Youth Empowerment Program
About YEP
Agriculture's Future is our Youth
City Farm SLO's 'Youth Empowerment Program' was developed in April 2021.
YEP's mission is to provide exceptional enrichment and leadership development opportunities for teenagers, of all backgrounds and experience levels in the greater San Luis Obispo area.
We offer our students opportunities to create and mold their own unique experiences through a wide range of educational workshops and farming activities.
Through the Youth Empowerment Program, students develop skills and knowledge necessary for healthy and successful futures.
What We Do
Educational Workshops
Workshops cover a wide range of topics including:
financial literacy
SMART Goals
diverse career opportunities
college knowledge
resumes
STAR interviews
public speaking
self care
Farming Activities
On the 1.25-acre YEP field, students have the opportunity to engage in hands on instruction focused on regenerative farming methods and develop skills in different areas including:
soil preparation
fertilizing
transplanting
weeding
harvesting
irrigation management
field safety
YEP students gather once a week for 8 sessions that are conducted from
9am to 1pm on Saturdays.
Ninety minutes of each session is devoted to farming activities and field instruction. Students are paid for their work on the field and
can earn up to $200.
Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to apply for a paid summer farm internship that strengthens their skills and knowledge,
as well as co-facilitate the summer cohort.
Meet the YEP Team
Alejandra Mahoney
Program Director
Gissel Neri Corcoles
Program Coordinator & Facilitator
Adriana Arias
Program Communications & Media Coordinator
Mason Wong
Program Farmer
Chelsea Nava (summer 2021 cohort) poses with her ice cream that she made during the last session of her program.
Shelby Barrett (summer 2021 cohort) pulls out weeds from tenant farmer, Jerry Mahoney's squash plants.
Pilot Program student, Natalya Tamayo, helps lay down a sprinkler irrigation system.
Chelsea Nava (summer 2021 cohort) poses with her ice cream that she made during the last session of her program.
interested in participating in YEP?
Our Spring 2022 cohort application is now open!
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Meet our 2021 YEP Graduates!
Pilot Cohort: Adolfo De Dios, Ander Ortiz, Carlos Temiz, Emma Murguia, Emmanuel De Dios, Griffin Lucier, Heriberto Méndez, Jairo Rojas Ortiz, Jose Becerra, Juaquin Hernandez, Lucas Fisher, Mateo Trujillo, Natalya Tamayo, Nathaly Aguilar, Yahir Chavez, Yareli Méndez, Zaidad Castellanos
Summer Cohort: Ava Afsari, Axyri Perez, Chelsea Nava, Daniel J. Nava Rojas, Eden Blakeney, Ella Bettencourt, Emily White, Kai Tabata, Lindy Salmon, Miguel Nunez, Peter Trigueiro, Rosalva Farias, Shelby Barrett, Ziona Xzyntua
Fall Cohort: Aaliyah Francesca Corbitt, Alma Tinoco Juarez, Chelsea Johnson, Ella Vowell, Hannah Van Doren, James Gregory, Sophiana Garza
interested in participating in YEP'S Spring COHORT?