Career Resources, Inc., located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, will provide a workshop that explores the various services for young adults who are entering our workforce development system. The workshop will focus on the unique challenges that young adults face in our system and explore the available options that exist both formally and informally. The workshop will focus on the various entry points as well as address the common workforce development goals of education and lifelong learning. Specifically the workshop will focus on programs that serve youthful offenders, TFA recipients, young fathers and young people with disabilities. A plethora of program options from STRIVE, Adult Education, National Workforce Readiness Credentials, Job Development and Disability Resources will be discussed along with wrap around services such as Earned Benefits, Financial Stability and related supports. The goal of the workshop is to encourage providers to look more holistically at ways in which they too can serve young adults in their respective regions.

1. Presented by,
Scott K. Wilderman
Debra Keel

3.  July – September (Group 1)
 October – December (Group 2)
 January – March (Group 3)
 April – June (Group 4)

4.  Literacy
 No High School Diploma
 Poor Math & Reading
 Digital Literacy Issues
 Job Readiness
 Life Challenges
 Ex-Offender
 Young Families
 Employer Demands
 Lack of Resources
 Outreach

6.  Certified GED/ABE
Instructor on-site
 Partner with Adult Ed
 Open Entry/Exit
 Partner with Regional
Educational Service
Center (RESC)

7.  On-Line E-Learning System
 Provides essential computing
skills for those new to computing
as well as people interested in
improving their current skills
 A Digital Literacy Certificate Test
for students who want to
demonstrate their mastery of all
five courses.

9.  Summer Youth Job
Fair
 STRIVE
 Occupational Skills
Training
 Green Jobs
 Healthcare

10.  As of September 2011  44% of the JFES group
more than 21% of CT’s has transporation
JFES population is 21 or barriers.
younger.  Childcare barriers for
 More than 40% are 22- this group is 57%.
29 years old.  More than 60% of this
 45% of this population population has 2 or
has less than 12 years of more barriers to
formal education. employment.

11. Comprehensive  On site GED
access to services to
support successful  Access to Keytrain
transition into developmental training
employment
 Access to Workkeys National
and/or training
Career Readiness Credential
 Access to Digital Literacy
Courses
 Contracted career training
 Development of Career
Portfolios

12.  Structured 3-4 week training
on personal responsibility,
attitude and "soft skills." Can
be run a summer youth
program.
 Developing communication
skills and confidence.
 Job Placement, Long-term
support and follow-up and
Career Counseling.

15.  Established an ex-
offender round table.
 Integrated ReEntry
Works into One-Stop
 Dedicated Staff
 Highly Supportive
 Job Development and
Advocacy

16.  Parent Education
 Counseling support and self-help
 Conflict Resolution and Anger
Management
 Pregnancy Prevention
 Health and Wellness
 General discussion, recreational
activities and family gatherings
 Career Counseling and Job Placement

18. The Aging Workforce & Population Trends
 15 -24 year olds increased by 18% in CT from 2000
to 2010.
 The 6th fastest growth rate in the nation.
 Jobs fell in Stamford 19%, Bridgeport fell by 13% and
Hartford by 12%.
 Unemployment for CT young adults in 2010 was 18%.
 Those youth who were employed worked in Retail, Food
Service and Health Care/Social Services

19.  The decline of Ct’s largest cities reversed in this
last decade
 The largest 5 cities – Hartford, New Haven,
Bridgeport, Waterbury & Stamford all gained
populations in the past 10 years.
 The growth has been attributed to the increase
of 20 24 year olds in Hartford, New Haven &
Bridgeport

20. Career Resources
Provides Tools for Young
Adults that help them
document their
Readiness for
Work…and improve
those skills.

21.  A job skills assessment
system that helps
employers select, hire,
train, develop, and
retain a high-
performance workforce

22.  is the complete
interactive training
system for career
readiness skills, based
on ACT's WorkKeys®
assessment system
and the National Career
Readiness Certificate.

23.  Certificate allows
individuals to
demonstrate their level
of skill in the most
common skills required
for success in the
workplace

25.  Benefits Information
 Workshops
 One-on-One Consultation
 Ticket to Work
 Training Programs
 Help with Job Searches
 Adaptive Equipment
 Learning Disability Screening
 Self-Service Center

26.  Energy Assistance
 Food Stamp Assistance
 Housing
 Medical
 Transportation
 Mental Health
 Childcare
 Many More!!!!

27.  Budget Coaching
 Financial Literacy
 Earned Benefits
 VITA Site

29. Facebook Pages
for various programs
Linked-In
Virtual One-Stop

30. Career Resources, Inc.
350 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
www.careerresources.org