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YIPPIE Foundation is a new nonprofit devoted to providing low-income youth, ages 16-24, in Solano and Napa Counties with job training, vocational mentoring and real work experience in Yippie Yogurt training shops that will serve great-tasting, soft-serve frozen yogurt in make-it-yourself creations. YIPPIE stands for: Youth Initiating Professional Preparedness In Employment.
Like all young people, youth in under-served neighborhoods have enormous potential but equally enormous challenges. Through the YIPPIE job training program, these students receive broad training (including life and communication skills, financial education and career development), work experience, business mentoring and job placement aid. This gives each YIPPIE student the opportunities to gain skills, put cash in their pocket, hope in their heart and “optimism” in their attitude– opportunities that are not otherwise available to them.
We hope that each of our soft-serve frozen YIPPIE Yogurt stores will be not only self-sustaining, but will be able to donate a portion of net yogurt sales revenue to other non-profits serving youth in the area.
Our aim is to build community by “Always Giving Back”!
Youth and Mentors Needed For a New Job Training Program!
Starting September 13, 2011 fifteen youth will be chosen to participate in the first YIPPIE job training and mentoring pilot program.Youth will receive $500 for the six month program, which will be held in Fairfield, CA. Be the first to get your application in! Click here for your Application. Applications are due by August 15. For more information, check out the Youth page.
Fifteen mentors are also needed to share their friendship and business expertise for six months with a youth in need. For more information, see our Mentor page. You can also Sponsor a Youth
Yippie Foundation Meet your Match Party - Photos from Six-month Mentoring and Education pilot program on September 13, 2011 with a private “Meet Your Match” Party at the in Fairfield, California. 15 young people from Solano County and Suisun City, who are enrolled in the program, met their YIPPIE mentors for the first time! The mentors, who are business leaders in our community, help provide support, knowledge and job shadowing opportunities for the students. At the “Meet Your Match” event, attendees got acquainted while enjoying fun games and prizes provided by the Two Cushion Club and a delicious catered dinner donated by Texas Roadhouse.
We are currently fund-raising to get the first YIPPIE Yogurt Training store open, which we hope will be self-sustaining within the first year of operations. You can make a donation to help, or if you live in the Solano County area, we are also looking for volunteers. We’d love to hear from you!