Provides youth and young adults ages14 to 26 who are impacted by or perpetrators of gun violence with an opportunity to receive paid employment training, skills, and mentorship. Services includes paid job training with local businesses for 3 to 6 months, wraparound support services, job coaching, and monthly community events driven by youth to foster community cohesion.

Offers multiple nationally recognized certification programs, employment opportunities, life skills and work readiness training, education services, and employment exposure/search services. Offers a workforce development program that helps individuals find a good paying and sustainable career. Our case managers work with any individual experiencing a barrier to employment, including individuals struggling with drug and alcohol abuse or mental health concerns.

When individuals graduate from one of the Employment Institute's programs, they are prepared to take on the real world of work and have the training to succeed.

The Employment Institute works with individuals age 14 and older.

Develops and administers after-school programs that help students recover lost credits, receive online tutoring, and prepare for paid internships and permanent jobs. Community LEARNS provides after-school and summer educational, recreational, support, and employment services to students from University Prep at Pittsburgh Milliones 6 to 12. The 21st Century Program provides year-round after-school programs and day camps for Fort Pitt School students (K to 5). The goal is to move students from sub-par to proficient academic performance, and to have structured recreation activities.

Provide academic refresher classes to boost skills, employment assistance and job placement opportunities.

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.

Recruits temporary workers for the Summer programs as well as year round placements. Provides entry-level work experiences throughout the county including janitorial, clerical, landscaping, painting, child care and construction experiences.

Provide 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.

Services designed to help young adults, ages 16 to 24 years, prepare for and succeed in education, training and employment. Young adults eligible for programming must no longer be in school, either because they withdrew or because they completed high school or post-secondary program. The program Career Counselors will assist participants in preparing and succeeding in education, training and employment. Services provided will include career exploration, peer connections, money management, job searching, interviewing skills, mentoring, college visits, exposure to training programs, local business tours, volunteer/service projects, building leadership skills and information on starting a business. Programming is held in PA CareerLink Offices.

Offers a workforce development program that seeks to transform the lives of out-of-school youth. The goal of the program is to provide participants with intensive, culturally relevant services that assist them in discovering and pursuing career pathways, education, and training in in-demand fields that will significantly improve their socio-economic trajectory.

Offers an eight-week 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.

Provides summer employment programs for eligible youth.

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.

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 a 9-month training program supporting a career path into the construction trades and the related air sealing and insulation technician fields. Provides leadership development, job skills, employment placement, and job retention services in collaboration with multiple construction companies throughout the City of Philadelphia. Pays a weekly stipend and provides public transportation assistance and many other supportive services.

Provides training, education, counseling, and job placement services

Delivers educational, employment, and training services for youth in 8th to12th grades in Philadelphia. Provides in-person, one-on-one case management services, mentorships, incentives, supportive services, occupational skills, work experience training, entrepreneurship training, and leadership development. Also focuses on behavioral training methods to reduce violence, such as conflict resolution and finding common ground with one another.

An employment preparation experience for high school students with disabilities, ages 16-21, who attend school and are eager to work and earn a paycheck. It combines workplace and independent living skills instruction with paid work experience to provide participants with the skills they need to transition more successfully into adulthood. Groups meet for five Saturdays for interactive curriculum and coaching in the morning followed by an afternoon of paid workplace experience in the community.

Summer Youth Internship Program funded by Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN). Participants are hired as employees of PYN and are paid directly by PYN.

Offers a workforce program for needy 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 high-risk youth the opportunity to earn marketable credentials, engage in further education, and secure employment to achieve economic success. Youth can enroll into the program even if they have not finished high school or obtained a GED/high school diploma.

Provides a series of employment exploration experiences for youth by starting them out in the nonprofit and public sectors.
Once youth have displayed basic job skills and a positive work attitude, they are offered the opportunity to attend YouthWorks Job Readiness Training and compete for a placement in the private sector. In general, 14 and 15 year olds participate in career exploration, for which they are paid a stipend. 15 and 16 year olds, as well as older youth with no prior work experience, are placed in entry-level positions in their community for which they receive an hourly wage.

Provides youth ages 17-24 who have disadvantages to employment with the chance to earn their GEDs, receive on-the-job training, and earn a wage while doing it.

