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Assists clients in finding competitive employment and/or enrolling and maintaining the schooling of their choice.
Provides job readiness services (resume writing, interviewing skills, etc.), job training in the labor market, and high priority occupations area of: manufacturing, construction, health care, and transportation. Assists with job placement and retention services.

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Ex-Offender Reentry Programs
Youth Employment Programs
Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Job Finding Assistance
Offers Preschool Prep program, Weekly Kids Club, Teen Job Readiness and Employment Program, and college scholarships.

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School Readiness Programs
Faith Based Youth Programs
Student Financial Aid
Youth Employment Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Provides skills training for employment readiness development to prepare for life skills outside of school and help youth get ready for work. Includes introduction to workplace, interpersonal, and professional skills.

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Youth Employment Programs
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Offers an eight-week paid employment experience with a challenging life- and leadership skills development curriculum. Provides an opportunity for young people to engage in community building activities and service projects.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Youth Employment Programs
Summer Employment
Short term summer work experiences are available to students of participating school districts. Energy and Oilfield Summer Experience: A three-day summer experience held in August. Students will spend time learning about the endless career opportunities available to them in NEPA. Students will participate in classroom instruction and field trips with representatives of Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural and local energy companies. Designed for students in 9th to 12th grades. Healthcare Career Summer Experience: A week-long summer experience held in July. Students explore a range of career options and learn about important issues in health. Students interact with healthcare professionals and receive a hands-on experience. Designed for students in 8th to 12th grades.

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Youth Employment Programs
Career Development
Offers students the opportunity to investigate careers, talk to employers and discover what it takes to get and keep a job. Offers summer and year round work opportunities.

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Employment Transition Counseling
Youth Employment Programs
Career Development
Job Finding Assistance
Provides summer employment programs for eligible youth.
A one-stop shop for career and employment services that include: * PA's job search website that is free to employers and job seekers. New job postings daily. * Workshops and information sessions are available to the public. Can be found on the events calendar. * Comprehensive Career Services - One-on-one with an employment planner. For adults 18 years and up. Must meet federal eligibility requirements. * Work one-on-one with an employment planner to develop an employment plan and outline the path to their next job. For adults 18 years and up. Must meet federal eligibility requirements. * Job Search/Job Club - Individuals can sign up for Comprehensive Career Services. Work one-on-one with an employment planner to develop an employment plan. For adults 18 years and up. Must meet federal eligibility requirements. * Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) serves young adults 17-24 years old who are currently enrolled in school in Berks County. Must meet federal eligibility requirements.

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Career Development
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Youth Employment Programs
Job Finding Assistance
Job Retraining
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Vocational Assessment
Prejob Guidance
Offers paid apprenticeships to youth each semester and during the summer. Apprentices work alongside gardens staff to plant, grow, harvest, and sell foods and herbs in agency urban gardens. Develops leadership skills through creating lesson plans and delivering instruction to Semillas del Futuro participants in weekly classes.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Youth Employment Programs
Recreational Activities/Sports
Youth Centers
Day Camps
Provides assessment and care planning over a 6-month period. Community Health Workers can assist families in attendance to appointments, roadmaps to self-sufficiency, linkage with community resources, and support and understanding as they navigate their child's diagnosis.

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Supported Employment
Youth Employment Programs
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Vocational Rehabilitation
Job Finding Assistance
Life Skills Education
School Clothing
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Baby Clothing
Job Development
Children's Clothing
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Caregiver Training
Offers structured activities and a safe space for youth. Activities include academic help, cooking classes, coding, conflict resolution training, family engagement, job readiness training, mental health support, mentoring, sports activities, and violence prevention. Provides referral services for families needing additional resources and services.

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At Risk Youth
Youth Centers
Youth Employment Programs
Youth Violence Prevention
Offers increases in employment skills and leadership skills of area youth. Allows youth to explore various careers, and understand what is necessary to pursue, obtain and maintain a career.

