EOYDC Work Experiences

Across the country, non-profit organizations are challenged to maintain the professional expertise and tenure of quality employees. The EOYDC has been fortunate enough to enjoy staffing with minimal turnover. The service of an EOYDC full time employee averages approximately 6 years, three times the length of similar non-profit organizations.

The EOYDC celebrates, motivates and empowers its employees to have vision, creativity, hard work ethic, laced with superior professionalism and integrity. Here is what our employees have to say about their EOYDC work experiences in their own words.

I have been the GED Instructor at the EOYDC since the beginning of 2004. I can honestly say that in all my years of teaching in the public school system, no employment experience can come close to what I have experienced at the Center. (more)
-Anana Scott, GED Instructor

I believe that it takes a village to raise every child. Sometimes kids are short of a few people in their village. I was one of those kids. EOYDC helped take the place of some of those people I was missing in my life. I’ve been attending here since I was seven and now I am sixteen years old. The giving started as soon as I walked in the door. (more)
-Terina Cooper, Homework Tutor

I first came to EOYDC to apply for a position in the Administration Department. The job lead had come from one of my mentors, Ms. Ophelia Long. She felt EOYDC would be a wonderful environment for me to work in, along with the fact that most of my work experience was in the administration field. (more)
-Jackie Anderson, Job Developer/Trainer

When I first started working for the EOYDC my main focus was finishing school and moving on into the corporate world. After being here a few months I quickly realized that working with youth and seeing how they gravitate towards the staff, I started realizing that this was more than a job, it was a family. (more)
-Jamir Dixon, Physical Development Director

I first came into contact with the EOYDC through its Executive Director, Ms. Regina Jackson. I was taken to an event in San Francisco where a panel was speaking. I didn’t even know what they were going to be talking about, but my step dad forced me to go. (more)
-Janiece Clark, Computer Technology Assistant II

As the Art Director, I’ve had the opportunity to instill in youth and young adults an attitude that they can accomplish what they will with teamwork, discipline and self respect. (more)
-Jimi Evins

I started here at the E.O.Y.D.C as a youth leader in the summer of 2005 and stayed on to become a Homework Tutor. I was shy and unsure of how to work, this was my first job. (more)
-Breana Stevens, Homework Tutor

Being in charge of Building Maintenance, it has been my responsibility to diligently care for the brick and mortar building that houses the EOYDC. (more)
-Claude Beverly, Building Maintenance

I enjoy working at the EOYDC because it has given me the opportunity to develop my skills and increase my knowledge of various accounting software. Moreover, people here trust and treat me with respect. (more..)
- Dalys Block, Fiscal Department

I started at the East Oakland Youth Development Center as a youth leader in the summer of 2003. I really didn’t know what to expect from the Summer Cultural Enrichment Program, but I felt I was extremely blessed to have the opportunity to apply for the job. (more)
-Cierra Standford, Homework Center Coordinator

I have been working at The E.O.Y.D.C for four years. During this time I have learned a lot about responsibly, commitments, being mature, being a leader, and friendship. I have had the chance to demonstrate the skills I already had, while developing new skills. (more)
-Maria Barocio, Homework Tutor

Working at the East Oakland Youth Development Center for the past three years has taught me many things, responsibility being the most important one. (more)
-Darneisha Tutwiler, Homework Tutor

When I came to the EOYDC, I thought it was just another recreation center for kids to have fun. However, when I started to work here, I saw that it was much more than that. (more)
-Karen Johnson, Homework Tutor

I have been a part of the EOYDC since I was 13. I started off as a participant attending the different programs, such as the Computer classes in the Computer Resource Center and sports in the Physical Development Department. (more)
-Keyanna Davis, Recreational Aide

Since the first time I walked in to the EOYDC I have been pulled and stretched to my limits and beyond. Sometimes I have enjoyed the obstacles the EOYDC has put in front of me and many of times I didn’t, but I know that they were all for the better because they have collectively help build my character and make me a stronger person. (more)
-Lanikque Howard, Youth Computer Instructor

When I first decided to apply for a job at the East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC) as a Youth Leader in the summer of 2004, I wasn’t sure what I was getting into. I knew Ms. Regina and a few people from the Center, and I would go to a few different events with them every now and then, but I wasn’t all that familiar with it. Little did I know that I would gain so much from working at EOYDC. (more)
-Landon Hill, Assistant Director S.C.E.P.

