For over 5 years, Pal-O-Mine has been giving adolescents and young adults valuable work experience through our grant driven work study program. These young participants become an integral part of the farm, and learn numerous skills. With so many pathways to choose from in adolescence, we aim to give teens a sense of belonging and a connection to their
community, which has shown to increase positive development in our work study participants.
Each year, our job coaches assist the work study participants learn what it takes to keep a 8 acre farm running. Not all of the work is pretty, or easy, but our work study teens learn the value of hard work! Some of the skills our participants learn include: horse care and management, assurance of personal safety, general property maintenance, cleanliness, punctuality, responsibility, respect, team work, self respect, organizational skills, ability to prioritize, resume development, decision making skills, and many other essential personal and job skills.