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Regena Brackett, the general manager of the Hampton Inn, gave 16-year-old Daija Gary a lot of positive feedback after a mock job interview at Helping Hands on Tuesday.

“You are very professionally dressed, you maintained eye contact, you answered questions directly and you gave good quality answers,” Brackett said.


She also had a suggestion about how the soft-spoken Gary could improve.

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Teen Life Maze teaches important lessons

Dec 21, 2016 Dede Biles - Aiken Standard
Wearing a pair of alcohol impairment simulation goggles, Robert Morris, 15, wobbled while…

Teen Life Maze rescheduled for Dec. 20

Dec 08, 2016 Dede Biles - Aiken Standard
Helping Hands and the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy are sponsoring a…

Efforts to reduce teen pregnancy locally include distributing free condoms

Jun 28, 2016 Dede Biles - Aiken Standard
Helping Hands and its Aiken Youth Empowerment program are planning to give away more than…

Teen pregnancy prevention initiative underway

May 30, 2016 Dede Biles - Aiken Standard
Evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs will be implemented in all public…

Young People Get Career Ready

May 28, 2016 Dede Biles - Aiken Standard
Helping Hands and the Columbia Urban League recently teamed up to start the Aiken Youth…

Preventing teen pregnancy: Federal grant worth $7M will boost efforts in Aiken County

Jul 14, 2015 Dede Biles - Aiken Standard
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Teen pregnancy prevention efforts in Aiken County will receive a major boost in funding…

Mock interviews help prepare local young people for adulthood

May 21, 2015 Dede Biles - Aiken Standard
Regena Brackett, the general manager of the Hampton Inn, gave 16-year-old Daija Gary a…

Teen birth rates declining in Aiken County

May 08, 2015 Dede Biles - Aiken Standard
The problem of teenage girls having babies in Aiken County isn’t as big as it used to be,…

Program develops teenager leaders

May 05, 2014 Submitted Article by Melanie Hutto
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AYE Offers Another Community Program

Director of Communications & Special Events Melanie Hutto
Aiken Youth Empowerment (AYE), a program of Helping Hands, Inc., is now offering another great community program for South Carolina’s youth! Through a partnership between Helping Hands and Columbia…

Teens Offered Jobs by Agency Program

Director of Communications & Special Events Melanie Hutto
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Helping Hands Program Offers Employment to Local Youth “Summer-time and the living is easy,” which often times means teens are bored, getting into trouble and testing adults’ boundaries.Thanks to…

AYE Community Educators Steadily Working in Classrooms

Director of Communications & Special Events Melanie Hutto
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Aiken Youth Empowerment (AYE), a program of Helping Hands, Inc., is now offering another great community program for South Carolina’s youth!Through a partnership between Helping Hands and Columbia…

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