Employment & Education Support Services

Employment & Education Support Services

The Employment & Education Support Services strategy connects the highest risk youth and young adults with employment through skills and job readiness training, education support, job placement, and strengthening relationships with employers.

Oakland Unite Contact:  Dan Simmons

Sub-strategies

Youth Employment/Education Support aims to strengthen high risk youth’s economic self-sufficiency and career readiness through subsidized work experience, employment and academic support.

• Alameda County Office of Education (in collaboration with OUSD Alt. Ed. and Moving Forward) – Tracy Burns
• Bay Area Community Resources – Teresa Nauer
• Youth Employment Partnership Inc. (YEP) – Michelle Clark
• Youth Radio – Michael Lee

Transitional Age Youth and Young Adult Employment/Education Support programs work to enhance the long-term employability of participants through the development of skills and education, with a focus on successful placement and retention.

• Beyond Emancipation – Nella Goncalves
• Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) (in collaboration with Five Keys, Laney, ICA, WIN, V-Force) – Clyde Lewis
• Center for Employment Opportunities – Lonnie Tuck
• Civicorps Schools – Joseph Billingsley
• Oakland Private Industry Council (PIC) – Glenn Bell