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Adelante Mujeres
2030 Main Street Suite A
Forest Grove,OR97116
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The Chicas Youth Development (Chicas) Program provides year-round, culturally specific services at 29 public schools to address prevailing educational and racial disparities for over 700 Latine youth throughout Washington County. Alaska Airlines Foundation will specifically support Latine youth in grades 8-post secondary schooling (ages 14-24) with college & career readiness activities that ensure long-term engagement (retention) in learning environments and thus life-long careers. |
10,000 |
After School All-Stars
33400 8th Ave S Suite 117
Federal Way,WA98003
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ASAS Puget Sound "Academic Readiness"Career Exploration Opportunities (CEO)" program initiatives, which provide educational enrichment and workforce development programming for approximately 600 low-income, underrepresented students at three middle school sites in South King County. Academic Readiness and Career Exploration are integrated into our comprehensive after-school programs, which typically run Monday through Thursday for two hours after the bell rings. To encourage consistent student engagement, we align our program schedule with the school calendar and structure it around three enrollment sessions throughout the year. |
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Alaska Development Corporation
612 W Willoughby Avenue Suite A
Juneau,AK99801
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Alaska Development Corporation supports the Program Delivery Organization for Alaska, JEDC, to provide robotics programs to K-12th grade students in over 70 communities. Teams at each level end their season with an in-person or remote tournament or festival with the excitement of a sporting event run by hundreds of volunteers statewide. |
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Alaska Geographic
421 W First Avenue
Anchorage,AK99501
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Alaska Geographic youth have the opportunity to join a unique backpacking expedition aimed at expanding their outdoor knowledge and expedition experience while continuing their stewardship projects and engagements with public land agency staff in the Tangle Lakes Archeological District of the Alaska Range. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about outdoor industry careers from experienced guides and participate in stewardship projects led by the Bureau of Land Management staff, giving them hands-on experience in conservation and stewardship efforts. The trip is entirely free of cost to the participants. |
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African Community Housing & Development
16256 Military Rd S Suite 206
SeaTac,WA98188
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ACHD's Education Programs specialize in hands-on experiential learning, with a focus on outdoor and STEAM education. All of ACHD's Education Programs incorporate whole-family holistic case management to ensure that children have the resources and support they need to thrive. All our programs are specifically tailored to be culturally- and linguistically relevant to African Diaspora immigrants and refugees' unique and specific needs, while also integrating current WA state education standards. ACHD piloted our Curiosity Lab program in partnership with Highline Public Schools, serving middle school students with hands-on after-school and weekend STEM enrichment programming. This autumn, ACHD will launch our high-school level Curiosity Lab Program, which integrates college readiness and one-on-one tutoring with our unique Curiosity Lab model. |
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Anchorage Community Mental Health Services Inc
4020 Folker Street
Anchorage,AK99508
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Alaska Seeds of Change (Seeds) is a vocational program of Anchorage Community Mental Health Services Inc dba Alaska Behavioral Health (AKBH), a certified community behavioral healthcare center that aims to strengthen Alaska communities and improve the lives of its clients through exceptional behavioral healthcare. Seeds works with transition age youth (TAY) ages 14-24 to help them develop both the vocational and life skills needed to become successful adults. Youth learn essential workplace skills such as communication and professionalism, as well as attention to detail, data collection, kitchen etiquette, and farming skills in the context of both our indoor hydroponic farm and outdoor growing spaces all within a trauma-informed, supportive environment. |
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Anchorage Park Foundation
3201 C Street Suite 111
Anchorage,AK99503
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Youth Employment in Parks (YEP) is an annual 10-week intensive summer workforce development program designed to positively engage a new generation of diverse young leaders. YEP offers Anchorage teens ages 16-19 from predominantly low-income neighborhoods, job skills by building trails, restoring stream banks, and performing a variety of park and trail projects that benefit the public. Participants engage in weekly Educational Recreation Days that are field trips to a variety of different public lands to increase their civic engagement, outdoor recreation experiences, environmental awareness, understanding of social justice issues, leadership skills, and career opportunities. This program culminates with Mentorship Week to help teens develop their own individualized career path in their field of interest. For most, YEP is a first job experience, offering needed household income, valuable exposure to the professional world, understanding of Alaska's unique natural resources, and confiden |
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Asian Counseling and Referral Service
3639 Martin Luther King Jr Way S
Seattle,WA98144
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Pathways to our Future is a program designed for low-income youth, English language learners (ELL) and Southeast Asian youth and will provide leadership development, cultural identity workshops, educational support, job readiness training, anti-racism training and other strategies proven to prepare young people for adulthood. ACRS partners with the Seattle School District to offer onsite afterschool job readiness programming to immigrant and Southeast Asian high school students. We work with students to develop graduation and post-high school goals. We provide workshops for parents and guardians so they can support their student's academic and post-graduation success. |
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Asian Health Services
101 8th Street Suite 100
Oakland,CA94607
