YouthBuild - Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) - Employment and Training
1001 West Chestnut Street, Virginia, MN 55792
Eligibility
Youth ages 16 - 24 who have dropped out of school or are in an alternative school setting. Residents of Itasca County.
Required documents
Vary
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
Call
Service area
Itasca County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
Community-based pre-apprenticeship program. Participants receive hands-on training in construction and carpentry skills while working toward their GED or high school diploma. Youth are offered CPR certification, OSHA certification, and NCCER training. Youth work on a myriad of projects ranging from demolition and renovation to new construction.
Every participant is provided with workplace skills via paid work experience. Participants get experience in reading a tape measure, using handheld and power tools, estimating project needs, painting/staining, installing cabinets, sheetrock and mudding, demolition, installing banisters and stairs, concrete work, installing flooring, window installation, roofing, framing garden beds, and picnic tables. Construction projects focus on low-income housing and nonprofit organizations.
Last Assured
09/03/2025
What's Here
Providing organization
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) - Employment and Training
Provides employment readiness and job development services to unemployed and underemployed low-to-moderate income individuals, and to increase their employability