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Youth Employment Programs
Offers a workforce program for youth in need and at-risk youth that provides employment, educational experiences, and essential skills such as financial literacy and time management. Year-round and summer work experiences available. Services are provided for both in-school and out-of-school youth.
Provides young adults ages 17 to 24 who have disadvantages to employment with the chance to earn their GEDs, receive on-the-job training, and earn a wage while doing it.

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Youth Employment Programs
Job Training Formats
Offers Preschool Prep program, Weekly Kids Club, Teen Job Readiness and Employment Program, and college scholarships.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Student Financial Aid
School Readiness Programs
Faith Based Youth Programs
Youth Employment Programs
Provides newly arrived refugees and immigrants with job readiness and job placement support enabling them to secure their first jobs in the United States. Services include employment assessment , resume and cover letter preparation, individualized support and advocacy , interview skills training and mock interviews , job search training , job placement , post-placement retention assistance , and job upgrade advice and assistance

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Career Development
Job Finding Assistance
Prejob Guidance
Youth Employment Programs
Summer Youth Internship Program funded by Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN). Participants are hired as employees of PYN and are paid directly by PYN.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Youth Employment Programs
Seeks to serve the whole family and build a strong foundation with children from babies through the teenage years.
  • PETALS - Preschool Prep program offering parents resources and guidance for teaching their children needed skills to be ready to enter school
  • Weekly Kids Club - format of developmental activity, life skills, character building, positive adult role models, and social skills development (Evening sessions)
  • Teen Job Readiness and Employment Program in partnership with local high schools
  • Scholarships for high potential, low-income high school students to obtain college while in high school
  • Early childhood education scholarships to high quality Pre-K programs for low income kids
  • Reading Corners program, which is a co-branded United Way initiative, to offer age and developmentally appropriate books to families using our food pantries and assistance centers, and add the components of instructing families on the importance of reading and having in-center volunteers
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    Faith Based Youth Programs
    School Readiness Programs
    Youth Employment Programs
    Youth Enrichment Programs
    Student Financial Aid
    Offers career preparation, GED preparation, and job search and placement services to out of school youth. Program is run by the Allegheny County Human Services Department, Employment and Training Services.

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    Youth Employment Programs
    Provides out-of-school young adults ages 16 to 24 with academic support, career counseling, and professional development workshops toward developing educational and career opportunities. Services include individualized career development and coaching, GED prep classes and career/educational exploration, paid internship opportunities and pre-apprenticeship referrals, job readiness and life skills training workshops, and transportation assistance and monetary incentives.
    Provide intensive case management, education, training, work activities, job placement and retention services, and supportive services to move rapidly from dependence to independence through employment.

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    Technical/Trade Schools
    Career Development
    Job Finding Assistance
    Prejob Guidance
    Job Retraining
    Displaced Worker Employment Programs
    Welfare to Work Programs
    Literacy Programs
    Youth Employment Programs
    Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
    A one-stop job center that provides an array of employment and training services in a convenient, easily accessible location. Services include job counseling, testing and assessment; resume preparation assistance, interview training and other prejob guidance services; job matching and referral; unemployment insurance and job registration; labor market and career information; information on financial aid for education and training; and referral for job training, transportation, child care, personal and financial counseling, health care and other human services resources in the community.

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    Welfare to Work Programs
    Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
    Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
    Displaced Worker Employment Programs
    Prejob Guidance
    Youth Employment Programs
    Job Finding Assistance
    Offers counseling, life skills education, case management, service planning, and employment service. Program is run by the Allegheny County Human Services Department, Family and Community Services.
    Offers access to a resource library that includes: computers with internet access and resume writing software; PA CareerLink registration; resume packets; information on interviewing skills and writing cover and follow-up letters; labor market and training provider information; job listings; information on local agencies, services, and resources; and phone, fax, and copier access for job searching.

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    Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
    Career Development
    Displaced Worker Employment Programs
    Ex-Offender Reentry Programs
    Ex-Offender Employment Programs
    Job Development
    Job Retraining
    Youth Employment Programs
    Job Finding Assistance
    Employment Transition Counseling