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The "API Youth Empowered for Success" program at AHS is an internship program serving primarily API youth in Oakland, California. The program prioritizes young people ages 13-24 from low-income, immigrant families who face challenges including living in limited English-speaking households, recently immigrated households, and under-resourced neighborhoods. It is designed to provide youth with enriching career exploration and help them develop leadership skills relevant to success in college and the workforce. Approximately 30 youth will take part in three-month internships (fall, spring, or summer cohorts). Each youth participant will meet weekly with AHS Youth Program staff to: learn about careers in public health; build relationships with adult professionals experienced in these careers; receive tangible advice on college and career readiness; deeply examine public health topics and various health equity issues affecting APIs and other communities of color; develop a community project |
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Blue Planet Foundation
126 Queen Street Suite 204
Honolulu,HI96813
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We believe that youth will play a critical role in the clean energy transformation. Blue Planet's Climate Crew program aims to empower a coalition of youth leaders from across Hawaii who are passionate about addressing the climate challenge. This unique learning experience combines professional development training and hands-on learning opportunities to build a deepened understanding of the complexities surrounding climate change. Over 7 months, 25 engaged and passionate students will have an opportunity to deepen their knowledge of climate and how it is impacting their communities, develop new soft skills to prepare them for college and beyond, explore career pathways with the guidance of a dedicated mentor from the local business community, and find creative ways to take action on climate using their unique strengths. |
10,000 |
Bridging Cultural Gaps
946 Industry Drive
Tukwila,WA98188
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The Hidden Genius Coding program is a structured high quality learning program supports young geniuses unlock their inner drive, creativity, and abilities. It serves BIPOC and Immigrant/Refugee Middle/High school students ages 12-17 with the target outcome of enhancing 21st century skills and exposure to STEM topics. The program introduces traditionally marginalized young students of color to the field of technology. Numerous studies have shown that exposing young people of color to STEM fields helps propel them into underrepresented fields that are currently lacking diversity. The program is offered in the summer and after school in a hybrid format. |
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Chinatown Community Development Center
1525 Grant Avenue
San Francisco,CA94133
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The Program's "Education and Career Attainment for Low-Income Youth Project" provides high-quality college counseling free to low-income, BIPOC high school students. This project uses a long term, deep engagement model to create a continuum of support that is comprehensive, culturally conducive, and flexible to meet the needs of the student and their family. The project's goal is to create a comprehensive college access program for parents and students to engage in as they progress on a pathway to college admission. This goal is accomplished through a fully sequenced, year-round educational access program for 25 to 30 high school students. In addition, 20-50 low-income high school students do site visits of colleges, in and outside of California, to learn about different colleges and campus life. These trips give them information and connections so that, after they are admitted, they can engage more quickly in their academic work and campus activities. Students meet weekly during the s |
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City Year SeattleKing County
2203 23rd Ave S 101
Seattle,WA98144
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The Whole School, Whole Child program is dual impact: We provide Career Development offerings to talented young adult AmeriCorps members who then provide impactful direct service to thousands of Seattle students. In the 2023-2024 school year, we will deploy 40-55 AmeriCorps members (ages 17-26) to serve 3,800 students in eight elementary, middle, and high schools and provide targeted interventions to 400-500 students. We are providing schools with vital extra human capacity and support as students return to the classroom to reconnect with their peers, reengage in their learning, and continue to recover from impacts of the pandemic. |
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ClimbHI
175 Nawiliwili Street
Honolulu,HI96825
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ClimbHI's Leadership Exploration Inspiration Program is a workforce development program to inspire Hawai'i's youth to select careers in the Hawai'i visitor industry by providing them with exposure to the variety of careers in the industry and the different pathways to success. From the student's perspective LEI represents an opportunity for Leadership, Exploration and Inspiration, and from the visitor industry's perspective LEI provides an opportunity to Lead, Expose, and Inspire Hawaii's youth. |
10,000 |
College Possible
532 SE Grand Avenue
Portland,OR97214
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College Possible's Summer Transition Program will serve approximately 242 graduating high school seniors who attend one of seven Portland Metro area partner high schools and eight NW and NE Oregon rural partner high schools. The program begins with an in-person workshop at Portland State University in May 2023. College Possible staff, coaches and community volunteers will guide students through topics like: .Professional communication .Financial literacy .Academic interests and majors .Building relationships on campus. During the workshop, each student receives one-on-one coaching to help track and complete enrollment tasks. |
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Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
2149 Lauwiliwili Street Suite 200
Kapolei,HI96707
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Disaster Relief for Maui fire. |
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Covenant House Alaska
755 A Street
Anchorage,AK99501
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Covenant House Alaska (CHA) is in our 34th year of serving youth. Our Education & Employment (E&E) department is available to all youth entering our services, ages 13-24. The goal of the E&E Department is to help youth overcome barriers to completing their education and gaining meaningful employment/income, ultimately setting them up for success in life. We believe a focus on E&E services to be one of the most impactful way to break the cycle of homelessness for the youth we serve. |
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CuriOdyssey
1651 Coyote Point Drive
San Mateo,CA94401
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CuriOdyssey seeks grant support for its STEMCorps program, a strategic initiative with a goal of empowering underrepresented youth to pursue STEM learning opportunities. It has four pillars: STEM Mentors, Educator Professional Development, Youth Advocacy and Community Partnerships. |
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DevMission
360 Valencia Street
San Francisco,CA94103
