stimulus update, summer youth, 2009
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STIMULUS UPDATE WORKFORCE CONNECTION -REGION 10 WWW.CLMWORKFORCE.COM
INVESTOR NEWSLETTER ISSUE N3
FALL 2009
STIMULUS UPDATE AUGUST 2009
Special Report
2009 Summer Youth Employment
Recovery funded programLeft: Summer Youth Employment Programparticipants Carter Twillie, age 21, left, and
Ronald Thompson age 17, recording video andphotos, are the media team for WorkforceConnections 2009 youth program. Above:Summer Youth Employment Programparticipants explored careers using greenenergy, such as building a model car fueled bywater.
Video - More about the summer program atwww.youtube.com/WorkforceCLM.(Photos by Jannet Walsh/Workforce Connection
What did the youth in 2009 SummerYouth Employment Program do onsummer vacation? Answer: Theywere building bridges to futurecareers.
The Workforce Connection SummerYouth Program for Citrus, Levy andMarion Counties joined with 132business sites serving 300 youthfrom ages 14 to 24. The youngeryouth have participated in asimulated workplace where theybuilt a computer, hydrogen poweredcar, experimented with solar energymodels andparticipated in learning activities atrelated businesses.
Documenting - The media team ofCarter Twillie, age 21, and Ronald Thompson, age17, both of Ocala, documented the summer. We
have been recording and takingphotographs of the students in differentclassrooms and the other students thatare working in the different job clustersthat they want to go into after theprogram is over, said Twillie. Themost valuable thing I learned thissummer was to be persistent and workreally hard, even if it is something youlike or enjoy. Its all fun, but it is stillwork and keep professional where itbelongs and fun where it belongs.Twillie is interested in a career in themedical field and Thompson isinterested in photography.
Writing- Candria Mathis, 15, emaileda thank you note to her instructors. Iattended the youth connectionsprogram. . . . I would like to say thank
you for all that you did to make this programavailable. I enjoyed the program and the guest
Building opportunities, career paths
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Digital, high tech and green
WorkforceConnection is amemberofthe EmployFloridanetworkof workforceservicesand resources. WorkforceConnectionisan equal opportunityemployer/program. Auxiliaryaidsand servicesare availableupon requestto individualswith disabilities.All voicetelephonenumberslisted abovemaybereached bypersonsusing TTY/TDDequipmentviatheFloridaRelayServiceat711. Ifyou need accommodations, pleasecall 352-840-5700, ext. 1278ore-mail [email protected]. Pleasemakerequestatleastthree businessdaysin advance.
Poster for business sites of the youthprogram.
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Workforce Connection is an equalopportunity employer/program. Auxiliaryaids and services are available uponrequest to individuals with disabilities. Allvoice telephone numbers listed abovemay be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida RelayService at 711. If you needaccommodations, please call352-840-5700, ext. 7878 or [email protected] make request at least threebusiness days in advance.
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We learned aboutfinances, how to prepareresumes, cover lettersand put in a thank youletter after a jobinterview. We alsolearned how to build acomputer, greentechnology and knowits importance.- Aaron Rebarchik
speakers. I learned a lot in thisprogram. I never thought that I wouldassemble a computer, said Mathis.
Speaking - Jennifer Rijos, 15,delivered a speech at the graduation
ceremonies for the summer youthprogram. During our six weeks ourteacher taught us a betterunderstanding of jobs in the workindustry, budgeting and shopping
rules. said Riijos. She notedstudents learned how to fill out jobapplications. Christopher Jimenez,age 15, also addressed his classand explored career opportunities forhis future.
Mentoring - Ebony Hutchinson, 24,and Glenn Fowler Jr., 22, both PeerMonitors, visited youth worksites andassisted in administrative aspects ofthe program. They joined youngerstudents on learning activities atemployers, such as Monterey Boatsin Williston, Progress Energy inCrystal River and Gateway Bank inOcala.
Responsibility- The mostimportant thing I have learned is howto be organized. Sometimes you
have to come up withthings on the spot. Youhave to be an all-around person, saidJayzmaine Lumsden,age 17, interested in acareer in neonatalnursing.
Jessia Kerison, 22, washired at part-time statusafter the youth programended at the law office
of J. Herbert Williams,in Ocala. She fit inreally well with us. . . .We did not have tocorrect her on dress orcell phone usage, saidJill Williams.
Accounting major JeffKeener, 19, interned at
Cridland & CridlandGMAC Real Estate, in Inverness.Its a great experience for future
jobs, as it is an office job. Its a greatenvironment for learning in thefuture. I have learned the accuracyof your work is very important. If youmake a mistake, than everyonesuffers from it, said Keener.
Responsibilty was something theylearned over time. . . . We acceptedthem to assit with the campers. Theresponsibility of following what theymust do, not what they want to do,said Albert Fuller, Levy County
Extention Director and 4-H Agent, onsummer camp workers.
Global thinking- I also didnt knowreally anything about the greentechnology out there. I learned thatno matter what field I choose to gointo, I can do something to make theplanet better, said CandriaMathis.
Bridging opportunities, career paths - continued
Aaron Rebarchik, age 16, of Ocala,participated in the Summer YouthEmployment Program.
Please contact Jannet Walsh, CommunityRelations/Communications Manager atWorkforce Connection, for additional
information at 352-873-7939 ext. 1234 [email protected].
3300 SW 34th Avenue, Suite 148Ocala, Florida 34474
1 800-434-JOBS (5627)[email protected]
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Students built wind turbines and conducted experimentst tolearn more about green energy technology.
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