Helps students with disabilities transition from school to work.

Offers an after school program for teens that seeks to educate and empower high school youth living in the Homewood-Brushton community of Pittsburgh through a seamless integration of curriculum-based arts programming, leadership development, academic support, and service learning experiences.

Provides year-round services to Philadelphians ages 16 to 24, not currently connected to school or work, who are looking to take the next step in their careers. Services include support to graduate high school or earn a GED; connection to training after graduation; help applying for college; job skill assistance; access to paid internships, community service, and other work experiences; connection to additional training and full-time employment; and career coaching.

Offers hands-on training in the building trades, property maintenance and repair; support in achieving high school completion or equivalent; and job placement assistance. Provides monthly transportation allowance.

Offers a 21-week training program for young adults in Philadelphia who are interested in careers in information technology. Participants eligible for monthly SEPTA passes through maintaining regular attendance, gift cards and other incentives as they earn industry-recognized credentials, and paid internships.

Provides wellness education, physical activity, mentoring, leadership, employment training and a safe space for at-risk children to grow up. Uses the medium of soccer to teach nutrition education, develop strong moral character, inspire academic excellence, and promote community involvement.

Provides services including: vocational assessment, in-home counseling, development of support services, and 24-hour crisis intervention. Project Match provides placement services to youth with severe disabilities transitioning from school to work. Services include: career awareness, job training, and workplace literacy.

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.

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.

Provides Preschool Prep program, weekly Kids Club, Teen Job Readiness and Employment Program, early childhood education scholarships, and college scholarships.

Provides Preschool Prep program, weekly Kids Club, Teen Job Readiness and Employment Program, early childhood education scholarships, and college scholarships.

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

We seek 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 to read to children who visit our agency and match them with books
  
  

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

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

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

Engages high school youth in a variety of art forms including painting, drawing, sculpture, and filmmaking to create artwork through a social justice lens. Provides instruction about urban agriculture, harvesting, and cooking nutritious meals. Includes a stipend through the Philadelphia Youth Network.

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.

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.

Provides support to graduate high school and/or pass the High School Equivalency Test with financial incentives; job skills training in digital media content creation, video and audio/music production; access to paid internships, community service, and other work experiences; career coaching; job finding assistance; college application assistance; and transportation passes.

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 16-24 years old who are currently enrolled in school in Berks County. Must meet federal eligibility requirements.
* High School Equivalency/GED instruction is provided free of charge to eligible young adults who are interested in pursuing employment; and/or post-secondary education once they obtain their GED. For young adults 17-24. Must meet federal eligibility requirements.
* Paid Work Experience (PWE) program is available to those enrolled in either the High School Equivalency/GED or Career Services programs. For young adults 17-24. Must meet federal eligibility requirements.
* Career Services are provided free of charge to eligible young adults who have graduated high school or any type of post-secondary education and are looking for assistance in finding work or enrolling in post-secondary education. For young adults 17-24. Must meet federal eligibility requirements.

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.

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.

Programs that provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job search, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other supportive services for unemployed and/or underemployed youth who need assistance preparing for, finding and retaining paid employment. Services may include summer jobs at community worksites; internships, job-shadowing and entrepreneurial projects; and work-readiness training that focuses on resume preparation, job application letters and questionnaires, interview techniques, appropriate dress and personal appearance, work ethic values and other "soft skills" that are required for job retention. Youth employment programs may be configured for at-risk youth, students, low-income youth and other special populations or may be broadly available to youth in general.

A government-subsidized program that provides employment opportunities in the public and private sector during the summer months for youth age 14 through 21 whose family income does not exceed the federal poverty income guidelines. To be eligible, the youth must have a Social Security card, a legal right to work in the United States, and, if younger than age 17, a work permit. The youth must also register during the application period which takes place in the spring.

A government-subsidized program that provides employment opportunities in the public and private sector during the summer months for youth age 14 through 24 whose family income does not exceed the federal poverty income guidelines. To be eligible, the youth must have a Social Security card, a legal right to work in the United States, and, if younger than age 17, a work permit.