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Dev/Mission offers five programs for low-income children, youth, and young adults to break the cycle of poverty in communities of color and diversify the tech industry. All programming is delivered at San Francisco affordable housing developments. -STEAM Hub Exploratory Lab: K-12 children and youth explore STEAM concepts through after-school support, computer lab access, and summer camps -STEAM Digital Arts Program: Youth and young adults ages 14-21 build skills and interest in digital arts -Pre-Apprenticeship Program: A 12-week program providing training and skills to 16 to 24-year-old youth, providing connections to postsecondary education and tech career pathways -Community Technology Associate (CTA) Internship Program: Graduates of the Pre-Apprenticeship program provide tech support services to low-income residents of public housing, gaining valuable work experience and building professional skills while narrowing the digital divide in San Francisco's affordable housing communities |
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Dress for Success Seattle
600 Pine Street Suite 310
Seattle,WA98101
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The purpose of this grant is to specifically support women who use our services aged 18-24. In 2023, we are strategically expanding outreach to universities, community colleges and upperclassmen recruitment in high school. The educational and professional landscape has become increasingly competitive and challenging for university, community college, and high school upperclassmen students. Many of these students face significant obstacles as they transition into the workforce or pursue higher education opportunities. Students often lack access to comprehensive professional development resources, including resume-building workshops, interview preparation, networking opportunities, and workplace etiquette guidance. These crucial skills are not consistently integrated into standard curricula, leaving students unprepared for the competitive job market. A considerable portion of the target student population comes from low-income backgrounds, facing financial limitations that hinder their a |
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Elementary Institute of Science
608 51st Street
San Diego,CA92114
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Girls Take Flight starts in January with assemblies for up to 100 sophomore and junior year girls at select high schools in San Diego's low-income neighborhoods. Students are introduced to the people, technology, use, and careers related to UAVs, with a focus on females working in this sector. The kick-off attendees are invited to apply for a weeklong drone camp with 40 hours of instruction, where 20 girls will learn basic coding to program autonomous flight, learn basic manual flying skills, and practice on a drone flight simulator. Camp participants are invited to apply for an intensive practicum at EIS that runs from May through October. Ten girls are chosen to continue into this final stage of the program. The practicum takes place after school, on weekends, and on summer weekdays for a total of 150 hours of instruction. Instructors help students study for their 107 Remote Pilot Certification. |
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EXCEL Alaska Inc
4101 University Drive
Anchorage,AK99508
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EXCEL Alaska, Inc. provides youth and young adults in rural Alaska with an opportunity for individualized, real-life academic and career-oriented experiences to complete the necessary requirements needed to receive a high school diploma and make a successful transition into post-secondary training and the workforce. EXCEL's mission/vision is to provide rural Alaska youth and young adults with the transition skills to be successful after they graduate from high school, whether it be residing in a rural or urban area of their choice. This is accomplished through increasing each student's awareness and knowledge in a wide variety of areas including personal, social and career development, service training, urban familiarization, leadership, character, and life skills development. It encompasses multiple (15 or more) variable-term training sessions throughout the calendar year. The duration of each session ranges from 3 - 30 day depending on the age and type of training. Sessions are held |
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Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc
101 S Willowbrook Avenue Suite 652
Compton,CA90223
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FCAEF Flight Program: . 9-month program . FAA-approved flight curriculum . Pilot kit: Log Book, Binder, Photo ID, Syllabus/Literature (paper and electronic), Flight Computer, and Covid Kit. . Alternating Saturday courses: 1) On-site flying instructions. 2) Zoom flight control policies and procedures instruction. 3) Pop quizzes to assess learning potential and information retention. . Accelerated course for graduates, ages15+: 1) Extra 2 hours of ground and flying time. 2) Additional resources: Part 1 and Part 2 Syllabus, extended group sessions, and private lessons with a certified flight instructor. |
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Friends of the Children - Seattle
PO Box 18886
Seattle,WA98118
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Working with youth in grades 6-12, mentors in our Teen Program set specific goals on post-secondary plans with their youth year-round and increase their access to job trainings, job shadowing and other career exploration activities throughout youths' time in middle and high school. College, career, and post-secondary readiness activities are structured by grade level: 1) career awareness - grades 6-7. 2) career exploration - grades 8-9. 3) skill training - grades 9-10. 4) work force training - grades 10-12. 5) setting a path for career or college - grades 11+. |
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Girl Scouts of Hawaii
410 Atkinson Drive Ste 2E1 Box 3
Honolulu,HI96814
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Girl Scouts of Hawaii (GSH) will deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) to over 2,200 Girl Scouts ages 5-18 years old. This includes 485 Girl Scouts from low-income families that will benefit from the After School Leadership Program (ASLP). For approximately 28 weeks starting in October 2023, troops will meet up to twice weekly in age-delineated groups with a Troop Leader. GSH provides girls with access to high-quality educational programming and STEM learning opportunities that inspire them to enter STEM in higher education and future careers. GSLE is a program model used nationally and informed by rigorous research carried out by the Girl Scout Research Institute. GSLE engages girls in Leadership Journeys that involve them in decision-making and leadership activities, hands-on learning through an ongoing cycle of action and reflection, and cooperative work to promote fun, friendship, and teamwork that are integral to Girl Scouting. Leadership Journeys are comprised of a |
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Girl Scouts of Western Washington
5601 6th Ave S Suite 150
Seattle,WA98108
