YouthWORKS Job Readiness & Summer Internship Program at West Side High School was established by the West Side Community Alliance, a collaboration of community agencies, the Newark Public Schools, philanthropic foundations and the business community. YouthWORKS is implemented by Communities In Schools of NJ, together with the Mayor’s Office of Employment & Training (MOET), Newark Public Schools School-To-Careers, The Newark Alliance and WAVE.

Vision

Through job readiness training, career exploration and employment opportunities, YouthWORKS students develop hope for the future, marketable skills, positive relationships with caring adults, career goals, and a better understanding of the correlation between academic performance and economic opportunity. YouthWORKS encourages independence, self-sufficiency, responsibility, ambition, hard work, self-respect and respect for others, teamwork, personal growth and the development of personal goals and dreams. Our vision is for our youth to perform at their personal best, knowing that they are fully supported by a team of caring adults dedicated to their success.

YouthWORKS Components

FALL: College and career exposure activities that will include career speakers, assemblies, college visits, assistance in college applications and tutoring. Some after school employment opportunities will also be available.

SPRING: Job readiness classes afterschool to prepare YouthWORKS student for summer employment. The curriculum is provided by WAVE (Work Achievement Values and Education) two days per week for 13 weeks.

SUMMER: YouthWORKS will help place all eligible students who successfully complete the WAVE classes in paid summer experiences that will include pre-college programs, private and public work sites.

For more information, please contact:

YouthWORKS Project Manager
Email: YouthWorks@cisnj.org
(973) 242-0706

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