Youth at Work Program
The City and County of Los Angeles Youth@Work program is offered to individuals ages 14 to 24. The goal of the Youth Program is to provide youth with a menu of services that offer access to paid work-based learning, work readiness, paid personal enrichment training, academic and career development, and advanced career services. The services may be rendered in a progressive or combined manner as appropriate to meet participant needs.
Priority youth populations are school dropout, CalWORKs, Probation, Foster, Homeless, transition-aged youth (TAY), Low-Income households, LGBTQ, an offender, pregnant or parenting, have a disability, or are an English language learner.
Our Youth@Work program will help place LA City and County youth in a paid work experience that leads to a long-term career pathway in high-growth, in-demand industries.
Youth Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program
The Youth WIOA Program provides workforce services to individuals ages 16 to 24. Services provided assist individuals to achieve self-sufficiency by developing, preparing and helping place individuals in employment opportunities that provide career pathways and self-sufficient wages.
Services available include:
This Way Onward – Gap Inc.
This Way ONward, Old Navy provides job training and mentorship to youth ages 16 – 24. This opportunity allows participants to engage in community-partner run job readiness training programs and apply their learnings through paid internships and job opportunities at Old Navy stores. The goal is to help youth gain skills and confidence via real-world work experience in order to pursue their own paths.
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