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WE CARE NETWORK

Do you know a Y professional who has recently been terminated? If so, you know someone who needs AYP's WE CARE NETWORK.

The network was started in 1987 to help terminated Y professionals cope with stress and loneliness. Since its inception, the network has responded to more than 500 people who need support.
How you can help someone who needs the Network -
If you know of a Y professional who has been terminated:

Get the basic information (release date, circumstances,
phone number and address of the terminated person).
Call the AYP Office.
Within 24 hours of notification, the AYP National Executive Director
phones the terminated person. The director provides caring and
nonjudgmental support to the individual.

Next, The AYP Office mails a WE CARE Resource Guide that includes articles and AYP resources.

The AYP National Executive Director will phone the terminated person's chapter president or designate. He shares general information about the separation, as well as observations from his initial conversation with the individual.

Finally, the chapter president or designate contacts the terminated person to see how the terminated person is coping and to provide additional emotional support. The AYP National Executive Director may ask a second person to contact the terminated employee as well.

The network is not a grievance process, nor do the AYP responders take sides. Responders will not intervene with a terminated person's staff members or volunteer supervisor; give advice on legal issues, separation negotiations or career decisions; or serve as job placement counselors.