Opportunity youth are those aged 16-24 who are disconnected from school and employment due to life experiences like disabilities, poverty, involvement with the juvenile or adult justice system, foster care, or other barriers. We can help. Read this article in Comstock’s Magazine to learn about PRIDE Industries’ YES! program to provide pathways to employment for opportunity youth.
Workforce Inclusion
Sacramento Bee reporter Alex Muegee reports on PRIDE Industries’ Youth Employment Services (YES!) program that provides career resources for young people facing obstacles to employment, including people with disabilities, those with experience in the juvenile and adult justice systems, foster care, trafficking, and more.
“The world out there wasn’t built for them.” That’s PRIDE Industries’ Dr. Jennifer Camota Luebke talking about youth ages 16-24 that are out of school and out of work due to disabilities, criminal records, aging out of foster care, and other barriers to employment. She shares how we’re trying to change this with Kitty O’Neal in this KFBK News Radio interview.
Dr. Jennifer Camota Luebke is Interviewed on FOX 40 TV about PRIDE Industries New Youth Employment Services (YES!) Program
The community came out to support PRIDE Industries’ relaunched Career Hub and the Youth Employment Services (YES!) program to help #opportunityyouth ages 16-24 with disabilities, in the justice system, or aging out of foster care to find career opportunities. Check out this interview with Chief Workforce Inclusion Officer Dr. Jennifer Camota Luebke.
Dr. Jennifer Camota Luebke on Good Day Sacramento Talks about the YES! Program for Opportunity Youth
The future just got brighter for opportunity youth looking for work in Sacramento and Placer Counties. PRIDE Industries’ Youth Employment Services (YES!) program launched January 12 our Job Hub in Citrus Heights. Chief Workforce Inclusion Officer Dr. Jennifer Camota Luebke tells Good Day Sacramento about the program to enable foster youth, people with disabilities, and others facing barriers to employment to gain the skills they need to find employment and live independently.
KTXL Fox 40 News interviews PRIDE Industries CEO Jeff Dern as he cuts the ribbon on our newly reopened Careers Hub, where the Youth Employment Services (YES!) program provides #paythways to employment for opportunity youth in Sacramento and Placer counties.
