Youth Services

Workforce Partnership is the local Workforce Investment Act Youth Provider serving youth in Wyandotte, Johnson, and Leavenworth counties. Success is based on: preparing youth for employment, improving educational achievements, and the support services to get there.

Youth services target individuals who are low-income and who meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Basic skills deficient in Reading and/or Math
• Foster child
• Homeless
• Ex-offender
• Pregnant or a parent
• Runaway
• School dropout
• Requires additional assistance to complete an education program or to secure and hold employment

Opportunities

The services offered are designed to assist youth with: supportive services such as mentoring and tutoring for those in high school; finding a job and career path; and post-secondary education or training.

• Job placement assistance
• Internships (paid and unpaid)
• On-the-Job occupational skills training
• Classroom occupational skills training
• Summer employment opportunities
• Individual tutoring and study skills
• Dropout prevention
• Referrals to alternative high school services
• Adult mentoring
• Individual guidance and counseling
• Childcare and transportation allowances
• Leadership development activities