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Youth get down to business in the Youth Connect Network. Through career programs and services, we help you reach new heights. Check out what we offer through our many community partners committed to helping you achieve your potential.
Youth Connect Network programs include:
SAN DIEGO WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP YOUTH TEAM
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SCHOOL-TO-CAREER INTERMEDIARY TEAM
Funded by Union Bank of California 
The School-to-Career Intermediary system links students with businesses to create rich work-based learning experiences, including job shadowing, internships, company tours and mentoring. Regional school districts, community-based organizations and other community stakeholders contract with the Intermediary to provide young people with work-readiness training and real work experiences in local businesses that prepare them for post-secondary education and the workforce. The School-to-Career Intermediary also coordinates annual Job Fairs for young people, ages 16-21 that are seeking summer or holiday employment.
School-to-Career Intermediary System
San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc.
3910 University Avenue, Ste. 400
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 228-2900
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YEAR-LONG YOUTH PROGRAMS
The San Diego Workforce Partnership’s Youth Programs help youth, ages 14 to 21, to achieve their educational goals and get ready for employment via a network of community-based youth service providers. Special emphasis is placed on serving vulnerable youth ages 16 to 21 who have dropped out of school or those at risk of dropping out. These programs assist eligible youth living throughout San Diego County who have dropped out of high school, are at risk of dropping out of high school, or are transitioning from justice system camps and facilities: Please contact the following providers for more information:
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NORTH COUNTY
ACCESS, Inc. - San Pasqual Academy
Youth Empowerment Services (YES!) Program
17701 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92025
www.sanpasqualacademy.org
Contact information:
Dan Radojevic - Youth Employment Coordinator
(760) 233-4028, ext. 301
(760) 233-4029 FAX
dan@workforce.org
San Pasqual Academy is a residential high school for foster youth located in North San Diego County. The program includes residential care, education preparation leading to high school completion, work readiness preparation and community involvement. In addition, the program provides work readiness training, basic and life skills building, community internships, tutoring, career counseling, elective courses such as business skills, computer applications and multi-media.
Escondido Education COMPACT
North County Youth Career Network
North County Region
2247 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92027
www.educationcompact.org
Contact information:
Patricia Huerta – Executive Director
(760) 839-4515
(760) 489-4481 FAX
phuertai@ci.escondido.ca.us
The North County Youth Career Network (NCYCN) offers a comprehensive system of youth development, workforce development, and academic innovation across the entire region of North San Diego County. The NCYCN supports both in-school and out-of-school youth ages 16-21, by providing students a customized menu of services that blends individual meetings with case managers, basic skill and career assessments, work readiness classes, youth development and special topic workshops, as well as social and cultural events. The overall goal of the North County Youth Career Network is for the youth to stay in school, continue their education, manage their life challenges, gain career oriented work experience, and start the path to realize their career goals.
San Diego County Office of Education,
Juvenile Court and Community Schools (SDCOE/JCCS)
Transitioning Youth N’ Motion
North County Youth One Stop Career Center
YDC Breaking Cycles
125 Vallecitos De Oro Suites A
San Marcos, CA 92069
www.sdcoe.net
Contact Information:
Bill McGrath
(760) 510-3064
jobready@sdcoe.net:
The SDCOE/JCCS Youth One-Stop Career Centers offer various programs to prepare JCCS students for job and career prospects. Services offered include, but are not limited to: ROP/multimedia production, ROP/building, driver’s education, GED preparation, career awareness/ choices, graduation portfolio assistance, basic skills improvement (reading and math), computer and internet connection, scholarship (info/apps), merchandising training, and ROP/childcare development. Student Support Specialists provide students with educational goals, financial aid, scholarships information, apprenticeship program, military service /vocation, permanent/temporary employment, dollars for scholars, career goals, follow-up on student progress, and community service.
North County Interfaith Council (dba) Interfaith Community Services
Transitional Youth Academy
2195 Oceanside Blvd.
Oceanside, CA 92054
(760) 721-2117
www.interfaithservices.org
Contact Information:
Jeanine Guarino
jguarino@interfaithservices.org
North County Interfaith serves as the lead agency on the Gang Prevention Initiative with Oceanside High School. This school-based gang prevention program provides year round activities that include paid work experience, career exploration, and educational supports infused with youth development.
METRO REGION
ACCESS, Inc.
YES Transition Network
Metro Region Office
2612 Daniel Avenue
San Diego, CA 92111
Family and Youth Transition Center
3878 Old Town Avenue, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92110
Toribio Romo
3119 Imperial Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
www.access2jobs.org
Contact information:
Nona Spooner - Director of Operations
(858) 560-0871 Ext. 106
(858) 560-8135 FAX
nlspooner@msn.com
ACCESS, Inc. through the YES (Youth Empowerment Services) Transition Network provides youth opportunities to gain employability skills, explore career paths, and engage in life-long learning activities. Services include work-based learning experiences such as job shadow, internship, and work experience as well as dropout prevention and intervention services that connect youth with education services.
