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Offers services to out-of-school and at risk youth. Provides high school dropout recovery, and attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials. These services include:
- Career counseling
- English as a Second Language classes
- GED
- Goal setting
- Help with resumes, applications, and interviews
- High school diploma
- Job and life skills
- Job placement
- Paid work experience
- Post high school education assistance
- Reading and math skills
- Referrals to other agencies
- Tests to find interests and skills
Individualized job-seeker services, including: - Academic skill testing - Career counseling - College research - Creating resumes and cover letters - GED preparation - Hands-on computer classes - Job search skills development - Life skills training - Preparing for interviews
Provides employment services for individuals interested in finding employment, obtaining certification training, or advancing their career. Services are provided in person at a CLUES location, virtually, or at one of the training partner locations. Services include:
- Career coaching
- Employment Preparation Assistance: Offers tailored resume building, cover letter crafting, job application assistance, interviewing skills enhancements, bilingual support, and in-person or virtual appointments
- Financial coaching
- Free career training workshops, 8 - 9 week training to learn soft skills along with hands-on training in high-demand industries
- Industry certification trainings for Steam and Hot Water Boiler Operator, Carpentry, Phlebotomy, Commercial Driver Careers, Healthcare Unit Coordinator, and Licensed Child Caregivers
- Job placement assistance
- Public assistance screening
- Transportation assistance
Career Pathways: Provides youth ages 14 – 24 who have faced systemic barriers to employment the opportunity to be introduced into the workforce by getting an internship at the YMCA. Beacons: Provides after-school and summer care for young people in grades K – 12 by partnering with Twin Cities area schools to provide quality educational, recreational, and leadership development activities and eliminate barriers to participation. Center for Youth Voice: Provides programs and services that help young people understand our system of government and how to effectively use their voice to take action on issues that matter to them. Teen Tech Center: Provides a technology-driven, interactive space for young people ages 12 – 24 to drop in, be creative, and develop new skills for free. Does not require a YMCA membership. Must be a member of the Teen Tech Center.
Provide individual competitive employment services. Services include:
- Benefits planning
- Career planning
- Follow-up support services
- Job coaching
- Job development services
- Job follow-up services
- Job placement
- Job-seeking skills training
- Multi-lingual and multi-cultural support
- PASS and IRWE planning
- Person-centered planning
- Resume and cover letter development
- Supported employment
- Vocational assessments: Evaluations are conducted to line with the person's interests and strengths. Assist individuals in identifying job goals and developing career paths. The evaluation helps an individual determine if the work in that particular field is a good fit.
Short-term, community-based services designed to help students with disabilities and/or having a gap in services and needing additional support to identify career interests.
What's Here
- Academic support
- Computer lab
- Day camp
- Employment and post secondary preparation through Career Pathways program
- Leadership development
- Recreational field trips
Employment counselors help SNAP clients in gaining skills and abilities to obtain employment to gain self-sufficiency, including:
- Adult education
- Budgeting assistance
- Career planning
- Computer classes
- Interviewing skills
- Job search assistance
- Post-secondary education
- Resume development
- Short-term training
- Support services
- Transportation assistance
- Vocational interest
Career Planning and Counseling
- Advice and assistance with career decision-making
- Assessment tools to identify skills, abilities, and interests that can be used to discover or confirm a career path in today's job market
Examples of Occupations Supported by Scholarships Include:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Aviation Maintenance Technician
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Health Unit Coordinator
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Medical Assistant
- Registered Nurse
- Welders, Machinists
Job Search and Placement Services
- Assistance in identifying and describing your skills
- Help with resume writing and interview preparation
- Job Club: A group that helps locate jobs, meet employers and form solidarity in job searching
Supportive Services:
- May be able to assist with expenses for work clothing, transportation or other essential items, if needed to achieve employment or training goals
Training
- Education and training scholarships including funding for tuition, books and fees for skill upgrading and retraining
- On-the-job training
- Short- or long-term training to acquire skills in a new field
- Workplace effectiveness workshops
Provides employment services including the following:
- Career Services: Participants receive one-on-one support from a Career Specialist to develop an employment plan, address barriers like transportation or childcare, and build job readiness skills such as resume writing, interviewing, and job searching. Support continues after employment to help ensure job retention.
- Career Exploration: Career Specialists help participants identify strengths and match them to suitable career paths. Participants learn about job opportunities, career advancement, wages, and education requirements, with exposure to local industries like hospitality, manufacturing, construction, healthcare, and transportation through employer visits and worksite tours.
Services include:
- Assistance obtaining identification and vital documents
- Condoms and other health and safety supplies
- Employment and public-benefit resource navigation
- Fentanyl test strips
- Food, clothing, and seasonal items when available
- Harm reduction and safer-use supplies
- Housing and shelter navigation
- Naloxone/Narcan
- Overdose prevention education
- Referrals and warm handoffs to detoxification, substance use treatment, medication-assisted treatment, mental health services, recovery resources, and other community-based services
- Wound-care and hygiene supplies
Also provides individualized support and resource navigation for survivors of exploitation and human trafficking. Services are provided at the office and through mobile community outreach.
NOTE: Services and supplies are subject to availability.
