Offers a program for out-of-work and out-of-school youth ages 16-24 that provides career/college readiness workshops and on-the-job training.
Juma’s YouthConnect program offers complete financial literacy workshops, college and career readiness workshops and soft skills development while also participating in internships. Youth participating in this program are hired by Juma to work concessions in the stadiums at minimum wage.
Helps youth ages 16-25 gain employable skills and work history by partnering with with businesses willing to help mentor, teach work ethics, workplace conduct, and develop hirable job skills. Participants also attend weekly workshops.
Helps youth ages 16-25 gain employable skills and work history by partnering with with businesses willing to help mentor, teach work ethics, workplace conduct, and develop hirable job skills. Program provides 100 hours of on-the-job experience, case management, and a variety of incentives. Participants also attend weekly classes and workshops which teach skills including resume writing, interview skills, financial management and customer service.
Youth Aerospace Program offered at Evergreen Goodwill's Job Training Center in Marysville
Prepares high school juniors for a career in the aerospace/advanced manufacturing industry. Program is free and offers financial stipend. Students completing this two-year program will receive an aerospace/advanced manufacturing credential.
Prepares high school juniors for a career in the aerospace/advanced manufacturing industry. Offers ongoing support and Saturday workshops throughout the students’ senior year to ensure they are on track for high school graduation and ready for college programs in aerospace. Includes up to four quarters of aerospace/advanced manufacturing classes at Renton Technical College, as well as ongoing college and career navigation and support services. Students completing this two-year program will receive an aerospace/advanced manufacturing credential from Renton Technical College and job placement assistance.
Support Services offered at SafeFutures Youth Center
Offers free after-school academic support and individualized plans to decrease or remove barriers to learning for youth ages 12-21 who are at moderate to high risk of academic failure. Operates a summer youth employment program.
Promote all aspects of youth development including academic engagement, leadership and social skills, community involvement, and pathways to post-secondary education and employment. Helps youth and their families build healthy futures by addressing their entire environment and breaking down barriers that hinder success.
Motivating Youth to Succeed in Academics (MYSA)
Offers free after-school academic support and individualized plans to decrease or remove barriers to learning for youth, ages 12-21, who are at moderate to high risk of academic failure. MYSA services include individual tutoring and homework assistance, adult mentorship, peer discussion groups and subject specific workshops. Since many students lack access to a computer and internet at home, SFYC provides a computer lab allowing students to complete assignments and do research. The MYSA program helps youth develop a healthy attachment to education and empowers them to take control of their academic future.
Youth Leadership program
Encourages middle and high school youth to develop leadership and social skills while engaging in community building projects and events throughout the year. This program provides alternatives to risky behavior while fostering a sense of responsibility to the community. Curriculum includes workshops relating to social justice awareness, identity building, volunteerism, and environmental awareness.
Case Management
Provides prevention and intervention tools for youth who are most at-risk of or are currently involved with gangs and the juvenile justice system. Case Managers provide counseling and act as advocates for their caseload youth and families. Case Management intervention and prevention services include street response and crisis intervention, pre-release visits to detained or incarcerated youth, and risk assessment with ongoing case management. This represents a concerted effort to stop the school to prison pipeline within our communities.
Parental Support
Provides bilingual services to parents to ensure that youth have wraparound support for their challenges. Parents benefit from workshops, translation services, and other essential services to facilitate family stability.
Summer Youth Employment
provides high school youth with the opportunity to make money, gain work experience and employment references, cultivate a mature work ethic, and stay connected to social and academic progress while school is out of session.
College & Career Preparation
Focuses on lessons and activities related to pro-social development, aptitude testing, the current job market, knowledge of education or training needed to move into a particular field of interest, college applications and financial aid, work ethics and professionalism, resume building and interview skills, and exploring paths to post-secondary education and career readiness.
