Funding Still Available for Young Adult Services Program
Published on January 4 2022 4:10 pm
Last Updated on January 4 2022 4:10 pm
Written by Greg Sapp
Local Workforce Innovation Area 23 would like to announce that a considerable amount of funding is still available in the WIOA Young Adult Services Program.
If you are a young adult aged 16-24 and looking for supportive services including tuition assistance and/or paid work experience or you are a business who would be interested in serving as a youth employment site please contact the agency today.
WIOA YOUNG ADULT SERVICES
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides a Youth Training and Education Program that offers the following services:
Paid work experience!!
Tuition assistance for occupational training in an approved program
Job search assistance
Resume development
Leadership skills
Job readiness training
Supportive services such as transportation, childcare, tools, uniforms, etc.
The program's objective is that each participant will achieve high school diploma attainment, increase basic reading and math skills, create a marketable resume, and secure employment or attend postsecondary education/training while enrolled in the program. Participants must reside in one of these Illinois counties: Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, Moultrie or Richland.
For more information contact, CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation at cefs@cefseoc.org or 217-347- 2102. Online applications are available at https://www.cefseoc.org/wioa-online-application Visit www.lwa23.net to learn more about other WIOA Programs.