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The Sky's the Limit: Discover Aviation & Aerospace program is designed to serve Girl Scouts K-12. It's a progressive program model building upon itself as Girl Scouts move from elementary to middle school, and on to high school. The program ignites an interest in aviation and aerospace,?while providing skill?building opportunities, experiential activities,?exposure?to women in the industry,?mentorships, and highlights career paths in aviation and aerospace.?The program also aligns with the Girl Scout national movement of?placing?2.5 million youth members into the STEM workforce pipeline by 2025 through innovative hands-on, girl-led programming. |
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Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest
4800 SW Macadam Avenue
Portland,OR97239
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Eureka! is an immersive, five-year STEAM program for 8th-12th grade students. Eureka! delivers between 90-130 program hours per year through STEAM summer camps, summer internships, and school-year workshops, field trips, and guest lectures. With additional focus on career exploration, college preparation, and life skills, Eureka! inspires 8th-12th grade students to imagine their roles in the STEAM workforce and take concrete steps towards realizing their ambitions. Long-term, Eureka! diversifies the STEAM workforce, and helps women break cycles of poverty. |
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Home Start Inc
5005 Texas Street Suite 203
San Diego,CA92108
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Home Start's Thrift Boutique and Bright Futures Candles social enterprises provide on-the-job training and employment opportunities for disconnected pregnant and parenting female youth (ages 18-24) who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. These programs provide hands-on, trauma-informed job experience that lifts these disconnected youth out of poverty and safeguards children against the risk of abuse, neglect, and trauma. The objective of our Social Enterprises is not necessarily to prepare disconnected young women for a retail career, but rather to introduce them to the world of work, build confidence, and help them identify their skills. |
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Ilisagvik College
PO Box 749
Barrow,AK99723
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Ilisagvik College is the only tribal college in Alaska. While our primary population is Inupiaq, we serve a broad population of tribal and Alaskan students. The grant will provide workforce, vocational, and academic education to our students, as well as offer various types of pre-college programming to encourage rural Alaskan students to consider college and think about their future. |
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Junior Achievement of Alaska
639 W International Airport Road Su
Anchorage,AK99518
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The Junior Achievement of Alaska Statewide K-12 Economic Empowerment & Work Readiness program is designed to engage students on a subject over multiple grades, from a student's first day in kindergarten and throughout their K-12 years, preparing them for the transition to post-secondary education, work, and adulthood. The program focuses on critical life skills such as how to manage money, how to prepare for a job or career and how to start a business. |
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JVS SoCal
6505 Wilshire Blvd Suite 200
Los Angeles,CA90048
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JVS SoCal's Youth Innovation Centers (YICs), formerly called the Youth Services Division, were designed with today's youth in mind and increase access to STEAM career exploration and high-paying careers in STEAM fields to 300-600 at-promise youth annually. These youth are aged 14-24 and come from all backgrounds and circumstances. JVS SoCal is proud to have imagined YICs at three JVS SoCal-operated AJCCs (America's Job Centers of California) in West Los Angeles, Lancaster and Palmdale. Together with the youth we serve, youth career coaches provide: 1:1 case management and career assessments that prepare youth for the next stage of their life journey, whether that's job training or identifying their course of study in higher education. Space for hands-on introduction to STEAM careers; the 20-hour World of Work workshops; including: Job preparation and workplace readiness skills where young people learn business acumen including workplace expectations, conflict resolution, positive probl |
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KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
4518 University Way NE 310
Seattle,WA98105
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Each year since 2004, RadioActive has been teaching 600+ underserved youth (ages 15-18) without access to high quality enrichment and arts programs to use their voice and providing them a platform through three programs: Intro to Journalism Workshop: RadioActive's flagship summer program -a multi-week intensive workshop where youth learn how to interview, write scripts, edit, and produce and publish radio stories and podcasts on topics of their choice. Advanced Producers Program: A program tailored to graduates of the Intro to Journalism workshop who want to expand their storytelling and production skills while forming deeper connections with KUOW journalists. Community Workshops: Shorter, "pop-up" sessions hosted throughout the Puget Sound region and primarily staffed by RadioActive graduates, where youth learn production skills and create short radio stories. |
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Kupu
677 Ala Moana Blvd Suite 1200
Honolulu,HI96813
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A program of Kupu and Kokua Hawai?i Foundation, the Hawai?i Youth Sustainability Challenge (HYSC) is an initiative to empower Hawai?i youth in grades 9-12 across the State to create solutions to conservation and sustainability challenges in their schools and communities. Students can address challenges they have personally identified or tackle "community partner challenges" (i.e. top problems confronted by organizations across the state that would benefit from creative solutions developed by students). |
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Latino Education Advancement Foundation
538A Valley Way Building 3
Milpitas,CA95035
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The LEAF Center for College Success (LCCS) is a template for success that supports students through the first two years of college. The program application process begins early in the year and targets local high schools in East San Jose. Currently, LEAF is working with the East Side Union High School District and the Foundation for Hispanic Education to support low-income first-generation Latino/a students. Students accepted into the LCCS program will be invited to participate in the Summer College Kick-Off prior to beginning their post-secondary program. Summer College Kick-Off will be an in-person opportunity for students to orient to the College Success and Career Exploration and Discovery Programs and complete the necessary items for fall post-secondary enrollment. The program will provide students with an understanding of the college timeline, build a two-year or four-year plan, explore personal strengths and interests, connect coursework to a career pathway, study skills, and mor |