Programs that provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job search, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other supportive services for unemployed and/or underemployed youth who need assistance preparing for, finding and retaining paid employment. Services may include summer jobs at community worksites; internships, job-shadowing and entrepreneurial projects; and work-readiness training that focuses on resume preparation, job application letters and questionnaires, interview techniques, appropriate dress and personal appearance, work ethic values and other "soft skills" that are required for job retention. Youth employment programs may be configured for at-risk youth, students, low-income youth and other special populations or may be broadly available to youth in general.

Provides Career exploration, planning, and guidance, paid work experiences, supportive services, individualized skills training. Designed to work with youth in our community who are experiencing barriers towards reaching their career goals.

The PA CareerLink is 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.

Prepares participants for careers in construction, healthcare, environmental remediation, automotive, and finance through training and experience.

Provides comprehensive case management, remediation, education with special emphasis on individuals with limited English proficiency, skills training, work activities, job placement, and retention activities, as well as providing supportive services, including payment for childcare. Included in EARN are services especially designed to meet the needs of out-of-school pregnant and parenting youth between the ages of 18 to 22, as well as non-assistance custodial or non-custodial fathers. Work activities in EARN include unsubsidized employment, subsidized employment, paid work experience, and community service.

Offers 6-week, paid, summer employment program. Young people spend at least 20 hours per week at a worksite and also receive professional development coaching in soft skills.

Provides services that include:

• Job Readiness (resume writing,
  Interviewing skills, etc.)


• GED Prep and Testing


• Job Training in High Priority
  Occupations(EX: HVAC, Electrical, CNA, Plumbing,
  Machine Operator, etc.)


• Supportive Services such as: Books,
  tools, boots, and uniforms provided for
  work and school, ID/Licenses, etc.

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.

Offers career development support, job finding assistance, and apprenticeship opportunities to Philadelphia youth and young adults.

Offers youths and young adults opportunities for workforce preparation with pay during the months of July and August each year.

Provides year-round educational and career development support and job skills assistance.

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.

Provides eligible students with year-round work experience. Students work approximately 24 hours a week for $13 per hour.

Provides opportunities for personal growth and neighborhood revitalization. Some of the offerings include individualized and small group programming for youth and adults, Pedal Mettle earn-a-bike program, help with diapers, a weekly soup kitchen, crime reduction efforts, neighborhood watch, referrals, housing improvement programs, community gardens, farmers market, mural art, streetscape improvements.

For Dislocated Workers and Adults: Job search and placement assistance, skills training, career assessment, and On-the-Job Training opportunities. In addition: youth services for eligible youth between the ages of 14-24 include internships/work experiences, work readiness training, occupational skills training, case management, guidance and counseling, tutoring, and career awareness/exploration.

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.

Designed to provide intensive case management, education, training, work activities, job placement and retention services, and supportive services to enable parents receiving cash assistance with barriers to employment to move rapidly from dependence to independence through employment.

A peer run resource center that provides connection to community resources and Workforce/Employment which includes employment skills, career counseling, high school equivalency assistance and reentry assistance. Offers a variety of counseling services and support groups for those in recovery from substance use disorder.

Offers a 24-week program that teaches the basics of carpentry. Provides tools, a weekly stipend of $150, dinner for students, mentoring for both personal and professional issues, and job finding assistance. Class meets twice a week.

Provides paid summer job opportunities and internships for youth ages 14 to 18 through the WorkReady Program. Consists of programs that offer participants the opportunity to explore their interests and career paths and engage in learning experiences that will help them improve their financial literacy, leadership, and collaborative skills.

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.

Offers free arts education and paid creative opportunities to youth ages 13 to 19 that helps participants to enter the workforce and postsecondary education as creative problem solvers and social innovators. Program is a partnership with WorkReady.

Offers a free one year program that empowers young adults by ensuring that they gain the skills, experiences, and support necessary to reach their full potential and thrive in professional careers and higher education. Students spend six months learning in-demand technical and professional skills before applying their skills during a six-month corporate internship. Throughout the program, students complete coursework that may be eligible for college credits and receive access to a robust offering of services and supports to promote their success.

Provides a generalized early start to job exploration. Assists students with disabilities in identifying career interests that may be further explored through individualized Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services.

Assists clients find competitive employment and/or enroll and maintain the schooling of their choice.