YouthBuild offered by YouthCare at South Seattle College's Georgetown Campus
Offers a six-month job training pre-apprentice program for low-income youth ages 18-24. Includes GED completion or high school diploma. Students receive nine months of follow-up from their case manager upon program completion. Pays a weekly stipend.
Operates a six-month job training pre-apprentice program for youth. Offers GED/HSD (High School Diploma) completion, case management support, job readiness training and pre-apprenticeship training. Youth work on a two-week rotating schedule; one week participating in GED/HSD completion and job readiness training, and the other week learning construction skills in the shop. After students graduate they receive nine months of follow-up from their case manager to continue to help support them in achieving their goals, including placement in apprenticeship programs in the trades.
Pays a weekly stipend.
Youth Job Readiness Program offered at Open Doors for Multicultural Families
Offers a 4-week summer program for special education students, ages 16-21, that focuses on preparing students to be employment-ready and to increase job-readiness skills.
Offers a 4-week long summer program for special education students from diverse cultural and language backgrounds.
Focuses on preparing these students to be employment-ready by helping them to increase their job readiness skills.
Topics include resume-building, disability disclosure, anti-harassment in the workplace, job search, money management, social boundaries in the workplace, job interviewing, transportation skills and knowledge.
Each section topic includes hands-on activities, guest speakers, role-play games, individual assignments, interactive group activities and field trips.
Seattle Youth Employment Program offered by City of Seattle's Youth and Family Empowerment Division
Provides paid internship opportunities for low-income youth ages 16-24 in Seattle. Fields include health care, education, recreation, skilled trades, social services and technology. Program focuses on developing work readiness skills.
Supports young people (ages 16 to 24) from qualifying-income households and communities that experience racial, social and economic disparities.
The goal is to increase youth and young adults' ability to pursue careers that pay well and are meaningful to them.
There are two components - a school-year program and learning experience, and a summer internship:
-- A school-year program (three quarters: fall, winter, spring) where participants identify professional interests, gain marketable skills, are exposed to various career fields and build their social network;
-- A summer internship places young people in work settings to apply their knowledge, gain hands-on experience, develop professional connections and build their resume.
Youth Maritime Program offered at Evergreen Goodwill's Job Training Center in Seattle
Prepares high school juniors for a career in the aerospace/advanced manufacturing industry. Program is free and offers financial stipend. Students completing this two-year program will receive an aerospace/advanced manufacturing credential.
Prepares high school seniors for a career in the maritime industry. Offers ongoing support and Saturday workshops throughout the students' senior year to assure they are on track for high school graduation and ready for college programs in maritime pathways. Includes up to four quarters of maritime classes at area colleges, a summer internship and ongoing college and career navigation and support services.
Life Skills Training and Mentoring offered at Hand In Hand Farm, Inc.
Offers family skills training, vocational training, and parenting education through agricultural and equine interactions. Online parenting classes are also provided.
Offers family skills training, vocational training, and parenting education through agricultural and equine interactions. Online parenting classes also provided.
Education & Employment Programs offered at Reconnect to Opportunity
Connects young people ages 16 to 24, who have not finished high school, to education and employment opportunities in King County.
Reconnect to Opportunity is a re-engagement program that supports young people in King County ages 16-24 years old reconnect to education and employment systems. Outreach Specialists work with youth who have experienced educational and professional barriers throughout their journey. They work within the community connecting young people to programs that support youth and young adult-centered needs and growth. Our participant referrals come from various sources: self-referred, parents/guardians, community organizations, and school staff. Our goal is to ensure youth are connected to opportunity no matter their background. Our core beliefs are that everyone deserves a second chance, positive relationships are essential, and there is more than one path to success.
Some of the areas that we provide support with are: looking at different re-engagement programs that are most beneficial to the young person’s lifestyle and learning style, helping youth enroll in a program that best fits their needs, connecting youth to resources that may support other needs (college navigator, case manager, mental health services, etc.), providing initial guidance to employment services and internships, providing a warm handoff when looking into different programs, providing post-secondary resources after high school completion.
