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Career Readiness Academy

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Thank you Kids Hope Alliance for funding our Career Readiness Academy program through the Emerging Providers microgrant program. We appreciate your support!

The Career Readiness Academy is a job training program held in the summer for teens in foster care. It is open to teens in the five counties we serve: St. Johns, Duval, Flagler, Volusia and Putnam.

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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 and job shadowing.  All students complete job shadowing and mock interviews during our weeklong program, receiving a stipend and a laptop computer

-Students receive connections to potential internships to participate in following program graduation.

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Career Readiness Academy
Giving Opportunities 

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  • Provide brand new laptop computers for Career Readiness Academy graduates. 60 laptop computers are needed. $300 provides one laptop computer

 

  • Give laptop computers to Fostering Connections for students to use during class sessions.​

 

  • Sponsor student job shadowing stipends. $150 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.

 

 Donate here​

Photos from 2025 Career Readiness Academies

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Address:
7751 Belfort Parkway, #200

Jacksonville, FL 32256


fosteringconnectionsfl@gmail.com
(904) 813-5809

©2024 by Fostering Connections.

Fostering Connections is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The mission of Fostering Connections is to uplift children and youth impacted by foster care or trauma by providing enrichment grants, educational programs, and community connections.

904-813-5809

fosteringconnectionsfl@gmail.com

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