Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day
On Friday, February 1st, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties both held their yearly “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day”. This yearly event is sponsored by the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation, who encourage students aged 8 to 18 to participate by visiting the workplace of a parent, guardian, adult relative, or adult family friend. The day promotes making a correlation how academics as a student relates to entering the workforce as an adult, and also helps students to begin thinking about their future goals. HDS Companies was proud to partake in this activity by inviting everyone to bring their children and invited students to the Weston office for the day.
After arriving in the office, each of the kids sat with their parent or guardian to learn about various jobs at HDS. The eHousingPlus department set up stations for the kids to rotate through in order to teach them about the various roles in that department. Other kids learned about programming and business skills during their shadowing.
At noon it was time for lunch, when all of the kids and parents gathered in the lunchroom for a pizza party. Afterwards, it was time for the visiting students to learn more about HDS. Everyone gathered in the conference room where presentations were given. eHousingPlus and Digital Docs were the first to present, followed by Software and Product Development, which led into the Business and Marketing Department, and concluded with the IT Department presenting.
Once the students had seen the different jobs that were important at HDS, it was time for the kids to tell the HDS employees what they wanted to be when they got older. Each child was given a poster board, magazine pictures, and stick-on letters which they used to create inventive vision boards. From doctor to gardener to veterinarian, and more, the kids all expressively showed what they want to be once they reach adulthood. The completed vision boards were all hung in the front of the office for everyone to view and admire.
After the vision boards were completed, the students stayed in the conference room to watch a movie. Popcorn was handed out to each student, at which point one child exclaimed, “This is the best job ever!” Once the movie ended, all the students went back to finish the day with their guardians. The day was a great success, and HDS will be thrilled to host the next “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day”.
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ASDY-Tech Team: Miguel
ASDY-TECH is a NEW (Jobs-related) Program initiated by The HDS Foundation, Inc. This program focuses on providing training and potential employment to young adults who are on the Autism Spectrum. ASDY-TECH (coined after the Autism Spectrum Disorder Young adults), has been designed as a micro-enterprise entity of The HDS Foundation, Inc, and focuses on small technical projects that can be scaled to address the employment needs of this population, while meeting the requirements of different businesses and persons.
Every Thursday, for the remainder of January, the HDS Foundation would like to introduce you to our great team members and what they do at ASDY Tech.
Miguel told us, “My experience at HDS has been really great so far. Files come in from either FedEx or UPS and we start opening them. Afterwards, they must be counted. How many files are there? Then we start prepping and verifying. Once finished, I give the file to the person who is scanning (subject to jamming) and finally hand it to the uploader. Sometimes the loan search may fail. But it’s a lot of fun!”
ASDY-Tech Team: Mario
ASDY-TECH is a NEW (Jobs-related) Program initiated by The HDS Foundation, Inc. This program focuses on providing training and potential employment to young adults who are on the Autism Spectrum. ASDY-TECH (coined after the Autism Spectrum Disorder Young adults), has been designed as a micro-enterprise entity of The HDS Foundation, Inc, and focuses on small technical projects that can be scaled to address the employment needs of this population, while meeting the requirements of different businesses and persons.
Every Thursday, for the remainder of January, the HDS Foundation would like to introduce you to our great team members and what they do at ASDY Tech.
Mario told us, “Things have been exhilarating at HDS. You’ll never know what is going to happen. A file might come in as a Loan Cancelled or a Loan Search Failed. Some loans can be tricky as checks come in at all different amounts. Other loans can be confusing when a loan number doesn’t exist. It’s kind of like a roller coaster – you don’t know where it’s going. There might be surprises or confusion, but that makes it fun.”
Cypress Bay BRIDGES Visit Lucille’s American Café
On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, the BRIDGES class from Cypress Bay High School visited Lucille’s American Café in Weston, Florida for lunch. The students all ordered their lunch and received individual bills so that they could practice every day skills of budgeting, calculating gratuities, and money management. At this outing, some students found that they didn’t have enough funds in their accounts to cover what they ordered. This was a great experience as it gave the students a true view of what it can be like when dining out independently. Having to troubleshoot and find alternative payment methods, such as paying for their meal with both their ATM card and some cash, is something that they learned can be one way that they can handle a similar situation. It’s learning experiences and life skills, such as this, that will help these students live independently in the future.
The HDS Foundation is proud to sponsor such programs as BRIDGES at Cypress Bay High School. If you would like more information on the HDS Foundation and how this organization partners with community resources to leverage available federal, state, and local programs, contact Program Manager, Carla Otiniano, by emailing Carla.Otiniano@hdsfoundation.org or calling 954-217-9597 ext. 259.
ASDY-Tech Team: Marco
ASDY-TECH is a NEW (Jobs-related) Program initiated by The HDS Foundation, Inc. This program focuses on providing training and potential employment to young adults who are on the Autism Spectrum. ASDY-TECH (coined after the Autism Spectrum Disorder Young adults), has been designed as a micro-enterprise entity of The HDS Foundation, Inc, and focuses on small technical projects that can be scaled to address the employment needs of this population, while meeting the requirements of different businesses and persons.
Every Thursday, for the remainder of January, the HDS Foundation would like to introduce you to our great team members and what they do at ASDY Tech.
Marco told us, “My experience at HDS is with scanning. I scan the files, some are too big or too small, so depending on the size of the file, the scanner can be fast or slow. Sometimes the scanner gets jammed. I have to fix the scanner to make the files fit perfectly and neatly. It takes time when the file papers go one by one. Once scanning is done, the file goes digital and the PDF file appears in the folder. I rename the file with the loan number and person’s last name. Then I drag and drop the complete file to the upload station. The scanning station is fun, relaxing, and I like that it can go on its own. I can master it little by little.”
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