5-20 Insight Part II Highlighting Outstanding Programs to Support Youth Employment

Published: May 21, 2018, 2:44 p.m.

Loraine Ballard Morrill highlights highly successful programs that support young people in obtaining family sustaining jobs. First off - Project WOW (World of Work) offers 24-weeks of career training and GED/high school equivalency test prep for 18-24-year olds who have dropped out of high school and TechServ Scholars (A unique, year-long opportunity for Philly youth (ages 17-24) who want to help their community while developing technical and career skills both operated by JEVS Human Services.
Loraine discusses The Business Center which has their annual Youth & Money Summer Enrichment Entrepreneurship Programs
www.thebizctr.com.
And finally Year Up which enables young adults to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year . https://www.yearup.org/