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Latino Network
10 NE 18th Avenue
Portland,OR97232
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Ninth Grade Counts focuses on helping students uncover their own potential, supports them in their academic and socio-cultural journey toward high school graduation, and encourages them to pursue post-secondary education. Ninth Grade Counts provides students with leadership development skills, a stronger sense of connection to their academic and cultural community and enhances student self-perception of confidence and adversity. Latino Network will enroll 20 Latinx students at our East County cohort with a focus on academic priority students, many who are at risk of gun violence in their neighborhood. Recruitment will focus on existing Latino Network after-school programs at feeder middle schools, recommendations from counselors and partner agencies, and word of mouth. Students will attend four days a week of full-day academic and pro-social programming for four weeks, and receive .5 credit through their high school for completing the full session. |
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Needs of the Community Society
416 N 70th Street
Seattle,WA98103
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Awesome Possum Landscaping (APL) is a supported employment and training program that provides real-pay landscaping employment opportunities for transitional youth with disabilities (ages 18 - 20) in King County and is unique in the following three ways: 1. Offers a free and adaptive vocational training program titled the Awesome Training Program, where participants earn a special certification upon completion. Unlike any other training and certification program, transitional youth with disabilities are paid real-wages to complete this program. 2. Hires participants directly from the Awesome Training Program to fulfill employment needs at NOC Society's social enterprise, Awesome Possum Landscaping. 3. Continues to offer up to two hours per week of "on the job" adaptive training, outside of basic work duties, to further develop transferable workforce skills for young adults with disabilities in the landscaping sector. |
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Northwest Center
1119 SW 7th Street
Renton,WA98057
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The Transition Services program. NWC's Transition Services program connects individuals with disabilities in Washington state with meaningful and lasting employment. Our Transition Services program seeks to address the employment gap between persons with and without a disability by working with youth with disabilities who are exiting the education system and seeking to find and keep meaningful employment and achieve a level of economic self-sufficiency. Given the current state of the economy, our Transition Services program is needed more than ever to help youth with disabilities become and remain as economically self-sufficient as they can be. Each new Transition Services cohort begins with the academic school year and then continues throughout the year to graduation. Employment Consultants support youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities as they explore various kinds of employment, learn the hard and soft skills necessary to succeed in the workplace, apply and interview |
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Old Skool Cafe
1429 Mendell Street
San Francisco,CA94124
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Old Skool Cafe is a youth-run supper club that serves 120+ youth aged 16-22 in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood annually. Of that total, 30 high-risk youth are selected to receive in-depth vocational restaurant training, job opportunities, mentoring, and wrap-around services, 60 additional youth participate in quarterly workshops and 20-80 youth are paid as in-house musicians and performers. They participate in workforce development training, develop life skills, and receive comprehensive wrap-around support services. They also benefit from ongoing mentoring and coaching while participating in all phases of business operations, from cooking to customer service. Old Skool's training program is designed to be flexible, scaffolded, and meet the needs of our youth. The heart of the program is the mentorship the youth receive from success coaches. |
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
1945 SE Water Avenue
Portland,OR97214
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The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) aims to improve access to STEAM education. In pursuit of this mission, we continually seek innovative ways to reach those who cannot access science learning at the museum. This work stems from feedback we have heard through community listening sessions that transportation, geography, and finances can be barriers to our educational programming. One of the most impactful access programs we provide that addresses this need is our Statewide Engagement programming. This dynamic K-8th programming delivers hands-on science experiences directly to schools, community organizations, and partner organizations wherever they need us most. Participating in over 30 classes and assemblies that explore topics like astronomy to biology and physics, students gain an introduction to essential STEAM concepts that help them build confidence, develop persistence, and achieve academic success. All of our programming is NGSS-aligned and supports the teachers and |
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Rainier Scholars
2100 24th Ave S Suite 360
Seattle,WA98144
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At Rainier Scholars we provide our scholars with the skills and support they need to earn a college degree. However, academic preparation alone isn't enough to chart a career path. Our Leadership & Career Development programming provides opportunities that position scholars for success in their future careers. Scholars explore their interests and possible career pathways, while also developing executive functioning, technical and social-emotional skills they will need to navigate their professional journey as young leaders of color. |
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REAP Inc
10808 NE Halsey Street
Portland,OR97220
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REAP serves 3rd-12th grade students who face barriers compared to statewide averages in academic, health, and other socioeconomic outcomes. Currently, REAP provides programs in 9 different school districts for a total of 24 school sites located in Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, and Washington Counties. YEP provides year-long, integrated career and entrepreneurship training to middle and high school students through multi-layered educational support programming, with additional entrepreneurial/workforce development activities integrated throughout. The students engage in market research and analysis while learning how to write a strong business plan. The curriculum then focuses on product and service development, website building, branding, marketing, and strengthening public speaking skills by providing networking opportunities to build relationships with CEOs, business executives, potential investors, and community leaders as they start launching their businesses out to the world. |
