On behalf of the Central MA Workforce Investment Board (CMWIB), we would like to thank Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC) and the Arc, Center of Hope Foundation for another successful YouthWorks Youth Employment Program.

This past summer, 432 youth participated in 8 weeks of paid employment funded through the State's YouthWorks funding, private donations, and funds from WCAC. Below we have compiled a few of the many success stories from the program as well as an overview of our region's continued efforts to increase employment opportunities for our young people.

Sincerely,

Rosalie Lawless
CMWIB Chair

Ron Scott

Youth Workforce Investment Council Chair

2014 YouthWorks Success Stories

This summer's YouthWorks program made a huge impact in the community. To help highlight this impact, we have gathered employer and youth testimonials and success stories.

Second Year YouthWorks Participant

'Gives Back'

Rainbow Child Development

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Southbridge Sisters Gain Success from YouthWorks Program

The Arc, Center of Hope Foundation, Inc.

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Youth Testimonial-
Pablo Rosario and Christine Cheng, YouthGROW

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YouthWorks: More Than Just a Job Video

Youth Works- More Than Just a Job

Central MA Youth Employment Snapshot

While the YouthWorks program is the largest summer employment program in the Central MA region, there are other summer programs in place to help build youth workplace skills. Please refer to the chart below which outlines some of the other programs that happened in Worcester.

Program

# of Youth

Funding Source

Program Focus

YouthWorks	432	YouthWorks (MA State funds issued through Commonwealth Corporation), Private Donations, and Worcester Community Action Council	Youth Jobs and Career Readiness Education
Youth Leadership Institute	26*	YouthWorks, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, United Way, and Families United for Change	Civic Engagement and Leadership Development
Park Stewards	30*	YouthWorks, City of Worcester, and Massport	Summer Jobs in Community Parks and Neighborhoods
Building Brighter Futures for Youth	72	UMass Memorial HealthCare (46 youth) and UMass Medical School (26 youth)	Providing Young Adults with Enriching Work Experience and Exposure to Health Care Careers
Wheels to Water (W2W) and Beyond	10*	YouthWorks, City of Worcester, and Community Partners	Youth Recreation
WPS Summer Work Plus Program	95*	YouthWorks and MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	Summer Jobs and MCAS Remediation Class Work
City of Worcester	69	City of Worcester	Lifeguards, Aquatics, Gatekeepers, and Maintenance.

* Includes youth participants included in overall YouthWorks count.

Thank You

The 2014 YouthWorks Summer Program could not have been so successful without the partnership of the Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC) and The Arc, Center of Hope Foundation. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to youth workforce development.

We would also like to thank our YouthWorks Community Partners and host locations for their support.

For more information on developing our future workforce, please visit www.Job1ForYouth.org

or call us at 508-799-1590.

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