I have been working at the East Oakland Youth Development Center for two years. During that time I have learned many things, such as responsibility, loyalty, commitment and leadership. (more)
-Olivia Dawkins, Homework Tutor

Working at the East Oakland Youth Development Center means a lot to me. Every time I come to the Center, I have a responsibility to myself, my boss, and the kids to give my best effort and to exemplify what it means to be not only a good youth leader but a role model. (more)
-Phillip Harris, Homework Tutor

Whenever I hear the name East Oakland Youth Development Center, I think about being part of a group of wonderful people that are making a difference in our community by providing a safe and secure place for young children to go. I think about the influential people who work there, that are great role models. I also think about how they give the children the love and care that they might not be receiving at home. (more)
-Sakinah Williams, Homework Tutor

I’ve been living in Oakland since I was five. I remember for many years always looking at the mural in front of EOYDC and thinking to myself “that is a beautiful mural” but my thoughts never went pass that. (more)
-Rosalia Silva, Receptionist

In my opinion, EOYDC is a resource center for people of all ages. With the help of EOYDC, many individuals of the East Oakland streets wouldn’t have anywhere to turn. (more)
-Tyrrell Blackshire, Homework Tutor

I would like first of all give thanks to Ms. Regina for giving me the opportunity to advance in my career. I graduated from college in July 2005, with an Associates degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Software Application and soon after started here as a receptionist. I was the Receptionist for two months, when Ms. Regina gave me the opportunity to become her Executive Assistant. (more)
-Alma L. Barocio, Executive Administrative Assistant

I have been working at E.O.Y.D.C for six months and I have learned a lot of things that will be beneficial to me in the future. I learned that every child at the E.O.Y.D.C is a different individual and they have different characteristic traits, as well as mood swings. (more)
-Terrico Nicholson, Recreational Aide

Teaching art here at EOYDC has been a rewarding experience for me. The students are very creative and so free artistically that they keep on inspiring me with each project that they do. I feel like I am learning just as much from the students as they are from me.
-Abnet Asnake, Art Instructor

What I enjoy most working at EOYDC, is showing the children how to free their minds during the creative process so that they can overcome any and all limitations. Equally important to me and the children, is sharing with them the knowledge that when they are going through any kind of a struggle, not to fret or whine and think they can’t do the work because what is happening is, their minds are being liberated to think in a different way. Lastly, imparting to the children, whatever they decide to do with their lives is to be fun. If they ever got bored, move on to the next exciting creative adventure of their lives.
-Belinda Janet Osborne, Ceramics Instructor

Working at EOYDC has been a great experience. Meeting children of all ages and back grounds creates a perfect work place. Teaching music is my job, a job I enjoy.
-Anita Brooks, Music Instructor

I have worked at the EOYDC for about two years teaching a black and white photography class. It is one of the most satisfying experiences of my career as an artist, arts educator and journalist. It is very important to me to maintain a connection to the “everyday” Black and Latino community, and not become someone who loses touch with my people, because I have had certain educational opportunities. (more)
-Bayeté Ross-Smith, Photography Teacher

This job has been a great learning experience. I am in school now to become a teacher and I believe trait of a good teacher is to know how to deal with children. A lot of teachers miss out on great kids because they don’t know how to deal with them. E.O.Y.D.C has been a great help for me to further my education and it also made me realize that working with kids is really what I ... (more)
-Aneka Harrell, Homework Center Coordinator

Thus far, working at the EOYDC has been a life enriching experience. Meeting and overcoming the daily technological and psychological challenges, along with working with some of America's brightest youth has created the ideal work place environment.
-Dwight Hammons, Computer Resources Administrator

My work experience here at the East Oakland Youth Development Center has been a positive experience every time I walk through the doors. When in the Homework Center I feel joy every time I help a child with their homework and then on the next couple of problems I can sit back and watch then do it by... (more)
-Julian West, Homework Center Tutor

I started working here at EOYDC by volunteering in the Homework Center and them becoming a youth leader in the summer program. Since I really enjoy working with the kids, I decided to work during the school year, which I’m currently doing. Here at the Center, I am an academic tutor for younger kids, but I also help them with... (more)
-Guadalupe Barocio, Homework Center Tutor

I knew about EOYDC by volunteering for volunteering for the summer as an internship student from Lionel Wilson College Prep Academy. I helped all the youth leader with anything they needed. I even learned how to work with the receptionist answering the phones and answering parent’s questions as they came to the... (more)
-Stacy Guacin, Homework Center Tutor

My name is Jessica Reed I am 17 years old, and this is my senior year at Skyline High School. I have been a part of the East Oakland Youth Development Center coming up a year now. I began my experience with the EOYDC in the summer of 2006 as a youth leader of the Summer Cultural Enrichment Program and I currently am a Homework Tutor in the... (more)
-Jessica Reed, Homework Center Tutor