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Engaging At-Risk Youth Towards a Path of Self-Sufficiency and Satisfaction

Presented by Fairfax County Department of Family Services July 2009 Update. Engaging At-Risk Youth Towards a Path of Self-Sufficiency and Satisfaction. WIA Youth Program Update. WIA Youth Caseload Demographics. Gender Male 48% Female 52%. School Status at Intake

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Engaging At-Risk Youth Towards a Path of Self-Sufficiency and Satisfaction

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  1. Presented by Fairfax County Department of Family Services July 2009 Update Engaging At-Risk Youth Towards a Path of Self-Sufficiencyand Satisfaction WIA Youth Program Update

  2. WIA Youth Caseload Demographics Gender Male 48% Female 52% School Status at Intake In-School 55% Out-of-School 45% Most youth on caseload have two or more of the following barriers: Low income, teen parent, young offender, runaway, homeless, school drop-out, mental health disorder, learning disability, or other intense challenges to employment and school completion

  3. WIA Youth Caseload Statistics • Total Being Served • 111 (86 for PY 2008) • Employed or in • Post Secondary School • 61 • Average Wage • $9.39 per hour

  4. Youth Success Story of the Month 20 year old female (Intake: Older, out of school youth, Loudoun Area) Entered program in August 2007 • Client born here, parents did not get past elementary school in their own country • Family abuse and gang-related activity in background • Graduated high school, but did not see herself doing further education or training as an option • Job hopping from one retail job to the next, no plans to pursue a career Services Received in WIA youth program: • Comprehensive guidance (over 20 one-to-one meetings over 2 years), goal-setting, career and motivation assessments, resume building, FAFSA and post-secondary school support, occupational skills training, Loudoun Workforce Center assistance as well • Currently attending Medical Assistant Training at Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus and considering pursuing further education (warming up to it, at least!) Plan to exit after credential received in Fall 2009 • Now SHE is also helping her father get his GED and assisting younger brother with finishing high school! • Will be participating in summer program and may obtain an internship at INOVA Loudoun Hospital for the summer

  5. End of PY 2008, Start of Summer Program • 2 new limited term summer staff on board • EYE Program, Youth Workforce Development Program (WIA), and DFS Job Corner resources have combined to maximize resources • 80 WIA youth (50+ new enrollees) are being processed and matched up with a paid work experience and training this summer • Also have many youth to exit into follow-up from program • Curriculum for workshop finalized and dates for all • three are Counties set • WIA Youth Summer Training headquarters: • Loudoun: Sterling Community Center • Prince William: McCoart Building • Fairfax: Job Corner (older youth and younger youth sessions)

  6. Sample of work sites on Board

  7. Sample of County worksites… Sterling & Douglass Community Center

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