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Lorenzo Lawson and I met several years ago when we were both phone reps at the PhoneSmart Call Center.  He was a dear friend to me as my mother passed away, and he has since moved on with his ministry skills to help others in need.  Bishop Lawson is involved in many different projects, one being the Youth Empowerment Zone, better known as YEZ.  PhoneSmart self storage call center is proud to be corporate sponsor of YEZ. 

YEZ is inspired by the Harlem Children’s Zone, which has been around since the mid 1980’s and has had a great deal of success.  The goal for both organizations is to assist troubled youth into becoming accomplished adults.  Here are just a few of the core principles put into place by YEZ, as quoted in a local newspaper.

•  We believe every young person has unique talents and abilities.
•  We believe that if provided with adequate resources and tools, every young    person  can create a successful future.
•  We believe life-management skills are necessary for success.
•  We believe positive relationships with adult role models positively influence youth.
•  We believe a person’s current situation or economic status is not indicative of his or her potential or ability.

Obviously, YEZ is looking to the community and people of all walks of life to assist in this project.  As a proud partner of this worthy organization, PhoneSmart has hired several of their youth and we have provided job mentors.  During our slow winter season these next several months some of our self storage employees will be working with Lorenzo and the Youth Empowerment Zone in many different capacities.  Remember, It takes a village to raise a child.

Check out the article about the Harlem’s Children’s Zone on the self storage blog website.

Written by Ann Sheehan, PhoneSmart Call center Representative

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Disclamer: This entry is intended to promote our partner StorageMart and some or all participants received compensation.

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