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. 

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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.

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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

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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.

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Register for Career Readiness Academy HERE

 

 Donate here

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