MISSION: to create a safe and positive community in which youth
can enhance their intellectual, emotional and social well-being and practice
leadership, teamwork and effective community membership.
SERVICES
at YouthSource
 YouthSource
is a consortium of youth providers offering a full array of opportunities
and programs focusing on Education, Employment and Leadership. These services
include connections to a full array of youth programs, links to community
resources for life stabilization, job readiness & placement and comprehensive
case management.
Education: YouthSource offers students who have experienced an incomplete
education the opportunity to learn in a nontraditional setting.
- Self-paced and Student centered
- Open entry/open exit
- Project based
- Small group instruction
- Aligned with EALRS
- Credit recovery
- High School & GED
Employment: YouthSource employment activities occur in tandem with
academic work. Job-seeking youth can access:
- Career Exploration with hands on experiential opportunities and internships
in field of interest
- Job readiness training
- Job search assistance
- Job placement services
Leadership: YouthSource encourages students to assert themselves
positively by taking on leadership roles.
- Student council
- Justice committee/advocacy work
- Public speaking presentations
- Community/Service Learning
- Life Skills
PROGRAMS
at YouthSource
Programming at YouthSource is designed to meet the needs of drop out, at
risk and post risk youth looking for education, employment, and leadership
opportunities.
Learning Centers: Our academic curriculum, in conjunction with Highline
and Seattle school districts, allows students to progress at his
or her own rate and utilize teaching staff, as they need it. We
provide rigorous and relevant hands on learning through credit recovery,
school re-entry, high school completion and a GED option, with the
goal of improving student achievement in key foundation competencies
and skills for success in both education and work.
Students with an incomplete education can attend YouthSource and take basic
skills classes, high school diploma completion courses or GED preparation
in a non traditional setting.
YouthBuild: A national model program
in Construction training/leadership/service learning program training low
income youth to rebuild their communities. Student build low –income housing
in partnership with Seattle King County Habitat for Humanity and theCentral
Area Motivation Program (CAMP).
Opportunity Skyway and Aviation: Manufacturing
track that focuses on manufacturing careers and aerospace training. Located
at the King County International Airport.Through the partnership with Seattle
Public Schools and the King County International Airport, youth build a
small aircraft and explore the field of manufacturing through field trips,
speakers and hands-on project based training.
Digital Bridge Academy: Focused on training
for the technology industry through two tracks: 1) Hardware, networking
and CISCO A+, 2) Software programming. Youth work towards implementing
these skills within community-based agencies as service learning
goals.
PARTNERS
of YouthSource
YouthSource brings together a synergistic team of partners all committed
to providing high quality services and opportunities for youth to learn,
work and lead. Most links are external to King County.
EDUCATION
- Seattle Public Schools: Interagency SPS provides a full
time Basic Education teacher and a part time Special Education
Counselor as well as vocational and educational support services.
www.seattleschools.org
- Renton Technical College: RTC provides one
full time GED instructor that facilitates basic skills assessments
and curriculum. RTC also assists with GED testing fees.
- Literacy* AmeriCorps: Provides 3 full time tutors to
our classroom and offers community building and service learning
activities for our youth. novel.nifl.gov/americor/
- Alternatives to Secure Detention: YouthSource offers
a Day and Evening Report Center in Partnership with Alternatives
to Secure Detention and Seattle Public Schools to provide a positive
and effective alternative to lock up intervention. www.metrokc.gov/KCSC/Detention.htm
EMPLOYMENT
- Job Corps: Serves 16-24 year olds by providing education, job
training and support services in a residential campus program. A full
time Job Corps job developer is located at YouthSource and is the bridge
to the WorkSource Renton’s Employer Services Team (WEST). www.jobcorps.org
- WorkSource Renton: Provides comprehensive employment services
in a One-Stop Center. Partners with YouthSource to link youth with appropriate
services in employment and training. www.wsrenton.org
LEADERSHIP
- Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center: Delivers one full time counselor
who is dual certified in mental health and drug and alcohol counseling.
She provides a complete menu of counseling services including assessments,
referrals, support groups, crisis intervention, one-on-one therapy and
staff training. www.rdcc.org
- Superior Court: Through partnership and communication with Superior
Court Probation officers YouthSource case managers work with the young
person to successfully complete court obligations through education, training
and community service and become ready to enter the workplace unfettered
by legal issues.www.metrokc.gov/kcsc
YouthSource would like to thank the progressive partners that contribute
to the core funding structure which makes YouthSource so successful in reaching
young people who are trying to make a change.
- King County
- Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
- Seattle School District
- Department of Labor
- Housing and Urban Development
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