BUILDING BRIDGES

EVERY YOUTH IS DIFFERENT. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A PLAN FOR EVERY SITUATION. IF A YOUTH IS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IS ON THE RIGHT PATH TO GRADUATION, THERE IS A WAY TO CONNECT THESE YOUTH TO JOBS THAT ALREADY EXIST.LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS SHOULD BUILD PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL RESTAURANT AND GENERAL LABOR JOBS TO HOST HIGH SCHOOL JOB FAIRS IN THE SCHOOL. THERE SHOULD BE EXTRA CREDIT CLASSES OFFERED TO SENIORS WHO ARE 95% FINISHED WITH THEIR ACADEMIC CREDITS. THE EXTRA CLASSES SHOULD BE GEARED TOWARDS JOB DEVELOPEMENT SKILLS. IF THE YOUTH IS A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT, REFERRAL PROGRAMS SHOULD BE SET UP AT COMMUNITY CENTERS, LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO SEND THE MISGUIDED YOUTH TO PROGRAMS SUCH AS YOUTHBUILD,JOB CORPS..ETC I FEEL STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOULD HAVE FEDERAL,AND LOCAL COMPANIES ALLOCATE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF JOBS SLOTS EVERY SEASON TO YOUTH EMPLOYEES.. RAISE EMPLOYERS PERCENTAGE OF YOUTH EMPLOYESS HIGHERED BY 20%. TO CONNECT YOUTH TO THE COMMUNITY EVERY CITY SHOULD HAVE A STATE/CITY FUNDED YOUTH WORK FORCE DEVELOPEMENT CENTER,OR CREATE ONE AT THE LOCAL WORK FORCE CENTER.HAVE COLLEGE STUDENTS RUN THIS, AS WORK STUDY. CREAT AN ENVIRONMENT CENTERED AROUND JOB DEVELOPEMENT AND COMMINTY INVOLVEMENT..FOR EXAMPLE RESUME CLASSES,INTERVIEW SKILLS,COMMUNITY SERVICE SIGN UPS AND AND REFERAL PROGRAMS ALSO HAVE PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE AT HOSPITALS,COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND SHELTERS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN MY CITY IS THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR YOUTH MOTHERS WHO ARE TRYING TO BETTER THEIR SITUATION, TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, I THINK DAY CARES SHOULD BE MORE AFFORDABLE. BASED ON INCOME CHILDCARE RAN BY MOTHERS WHO NEED A JOB WOULD GIVE YOUNG MOTHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TOSEARCH FOR JOBS, KEEP THE ONES THEY HAVE QAND ALSO GET OR KEEP THEM ON THEIR EDUCATIONAL PATHS