Coalition of Neighborhood Councils
Youth Employment and Opportunity Program
415 North Euclid Avenue
San Diego, CA 92114
www.cncsandiego.org
Contact information:
Franco Garcia - Coordinator
(619) 325-3580
(619) 325-3581 FAX
franco@cncsandiego.org
stefan@cncsandiego.org
The Coalition of Neighborhood Councils (CNC) is a community based organization providing resident empowerment, community development services, education completion, workforce preparation, and placement services to court and gang affiliated out-of-school youth in southeastern San Diego, through The Southeastern Community Jobs Partnership. The Southeastern Community Jobs Partnership brings together CNC, Overcoming Gangs, San Diego Community College District, and Pazzaz to provide a relationship based, multi-agency, integrated approach to service delivery that leads to permanent employment and self sufficiency for out of school youth who have been involved in gang activity and/or the juvenile justice system.
The CNC also serves as the lead agency on the Morse/Southeastern Gang Prevention Initiative, a school-based gang prevention program providing year round activities that include paid work experience, career exploration, and educational supports infused with youth development.
San Diego County Office of Education,
Juvenile Court and Community Schools (SDCOE/JCCS)
Transitioning Youth N’ Motion
Metro Youth One Stop Center
232 West Ash Street
San Diego, CA 92101
www.sdcoe.net
Contact Information:
Ed Rulenz - Program Coordinator
(619) 233-2814
(619) 702-5796 FAX
jobready@sdcoe.net
The SDCOE/JCCS Youth One-Stop Career Centers offer various programs to prepare JCCS students for job and career prospects. Services offered include, but are not limited to: ROP/multimedia production, ROP/building, driver’s education, GED preparation, career awareness/ choices, graduation portfolio assistance, basic skills improvement (reading and math), computer and internet connection, scholarship (info/apps), merchandising training, and ROP/childcare development. Student Support Specialists provide students with educational goals, financial aid, scholarships information, apprenticeship program, military service /vocation, permanent/temporary employment, dollars for scholars, career goals, follow-up on student progress, and community service.
EAST COUNTY
Grossmont Union High School District
GUHSD Out-of-School Program
924 E. Main Street
El Cajon, CA92021
http://eccc.guhsd.net/
Contact information:
Mary Wilson - Operations Coordinator, WIA Programs
(619) 590-3900
(619) 579-4720 FAX
maryw@workforce.org
Grossmont Union High School District, Grossmont Adult Schools, and the East County Career Center in partnership with the El Cajon Collaborative provide workforce development services to youth between the ages of 16-21 who meet Workforce Investment Act (WIA) eligibility criteria established by the Department of Labor. Services include but are not limited to the following: Completion of High School Diploma or GED, career assessment, work readiness and life skills training, job shadow, work experience/internship opportunities, leadership and community service, mentoring, tutoring supportive services to assist with successful completion of academics, advanced career training, and/or employment. Services may be long term and include intensive case management support.
San Diego County Office of Education,
Juvenile Court and Community Schools (SDCOE/JCCS)
Transitioning Youth N’ Motion
East County Youth One Stop Career Center
East Region Community Schools
8374 Hercules Street
San Diego, CA 91942
www.sdcoe.net
Contact Information:
Sonya Moreno
(619) 668-8744
jobready@sdcoe.net:
The SDCOE/JCCS Youth One-Stop Career Centers offer various programs to prepare JCCS students for job and career prospects. Services offered include, but are not limited to: ROP/multimedia production, ROP/building, driver’s education, GED preparation, career awareness/ choices, graduation portfolio assistance, basic skills improvement (reading and math), computer and internet connection, scholarship (info/apps), merchandising training, and ROP/childcare development. Student Support Specialists provide students with educational goals, financial aid, scholarships information, apprenticeship program, military service /vocation, permanent/temporary employment, dollars for scholars, career goals, follow-up on student progress, and community service.
SOUTH COUNTY
ACCESS, Inc.
YES Transition Network
South County Region
Chula Vista Mall
555 Broadway, Suite 2026
Chula Vista, CA 91911
www.access2jobs.org
Contact information:
Nona Spooner - Director of Operations
(858) 560-0871 Ext. 106
(858) 560-8135 FAX
nlspooner@msn.com
ACCESS, Inc. through the YES (Youth Empowerment Services) Transition Network provides youth opportunities to gain employability skills, explore career paths, and engage in life-long learning activities. Services include work-based learning experiences such as job shadow, internship, and work experience as well as dropout prevention and intervention services that connect youth with education services.
San Diego County Office of Education,
Juvenile Court and Community Schools (SDCOE/JCCS)
Transitioning Youth N’ Motion
South County Youth One Stop Career Center
South County Region
800 National City Boulevard
National City, CA 91950
www.sdcoe.net
Contact Information:
Ricardo Gonzales
(619) 470-5218
jobready@sdcoe.net
The SDCOE/JCCS Youth One-Stop Career Centers offer various programs to prepare JCCS students for job and career prospects. Services offered include, but are not limited to: ROP/multimedia production, ROP/building, driver’s education, GED preparation, career awareness/ choices, graduation portfolio assistance, basic skills improvement (reading and math), computer and internet connection, scholarship (info/apps), merchandising training, and ROP/childcare development. Student Support Specialists provide students with educational goals, financial aid, scholarships information, apprenticeship program, military service /vocation, permanent/temporary employment, dollars for scholars, career goals, follow-up on student progress, and community service.
