Growth Opportunity 4 - Project Summaries
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The Employment and Training Agency’s (ETA) Growth Opportunities (GO) grant initiative supports the placement of youth (15-18) and young adults (18-24) with school expulsion or justice system contact who exhibit risk-factors associated with delinquent or criminal activity into paid work experiences aligned with their career and educational goals. It also provides funding for services such as mentorship, legal assistance, and transportation that support participants’ participation and success.
Justice-involved youth and young adults will be prepared for and introduced to the world of work through placement into paid work experiences. In addition, the program encompasses occupational education and training in in-demand industries, leadership development, mentorship, and post-program placement into employment and/or education. These grants focus on youth and young adults most impacted by and associated with community violence, particularly in areas of concentrated crime, poverty, and significant recent community unrest.
GO grantees have a violence prevention partner with significant experience in outreach to individuals with a high risk of committing violence (and/or becoming a victim) to interrupt the cycle of violence. Grantees also have a regional or local justice system partner that collaborates with the violence prevention partner.
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- Posted by: Phyllis Richardson
- Posted in: Reentry Employment Opportunities