What's Here
Career Pathways: Provides youth ages 14 – 24 who have faced systemic barriers to employment the opportunity to be introduced into the workforce by getting an internship at the YMCA. Beacons: Provides after-school and summer care for young people in grades K – 12 by partnering with Twin Cities area schools to provide quality educational, recreational, and leadership development activities and eliminate barriers to participation. Center for Youth Voice: Provides programs and services that help young people understand our system of government and how to effectively use their voice to take action on issues that matter to them. Teen Tech Center: Provides a technology-driven, interactive space for young people ages 12 – 24 to drop in, be creative, and develop new skills for free. Does not require a YMCA membership. Must be a member of the Teen Tech Center.
Assists families with housing, career direction, and job training and placement to help families become self-sufficient.
Services for persons who are unemployed, welfare recipients, dislocated workers, older workers, and youth are located in neighborhood centers. Services include: - Interview training, job search techniques, resume preparation assistance
- Job development
- Job information, including job banks, job fairs, and job lines
- Layoff preparation
- MFIP employment services for eligible recipients
- Other support services
- Prevocational training
- School to career programs
- Skills training through apprenticeships, classroom training, internships, and on-the-job training
- Vocational assessment and counseling, career change counseling, career awareness
- WIA program
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Provides job and small business resources at most branches, including free classes on resume writing, job searching, networking, and interviewing.
- Mobile workPLACE: Offers computer access and job skills training in multiple languages throughout the community.
In addition, the Rondo Community Outreach Library hosts a Small Business Resource Center with materials and assistance for starting or growing a business.
Program serving African-Americans and American Indians on MFIP: - Career planning - Connection to work education/classes - Cultural events - Goal setting - Job placement - Job readiness training Clients who meet the target audience, who are already on MFIP, would need to request a transfer from their existing MFIP employment service provider. No discretionary funds available to help with rent, travel, utilities or other emergency situations.
- Career exploration and counseling services, including computerized career information and career and post-secondary counseling
- College preparation classes in critical thinking, math, reading, spelling, and writing
- Computer skills classes
- Employment-related skills workshops and local job market information
- English proficiency training across all skill levels (reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension)
- General Educational Development (GED) preparation classes
- High school diploma completion courses
Provides assistance to individuals who are dislocated or unemployed, struggling to navigate the job market.
This includes:
- Personal one-to-one career counseling - Access to computers for your job search - Occupational and job search skills training - Help finding work - Tuition assistance
Employment counselors help SNAP clients in gaining skills and abilities to obtain employment to gain self-sufficiency, including:
- Adult education
- Budgeting assistance
- Career planning
- Computer classes
- Interviewing skills
- Job search assistance
- Post-secondary education
- Resume development
- Short-term training
- Support services
- Transportation assistance
- Vocational interest
Offers services such as:
- Career assessment, testing, and counseling
- Computer access
- Computer training
- Job development/readiness
- Employment library
- Peer and personal counseling
- Quarterly newsletter
- Self-esteem and assertiveness training
- Self-exploration, personal skills training, and vocational assessment
- Support groups
- Workshops
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
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Offers employment services at no cost, including job and career training, as well as employment and placement opportunities for youth. These programs are for youth who have nowhere else to turn for help to find employment, complete their education, and who need support to move forward. Services include paid internships, tuition to train for a new career, help finishing school or getting a GED, help with job hunting, and transportation assistance (such as bus fare cards).
Participants in Avivo's youth and young adult employment programs can also access short-term credentialed training options for higher-wage jobs, such as:
- Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA)
- Forklift Operator, including Forklift Operators Certification
- Culinary Arts and ServSafe certifications
- Enrollment opportunities in credentialed training at Avivo Institute of Career and Technical Education
Helps women and men who have been the primary caretaker at home and lost their primary income, suddenly needed to provide for their family. Helps participants find worthwhile employment and livable wage jobs to support their families. Services include personal assessments, individual counseling, education and training, job search and placement support, networking and support, and other short-term assistance.
Employment counselors help SNAP clients in gaining skills and abilities to obtain employment to gain self-sufficiency, including:
- Adult education
- Budgeting assistance
- Career planning
- Computer classes
- Interviewing skills
- Job search assistance
- Post-secondary education
- Resume development
- Short-term training
- Support services
- Transportation assistance
- Vocational interest
Offers employment services at no cost, including job and career training, as well as employment and placement opportunities for youth. These programs are for youth who have nowhere else to turn for help to find employment, complete their education, and who need support to move forward. Services include paid internships, tuition to train for a new career, help finishing school or getting a GED, help with job hunting, and transportation assistance (such as bus fare cards).
Participants in Avivo's youth and young adult employment programs can also access short-term credentialed training options for higher-wage jobs, such as:
- Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA)
- Forklift Operator, including Forklift Operators Certification
- Culinary Arts and ServSafe certifications
- Enrollment opportunities in credentialed training at Avivo Institute of Career and Technical Education
Provides job and small business resources at most branches, including free classes on resume writing, job searching, networking, and interviewing.
- Mobile workPLACE: Offers computer access and job skills training in multiple languages throughout the community.
In addition, the Rondo Community Outreach Library hosts a Small Business Resource Center with materials and assistance for starting or growing a business.