Summer Employment for Teens offered at Teens In Public Service
REFERRAL ONLY; do not call for jobs. Provides summer employment to teens, ages 15 through 19, as paid interns working at Seattle non-profit agencies.
Coordinates summer employment opportunities for teens (aged 15-19) who are passionate about community service and demonstrate leadership qualities. Teens are placed on payroll at Seattle Minimum Wage as paid interns working with Puget Sound area non-profit agencies.
Helps youth ages 16-25 gain employable skills and work history by partnering with with businesses willing to help mentor, teach work ethics, workplace conduct, and develop hirable job skills. Participants also attend weekly workshops.
Helps youth ages 16-25 gain employable skills and work history by partnering with with businesses willing to help mentor, teach work ethics, workplace conduct, and develop hirable job skills. Program provides 100 hours of on-the-job experience, case management, and a variety of incentives. Participants also attend weekly classes and workshops which teach skills including resume writing, interview skills, financial management and customer service.
Youth Employment Services (YES) offered at Educational Service District 112
The Youth Employment Services (YES) program provides pre-employment transition services to students with disabilities.
The Youth Employment Services (YES) program provides pre-employment transition services to students with disabilities. YES is designed to improve employment outcomes by providing work readiness training, career related learning experiences, and paid internships.
Job Seeker Services offered at WorkSource - Thurston County
Lists job openings within the community. Offers workshops on how to write a resume, complete a job application, improve interview skills and job search strategies.
Lists job openings within the community.
Offers workshops on how to write a resume, complete a job application, improve interview skills and job search strategies.
Provides information to job seekers about current information on the job market, Unemployment Insurance and provides career guidance.
Also offers special programs for veterans of the US armed forces, dislocated workers, and those workers the meet specific low income guidelines. These programs may include retraining opportunities.
Helps those with disabilities remove barriers to employment, and helps job seekers learn how to overcome ex-offender issues.
Youth Employment Program offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish
Offers career and education assistance for young adults age 16-24, including assistance with accessing jobs, training and vocational education. Also includes job coaching, college planning, and assistance with accessing internships, tutoring, and mentorship programs. Partners with Starbucks for customer service training.
Offers career and education assistance for young adults age 16-24, including assistance with accessing jobs, training and vocational education. Also includes job coaching, college planning, and assistance with accessing internships, tutoring, and mentorship programs.
Also includes partnership with Starbucks and Food & Beverage Customer Service training focused on the hospitality, cafe̒ and retail sectors.
Camas Learning Center offered at Camas Path Learning Center
Provides computer education and internet access, tutoring, reading club, cultural arts, summer youth employment, recreational activities and field trips, funding for school supplies, online test preparation, meal services, and others.
The Camas Education Program provides educational opportunities for Kalispel Tribal members, Native Americans, and the community at large.
Admissions Center offered at Cascades Job Corps - Everett Recruitment
Provides intake services for a tuition-free residential training and education programs.
Provides intake services for a tuition-free residential training and education program located in Sedro Woolley that connects low-income youth ages 16-24 with the skills and educational opportunities needed to establish a career.
Median Crews offered at Washington State Department of Ecology
Offers employment to young adults 18+ years of age to staff median crews during two sessions, Spring and Fall. Work includes roadside cleanup and safety training.
Offers employment to young adults 18+ years of age to staff median crews during two sessions, Spring and Fall. Work includes roadside cleanup and safety training.
Employment & Education Support offered at Northwest Youth Services
Connects youth in person or remotely with an education and employment coordinator to build a plan that focuses on their individual goals.
