TriCounty Workforce Youth Council

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Tri-County Workforce Youth Council

• Joyce Benson-Fox
• Workforce Manager
• Mary Stecklein
• Career Development Director
• March 2001

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History of Success

• Creation of Youth Employment Team prior to WIA
  (1998)
• Resource mapping created a matrix of youth
  providers and services
• Developed web site www.employouth.org
• curriculum on how to use web site
• employment, education, health, training, careers,
  food and housing

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Mission and Vision

• Mission - The Tri-County Youth Council exists to
  facilitate or ensure youth services in the
  community through strategic leadership
  collaboration and public-private partnerships.
• Vision - To create a pathway to economic success
  for Tri-Countys youth through the influence of
  policy and practice. (state)

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Transition to Youth Council

• Membership
• Jefferson County Schools, Red Rocks Community
  College, Foothills Park Rec, Lookout Mountain
  (DOC), Job Corps, City of Lakewood, Lakeside
  Amusement, CDLE, CO Office of Workforce
  Development, A Step Up, SWAP, Family Tree
  Housing, Access (staffing), parent youth

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Retreat and Outcomes

• January 26, 2001 at the Graham House donated by
  City of Lakewood facilitated by Health Sciences
  and Voc Rehab
• Outcomes
• A mechanism will be in place to provide for
  ongoing communication and collaboration within
  the youth council and workforce board across
  three counties.

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Outcomes continued.

• Youth council will collaborative to establish a
  process with the workforce board and state
  council in order to apply economic development
  information for youth.
• Community will be aware of and use programs and
  services for youth.
• Programs and services are in place to address the
  diverse interests and needs of youth as career
  options are explored.

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Strategies

• Communication among members
• Build an e-mail distribution list at each youth
  council members work-site. Provide training as
  necessary.
• Economic Development Information
• Tri-County Workforce Centers Business
  Development Analyst provides board and council
  quarterly reports.

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Activities

• Red Rocks Career Expo - March 7, 2001
• Arvada West High School Channel 9 Resource Fair
  kick-off for Summer Job Hunt - April 26, 2001
• Collaboration on Department of Corrections DOL
  grant to serve youth
• Marketing of the web site business development
  - WIA 10 discretionary