The funds will support the OIC’s Career Education for Young Adults (CEYA) program. The money will help a minimum of 40 youths during a nine-week program of personal and workforce development workshops that will address interpersonal skills, job search preparation and career planning.
Although the CEYA program will serve youths from low-income households (at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline), the OIC anticipates some of the youth participants will also be parents themselves.
The program will be nine weeks long with four one-hour sessions weekly.
The topics for sessions will include motivation, thoughts, attitude; interpersonal skills, emotions and self-control; critical thinking and problem solving; career exploration, job search and planning.
The sessions will be delivered in small groups with the CEYA development coach, and program staff will work with employers to connect participants to opportunities and get feedback “regarding the participant’s readiness and ability to display behaviors that are conducive to success in the workplace.”
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