South Bay Community Services
ILS/WIA Youth in Transition Program
1124 Bay Blvd., Suite D
Chula Vista, CA 91911
www.southbaycommunityservices.org
Contact information:
Xavier Martinez - Youth Support Services Program Director
(619) 420-3620
(619) 420-8722 FAX
xmartinez@csbcs.org
Frank Lopez - Youth in Transition Director
flopez@csbcs.org
Justin Lipford - Program Coordinator
jlipford@csbcs.org
Rachel Pinuelas-Morineau - Job Coach Coordinator
rpinuelas@csbcs.org
South Bay Community Services Transitioning Youth Project provides access to educational services, work readiness training, work preparation and work-based opportunities, and youth development services for South Bay youth ages 16-21 transitioning from justice system camps and facilities.
Services are provided by a collaboration of agencies, including SBCS, the Sweetwater Union High School District and Comprehensive Training Systems. The program provides work preparation and provides or arranges for work-based opportunities in the form of stipend internships, and youth development services that include a peer-mentoring component. The youth development component includes access to Independent Living Skills classes as needed and incentives for participation; opportunities to attend financial literacy classes, anger management groups to learn conflict management; and access to mental health services if needed. The services are provided from a wraparound platform designed to help youth transition into self-sufficiency.
Turning The Hearts Center
Youth Empowered to Lead (Y.E.L.) Project
345 5th Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
www.turningtheheartscenter.org
Contact information:
Doug Luffborough - Executive Director
Alejandra Aceves – Program Director
(619) 691-9643
(619) 691-9649 FAX
doug@turningtheheartscenter.org
alejandra@turningtheheartscenter.org
Turning the Hearts Center is committed to turning the hearts of youth and families through education, leadership development, and family enhancement services. What makes us different is that we delight people and exceed expectations, we provide open-ended services and we are committed to focusing daily on our mission - the mission of turning hearts. Our goal is to provide the necessary educational and workforce development training, as well as life skills development activities to out-of-school youth, ages 16-24 in the South Bay Region.
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ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER YOUTH SERVICES
The One-Stop Career Centers provide services to 14-21 year olds. These services include intensive services to out-of-school older youth between the ages of 18 – 21; those that are dropped out or graduated from secondary school but are unemployed and need additional educational assistance. In addition, each one-stop provides some level of services to both in and out-of-school youth such as job search assistance, career assessment, workshops and information and referral. In addition, the Career Centers collaborate with other educational and youth providers in their region in the County.
East County Career Center
924 E. Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92021
http://eccc.guhsd.net/
Contact information:
Mary Wilson
(619) 590-3900
(619) 579-4720 FAX
maryw@workforce.org
East County Career Center in collaboration with Grossmont Union High School District, Grossmont Adult Schools, in partnership with the El Cajon Collaborative provides services to youth between the ages of 16-21 who reside in the East Region. Services include but are not limited to the following: Completion of High school Diploma or GED, career assessment, work readiness and life skills training, job shadow, work experience/internship opportunities, leadership and community service, mentoring, tutoring, and supportive services to assist with successful completion of academics, advanced career training, and/or employment
Metro Career Center
3910 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105
Contact information:
Erika G. Gallardo
(619) 516-2200
(619) 516-2298 FAX
erikag@workforce.org
South Metro Career Center/Youth Services
4389 Imperial Avenue
San Diego, CA 92113
Contact information:
Erika G. Gallardo
(619) 266-4298
(619) 266-4261 FAX
erikag@workforce.org
The Metro Region Career Centers offers youth in their communities a comprehensive menu of employment and training services that include assistance with resume writing, interviewing skills, finding job openings, training programs, and much more.
North Inland Career Center
463 North Midway Drive
Escondido, CA 92027
Contact information for Inland:
Frank Berry
(760) 871-1962
(760) 871-0346 FAX
frank@workforce.org
North County Coastal Career Center
1949 Avenida del Oro, Ste. 106
Oceanside, CA 92056
Contact information for Coastal:
Jenny Marinko
(760) 631-6150
(760) 631-6161 FAX
jennym@workforce.org
Arbor E&T, LLC provides services to youth in North San Diego County. Arbor E&T offers out-of-school youth services that include professional placement, secondary education, occupational skills training, and GED goals. In addition, the North County Career Centers will provide universal access services specific to youth, ages 14-21.
South County Career Center
1111 Bay Blvd., Ste. E
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Contact information:
Maggie Collins
(619) 628-0300
(619) 424-1144 FAX
maggie@workforce.org
Arbor E&T, LLC provides services to youth in South San Diego County. Arbor E&T offers out-of-school youth services that include professional placement, secondary education, occupational skills training, and GED goals. In addition, the South County Career Center will provide universal access services specific to youth, ages 14-21.
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