Connects youth in person or remotely with an education and employment coordinator to build a plan that focuses on their individual goals. For employment goals this can include: Resume building and cover letter writing; Individual job search and strategies; Interview preparation and resources; Paid training opportunities; Conviction history support. For education goals this can include: Education consult and planning; Connections to Whatcom or Skagit County school districts; Referrals to GED/HS Diploma or secondary programs. Youth Jobs (Whatcom only) Matches youth with an employer in the community where they apply and interview for short-term (1-3 months) paid job training opportunities. During the training period, the NWYS employment coordinator remains in communication with the site supervisor as needed and continues to work with youth to use their current skills, experience, and references to secure long-term employment in the community.
Training chemically dependent and at-risk youth to be positive, functional and empowered citizens through music, sports, nutrition and education. Group sessions include an hour and a half of coaching in the production of music (beat making) and lyric writing. Clients discuss past traumas, present perceived barriers and future goals through the lyric writing session and will be guided in the recording process to bring the stories to life.
A prevention program serving underprivileged youth ages 13-25 in Spokane, WA. Provides the community with exceptional service by training chemically dependent and at-risk youth to be positive, functional and empowered citizens through music, sports, nutrition and education, providing them with a voice that may have been once unheard. Program provides groups and individual sessions that include coaching in the production of music (beat making) and lyric writing.
Youth Aerospace Program offered at Evergreen Goodwill at Renton Technical College
Prepares high school juniors for a career in the aerospace/advanced manufacturing industry. Program is free and offers financial stipend. Students completing this two-year program will receive an aerospace/advanced manufacturing credential.
Prepares high school juniors for a career in the aerospace/advanced manufacturing industry. Offers ongoing support and Saturday workshops throughout the students’ senior year to ensure they are on track for high school graduation and ready for college programs in aerospace. Includes up to four quarters of aerospace/advanced manufacturing classes at Renton Technical College, as well as ongoing college and career navigation and support services. Students completing this two-year program will receive an aerospace/advanced manufacturing credential from Renton Technical College and job placement assistance.
Youth Services offered at WorkSource Central Basin and SkillSource Othello
Prepares low-income individuals (ages 14-21), for success in school and at work. Offers counseling, tutoring, job training, mentoring, or work experience.
Prepares low-income individuals (ages 14-21), for success in school and at work. Offers counseling, tutoring, job training, mentoring, or work experience. Other strategies include summer employment, study skills training, or instruction in obtaining a GED or equivalent (Othello only). Provides occupational skills training, counseling, internships, job placements, mentoring, tutoring, leadership development, and support services.
Provides:
- Case management
- Job readiness training
- Career counseling
- Vocational Assessment
- Individualized job search assistance
- Job fairs
- Employer connections
- Career development workshops
- Follow-up services
- Educational scholarships
- Computer labs
- Resource library
Offers babysitter training program for youth ages 11-14; teaches basic child development, infant and child care, safety, how to handle emergencies, age-appropriate toys, business hints and what parents expect.
Youth learn responsible babysitting by studying basic child development, infant and child care, safety, how to handle emergencies, age-appropriate toys, business hints and what parents expect.
Helps youth ages 16-25 gain employable skills and work history by partnering with with businesses willing to help mentor, teach work ethics, workplace conduct, and develop hirable job skills. Participants also attend weekly workshops.
Helps youth ages 16-25 gain employable skills and work history by partnering with with businesses willing to help mentor, teach work ethics, workplace conduct, and develop hirable job skills. Program provides 100 hours of on-the-job experience, case management, and a variety of incentives. Participants also attend weekly classes and workshops which teach skills including resume writing, interview skills, financial management and customer service.
Youth Education and Employment offered at REACH Center - Tacoma Community House
Partners with 30+ community agencies to provide a range of resources and programs for youth and young adults in the areas of career development, education, and supportive services, including housing. Intake available online.
Partners with 30+ community agencies to provide a range of resources and programs for youth and young adults in the areas of career development, college and career counseling, education, and supportive services, including housing.
Offers:
- peer mentoring,
- job search support,
- professional development and life skills workshops, and
- access to other resources,
- leadership development and advocacy opportunities.
Operates a youth and young adult housing programs as part of Pierce County's Coordinated Entry System.