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Residential Youth Services and Empowerment
PO Box 11662
Honolulu,HI96828
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Ohana RYSE-ing is an outreach and enrichment program to support Hawaii's most vulnerable families: youth homeless families. With this new initiative, we are strengthening our services for teenage parents and their children. At RYSE, we provide youth with shelter and address their specific needs by providing services that tackle mental health, behavioral health, and substance abuse issues. We also offer education and employment programs to get them on track to becoming self-sustainable and stable. This new program enhances our current programs by supporting youth with community-oriented, place-based, and heart-centered activities. |
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Re-Use Hawaii
200 Keawe Street
Honolulu,HI96813
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The Workforce Development (WFD) Program provides our community with training for sustainable jobs in our state. Mentorship and training are offered in woodworking, construction, retail, and nonprofit management. Providing access to job opportunities (with a wide range of abilities, ages, and experience) and honors the local culture, not to mention offering skill-building and supporting the growth of a budding industry. |
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San Diego Parks Foundation
1180 Rosecrans Street 517
San Diego,CA92106
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San Diego Parks Foundation (SDPF) is requesting support for a cohort of the Park Ambassador Program in the fall of 2023 in San Ysidro. The fall Park Ambassador Program will provide nine intensive workshops and experiential opportunities to youths ages 16-24 living in low-income areas of San Diego and conclude with a 26-week paid internship at one of the City's recreation facilities or another City department. After graduation from the program, SDPF will maintain an ongoing relationship to ensure longer term success. While the curriculum is primarily focused on internships and jobs as Recreation Aides and Recreation Leaders for the City, other City job opportunities are also presented. |
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Scopa Has a Dream Inc
PO Box 1004
Healdsburg,CA95448
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-Launched in 2017, the FirstGen College Counseling Program ("FirstGen") creates a supportive college-going culture for underserved Latino/Hispanic students and their families. -Each school year, FirstGen serves 40-50 (currently 44) young people between the ages of 14 and 19 (high school freshmen through first-year college students). Participants must be eligible for Free and Reduced Price Meals (FRPM), be the first in their families to attend college, agree to take honors and AP level courses in high school and maintain a 3.0 or above GPA. -Students join FirstGen in the summer before they begin 9th grade. The program encourages them to enroll in honors or AP classes, participate in academic tutoring when needed, attend college visits, and participate in career exploration learning experiences, including summer programs on college campuses. -Parents and caregivers gain skills to support their students' progress through bi-monthly workshops on financial planning, college applications, an |
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SFMade
150 Hooper Street Suite 200
San Francisco,CA94107
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SFMade's youth program, Inside Manufacturing, exposes diverse low-income youth to careers in manufacturing. We work with JVS: San Francisco Bay Area to recruit young people for the program at the beginning of each school year. SFMade supports manufacturers interested in hosting an intern for a season by identifying their needs, developing a meaningful internship, and matching with a youth intern. JVS also provides young people placed in internships with wrap-around services and supplemental support to ensure they are experiencing a positive and successful experience with their employer. |
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Sharefest Community Development Inc
638 S Beacon Street Suite 700
San Pedro,CA90731
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Sharefest's Youth Leadership Academy is a year-round career workforce development program for students attending or graduating from six Continuation High Schools in the South LA and Harbor areas of Los Angeles. Working closely with school administrators and teachers under an agreement with the LAUSD (that does not include funding), Sharefest's Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) delivers credit-eligible College and Career Development courses at the school site that encompass foundational personal growth work in Socio-Emotional Learning, Purpose Education, Professional Development, College/Career Access, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Literacy. YLA Instructors serve as Mentors, with group mentoring built into the class time and 1-on-1 mentoring available on a regular basis. The YLA includes Case Management to support student mental health through trauma-informed system navigation assistance, and linkages to additional resources, including school-based psychiatric social workers. YLA coursew |
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Solid Ground Washington
1501 N 45th St
Seattle,WA98103
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?Through our CCR program, including weekly two-hour CCR meetings, Sand Point middle, high school, and young adult students receive guidance and resources to meet their immediate needs and work towards their academic and career goals through one-to-one mentorship and support. Students' academic and career goals inform the unique and individualized support they receive so they can succeed in their future. CCR program participants receive tutoring and mentorship that promotes success in academics, college applications and preparation, career exploration, and more. Additionally, with the program running throughout the duration of the Seattle Public Schools academic year, students have the opportunity to receive support and mentorship for long periods of time and develop positive relationships with staff, program volunteers, and their peers while leveraging in-school opportunities to supplement their learning. |
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Southwest Youth and Family Services
4555 Delridge Way SW
Seattle,WA98106
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Becoming A Man (BAM) is a trauma-informed school-based counseling, mentoring, and character development program for vulnerable young men in grades 7 thru 12. Currently delivered in four schools in the Highline School District and serving approximately 280 students, we are continuing to expand to more schools and additional school districts. Each session is built around a lesson plan designed to develop a specific skill through stories, role-playing and group exercises. The highly successful program integrates clinical theory and practice, men's rites of passage work, and a dynamic approach to youth engagement. |
