and everything else. the facts are the facts [inaudible]. [inaudible]. before and after photos get real results that result in a camaraderie among the workers that are from our communities [inaudible]. and then go around that commitment and engage all these other programs which is what s been happening. there s no reason to hire at the journey level rate as an entry level spot when you have an already previously committed to apprenticeship [inaudible]. so, our concern was that the department insisted on hiring 34 17s instead of hiring 34 10s. and that s where our union put its money where its mouth is. we gave the wages. the appre
and then go around that commitment and engage all these other programs which is what s been happening. there s no reason to hire at the journey level rate as an entry level spot when you have an already previously committed to apprenticeship [inaudible]. so, our concern was that the department insisted on hiring 34 17s instead of hiring 34 10s. and that s where our union put its money where its mouth is. we gave the wages. the apprentices make 55% of the journey [inaudible] these workers [speaker not understood] to make a commitment to the citizens we serve and to city college to get the education that s necessary to perform these functions in the park, which we don t get from the people we hire off the streets. and, so, the fact of the matter is when you tack about all these public service trainees, there s no training. there s no pathway. you bring these people in, you don t know where they are. you don t know who is supervising them. you don t know what work they re [inaud
i work to prepare young adults and san francisco residents for their first-time entry, but also reentry into the workforce, to maintain sustainable families in strong communities of color in the city. and as vanessa was saying, green agers is a great program that i recently recruited 11 district youth to participate in this year. it is an environmental leadership program that peek s their interest to our open space. in programs like that as well as the [inaudible]. in creating hope and pride for residents that come from low-income communities in the city, each apprentice that is [inaudible] complete a three-year program. and we all know that can be difficult for working families and those that already struggle to make ends meet. our founders, [speaker not understood] as well as [speaker not understood] forged a relationship between labor and communities of color. so, it is definitely a little concerning when we are called by the laborers to [inaudible]. but i [inaudible] have
we started 17 different support groups. but i want to go over next is our resource library. we have a resource library you can go into the lobby. we have outline volumes on disability. you can go to the section on behavior issues and academics and different books in spanish and chinese and traditional academically. we have several shelves filled about developly trios. and they can test the toys out with their child or son or daughter and make sure it s appropriate to invest in a toy that s effective. we have several people checking out our facilities the books are there on a little night stand table there are is a night stand table you can write our name it in. you night get a call in thirty days if you haven t returned the book people see thing in the lobby and it s a free resource. we encourage folks to check out a book. i also offer information packets were very specific on disabilities specific to languages. you can download them too. we have one on behavior and autism an
we got it. so one thing about the families we re celebrating our 31st anniversary it was actually, two moms professionals in the field getting together in a garage and we ve grown about 50 employees at our agency. we re going to go ahead and go over the services. we started 17 different support groups. but i want to go over next is our resource library. we have a resource library you can go into the lobby. we have outline volumes on disability. you can go to the section on behavior issues and academics and different books in spanish and chinese and traditional academically. we have several shelves filled about developly trios. and they can test the toys out with their child or son or daughter and make sure it s appropriate to invest in a toy that s effective. we have several people checking out our facilities the books are there on a little night stand table there are is a night stand table you can write our name it in. you night get a call in thirty days if you haven t retur