Career Readiness Academy
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.
Registration has opened for our Summer 2024 Career Readiness Academies. We will have 3 sessions this summer! See details below.
The Jacksonville session will be held at The Riverside House, 2165 Park Street, Jacksonville 32204 June 3 - June 7.
The Palatka session will be held at Beck Ford Lincoln, 420 N. Palm Avenue, Palatka 32177
June 10 - June 14.
The DeLand session will be held at Stetson University, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand 32723
July 8 - July 12.
Register HERE to sign up for your Career Readiness Academy today!
Career Readiness Academy
Giving Opportunities
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Provide brand new Dell laptop computers for Career Readiness Academy graduates. 25 laptop computers are needed. $800 provides one laptop computer
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Give laptop computers to Fostering Connections for students to use during class sessions.​
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Sponsor student job shadowing stipends. $150 provides a stipend for one student.
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Give in-kind brand new work attire, hair, and makeup services for our students on the final day of class.
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Provide gift cards and gas cards to thank caregivers for bringing students to class and assist with the cost of transporting students to class.
Donate here
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