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STEM Paths Innovation Network
3407 NE 2nd Street Suite 125
Renton,WA98056
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STEM Paths Innovation Network's suite of SPIN Girls programs provide girls of color with unique, hands-on STEM experiences that support their academic achievement, build leadership skills, and inspire and prepare them to pursue careers in STEM. In the 2023-2024 program year, we seek to serve 150 girls* in grades 6-12 from across King County through the SPIN Girls suite of programming. |
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Technology Access Foundation
605 SW 108th Street
Seattle,WA98146
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College and Career Readiness (CCR) is a pillar of TAF's education model to advance equity in education for students of color by providing equitable access to postsecondary credentials and entry to competitive, high-skilled careers where people of color are underrepresented. Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) provide leadership development and mentoring, with an aim of preparing students of color for success in college, career, and life. Together, CCR and ELO provide experiences for students of color to prepare them for successful careers, advanced education, community leadership, and lifelong learning; and be the driving force needed to create the world they envision. CCR and ELO are distinguished components of the student experience at TAF's two co-managed academies. |
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Teens in Public Service
2900 NE Blakeley Street Suite B
Seattle,WA98105
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The TIPS Summer Internship Program is an eight-week, part-time, paid summer internship program for Puget Sound area high school youth. Teens from over 35 high schools are matched with a local nonprofit where they gain practical work experience, build leadership skills, and put their values into action, while developing values of compassion and social responsibility - values that grow and deepen throughout their lives, and inspire them to continue serving long past their internships. |
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The Peninsula College Fund
526 Valley Way
Milpitas,CA95035
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PCF is launching a new online Learning Center that provides an engaging, interactive environment for students to access digital courses designed to help prepare them for careers and life after college. Funding by Alaska Air Foundation through this proposal will allow PCF to continue to expand the new Learning Center offerings that address a growing population of PCF scholars. Provide all PCF scholars with access to high quality online training offerings that support them in their path to college and career success. Identify sufficient funding to assure on-going development and growth of the PCF Learning Center. |
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The Student Conservation Inc
725 Christensen Drive Suite 6
Anchorage,AK99501
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The Regional High School Youth Crew consists of two to four weeks paid, summer programming providing primarily rural, Alaska Native youth with practical workforce skills through hands-on conservation projects on public lands in or near their home boroughs. Regional High School Youth Crew members are usually Alaska Native and are shareholders or shareholder descendants of an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC). The kids usually live in the same region of the state as where they serve. They usually serve on federally administered lands (NPS and USFS are most common) but occasionally serve on ANC tribal land. |
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The Student Conservation Inc
2150 Allston Way Suite 320
Berkeley,CA94704
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SCA will recruit and train youth to complete greening projects throughout the Bay Area. These members will work on various conservation and climate resilience projects, alongside our partners. Each youth will have a paid position of at least the state's minimum wage. SCA's program partners include Sausal Creek, East Bay Regional Parks, U.S. Forest Service, and the Cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and Vallejo. Members will receive training and education (depending on age requirements) in tool use, equipment maintenance, trail maintenance and construction, prescribed burns, professional development, JEDI training, CPR/First Aid, plant identification, urban forestry basics, GIS mapping, and more. SCA's unique workforce development structure is designed to expand skills and knowledge to build a better future. |
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Treehouse
2100 24th Avenue South Suite 200
Seattle,WA98144
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Graduation Success is Treehouse's core education program for youth in foster care. In our program Education Specialists, trained youth-development professionals, build long-term trusting relationships and meet weekly with high school youth in foster care to coach them in self-advocacy, problem solving and developing a Student-Centered Plan. Students set goals that are personally meaningful, helping them build a sense of autonomy and self-direction and Education Specialists provide incentives for hitting milestones as participants work towards their goals. Education Specialists coordinate with caregivers, social workers, and school staff to build a team of supportive adults around each youth and guide them as they explore career options and map out their plans through high school graduation and beyond. They monitor data we receive daily on each student's attendance, course performance and any behavior issues, intervening when needed to advocate and help youth keep on track. Youth are al |
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Ultimate Hawaiian Trail Run Foundation Inc
PO Box 785
Lawai,HI96765
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The Keala Kids Curriculum is designed to mentor individual youth in their strength to serve their communities with clarity, confidence, and conviction. Through physical exercise and learning lessons, we endeavor to create meaningful and sustainable connections that align an individual to their full purpose and potential in all aspects of their life. This is a prevention-based program applied through the programs of Keiki to Coach Internship, Youth Engagement Prevention Program and Crossfit Kids. Program format includes a word of the day, group discussion, meditation, structured exercise practices, and community building. |
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United Way of San Diego County
4699 Murphy Canyon Road
San Diego,CA92123
