Caring for foster families. Creating a better tomorrow.
Career Readiness Academy
Career Readiness Academy Student Pre-Assessment
Career Readiness Academy Student Post Assessment
The Career Readiness Academy is a job training program held twice a year for teens in foster care.
Students learn the foundational skills they need to secure a job; applying for a job, writing a resume, interview skills, basic banking, customer service skills, and working as a team. These skills are covered through hands on learning opportunities and games.
Students who complete our program:
-Improve their communication skills.
-Learn to work collaboratively with others.
-Identify careers that interest them.
-Create a vision board and set goals for their future.
-Learn foundational job skills.
-Practice what they learn through mock interviews, job shadowing, and internship experiences. All students complete job shadowing and mock interviews during our weeklong program, receiving a stipend. Graduates ages 16-18 will complete a 30 hour internship program following program graduation.
2023 Dates:
Jacksonville: June 5-9, 9 a-3p, Jacksonville Humane Society Conference Room
8464 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32216
DeLand: July 10-14, 9 a-3p, DeLand Lions Clubhouse
400 N Garfield Ave, DeLand, FL 32724
Career Readiness Academy Giving Opportunities
-
Provide brand new Dell laptop computers for Career Readiness Academy graduates. 25 laptop computers are needed. $800 provides one laptop computer
-
Give laptop computers to Fostering Connections for students to use during class sessions.
-
Support student internship stipends. $1,000 provides an internship stipend for one student.
-
Sponsor student job shadowing stipends. $300 provides a stipend for one student.
-
Give in-kind brand new work attire, hair, and makeup services for our students on the final day of class.
-
Provide gift cards and gas cards to thank caregivers for bringing students to class and assist with the cost of transporting students to class.
Register for Career Readiness Academy HERE