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To increase middle and high school interest in STEAM Careers, United Way of San Diego County (UWSD) respectfully requests support for Every Student, Every Family: STEAM-to-Careers. This collaborative initiative is an afterschool extended learning program tailored to meet the needs of low-income high school students. ESEF: STEAM-to-Careers supports UWSD's goal to facilitate more equitable systems, providing every student and every family access to education and opportunities needed to succeed. Afterschool programming activities include science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and literacy-focused enrichment activities for San Diego County's underserved youth residing in Southeastern San Diego and Escondido. 250 students that participate in the program will also receive services like targeted career pathways counseling, engagement with STEAM professionals, and career experiences related to their pathway of interest. After completing the program, students will have a better un |
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Washington FIRST Robotics
22426 72nd Ave S
Kent,WA98032
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FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Washington engages youth ages 6-18 in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, technology, engineering, and math skills, inspire innovation, and foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. We strive to bring STEM equity, access, and inclusion to the most disadvantaged youth in communities lacking resources so that ALL youth can develop 21st-century workforce/life skills, so that the STEM pipeline includes more diversity, and so that we can solve the STEM workforce shortage for local businesses. |
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Young and Prosperous Foundation
6785 Imperial Avenue
San Diego,CA92114
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Scholarship Excellence was created to change the trajectory of students' lives through education success. Students in the Scholarship Excellence also known as (SE) will engage in after school tutoring, college preparatory cohorts, financial aid/scholarship workshops and college tours in and out of the state of California. Objectives: The objective of Scholarship Excellence is to: .Offer youth programs to promote academic success .Promote leadership development .Promote 100 percent high graduation rate .Encourage each student to attend a college or university .Attended college and university tours in and out of the state of California |
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YMCA of Greater Seattle
909 4th Avenue
Seattle,WA98104
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The Charlie LaBenz Youth Development Center was designed to address this need in South King County, providing a space specifically designed for teens in this region to hang out and be themselves. The Center offers games, art supplies, computers, music production equipment, and athletic equipment for teens to access on a drop-in basis. The Center also offers targeted programming; for example, a Learning Lab where high school students can access structured workshops and unstructured study assistance. Moreover, through its dedicated staff members, the Center offers safe and trustworthy adult mentors for young people who may not have positive adults elsewhere in their lives. Through programming at the Center, young people receive many opportunities to develop their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities. |
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Young Women's Christian Association of Seattle
1118 5th Avenue
Seattle,WA98101
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The Femme2STEM program will serve 30 female-identified participants enrolled in high school and/or college who have a strong interest in and commitment to science, technology, engineering, or math. During the program, youth also engage in the following program offerings which are described in more detail in the attached executive summary. -Project-Based Internships -Career Exploration -STEM College and Career Readiness -College and Career Navigation Support -Academic and Social-Emotional Support -Mentorship and Peer Support |
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Youth Employment Service of the Harbor Area Inc
3720 South Susan Street Suite 110
Santa Ana,CA92704
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We provide individualized and curriculum-based services to prepare youth and young adults for successful employment. Through the program, we offer the following services to youth and young adults in our community: Employment Skills Workshop: This foundational workshop engages clients in a series of exercises to help them discover their unique skills and abilities which are then built into a succinct answer to the perennial interview prompt, "So, tell me about yourself." Mock Interviews: These new skills are put into practice with Mock Interviewing, conducted by our cadre of community volunteers from all professions throughout Orange County. After completion of the above, clients have access to the following services: Job Search Assistance: YES youth have access to the online YES Job Board, one-on-one mentoring, and life skills coaching. Mentorship: We pair our participants with volunteer mentors from our corporate partners who share their expertise and knowledge. |
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Youth Inspiration Nation Inc
322 N Azusa Avenue Suite 103
La Puente,CA91744
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Youth inspiration Nation has designed an aviation program for primarily 5th - 8th grade students. Every seven weeks, ten young aviators per class will attend The Aviation Education 4 Kids Workshop. Our workshop uses descriptive, theatric video instruction, STEM models, aviation games, virtual reality space walks and planetary visits, as well as static and full motion flight simulators to teach kids about the basic principles of aviation. By the time our workshop comes to a close, our young aviators will have picked up math, physics, communication, and navigational skills that any flight instructor would be proud of. We teach our students how to, "Make the Skies Their Playground!" |
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YouthCare
PO Box 15258
Seattle,WA98115
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YouthCare's Education & Employment programs are uniquely designed to engage youth experiencing homelessness in King County, ages 16-24, at their current education and skills level and help them work towards practical skills and employability that will support long-term self-sufficiency. YouthCare offers six distinct Employment programs providing youth with access to a range of skills and experiences. |
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Yuut Elitnaurviat Inc
PO Box 869
Bethel,AK99559
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Yuut Elitnaurviat provides workforce development programs in Adult Education, Drivers Education (ADL & CDL), Healthcare, Construction Trades, Rural Law Enforcement and Aviation. Operate the only FAA approved Aviation Mechanic Program in Rural Alaska. |
10,000 |
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