Youth Community Planning Advisory

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Youth Community Planning Advisory

• I have learned that if one advances confidently
  in the direction of this dreams, and endeavors to
  live the life he has imagined, he will meet with
  a success unexpected in common hours. -Henry
  David Thoreau

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San Diego Workforce Partnership Youth Community
Planning Grant

• The desired end result of these community
  planning grants is to improve how individual
  regions and/or communities respond and work
  together to assist youth to
• Be prepared for the world of work
• Be successful in their educational attainment

• Each youth community planning grant recipient was
  encouraged to take a community and collaborative
  based approach to the process and the delivery of
  youth education and workforce services

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Escondido Workforce Roundtable

• Mission Statement
• To enable a collaboration of community
  resources to join together in a coordinated
  effort to develop a community workforce that will
  support Escondidos economic growth and stability
  into the future.

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Escondido Education COMPACT

• Mission Statement
• The Escondido Education COMPACT is committed to
  developing and implementing community-wide
  programs to support education for youth. Its
  purpose is to expand the education and career
  opportunities for students and assist them in
  becoming contributing citizens in our community
• COMPACT Creating Opportunities Making
  Partnerships And Connecting Teens

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Youth Community Planning Grant Advisory

• The advisory was comprised of 16 teens, 12 from
  local high schools and 4 college students who
  were supported by Anne Pinkerton, COMPACT Special
  Project Manager. Over a two month period, the
  students solicited input from various members
  within the Workforce Roundtable. Which led to the
  development of the following goals

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Inspire, Motivate, Educate.
To succeedyou need to find something to hold on
to, something to motivate you, something to
inspire you. Tony Dorsett

• Support the development of local youth with
  information training in scholastic areas that
  equip Motivate them to enter careers with self
  sufficient wages.
• Provide Educational opportunities that Inspire
  our local youth to explore careers create
  ladders to enter these fields successfully.

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The pessimist sees difficulty in every
opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in
every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
Areas of Focus

• Employment
• Careers
• Education

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Employment

• Lack of
• Job searching skills
• Work experience
• Work readiness skills
• Support
• Motivation
• Awareness of resources

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Career Exploration

• Lack of
• Knowledge about careers
• knowledge about educational requirements skills
  to enter the career field
• Opportunities to Explore

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Education (geared to prep post-secondary)

• Lack of
• Finances
• Knowledge of requirements
• Direction (college/career)
• Support (family or otherwise)

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Our Solution
The foundation of every state is the education
of its youth. Diogenes Laertius

• WWW.ESCO YO!
• Escondido Youth Opportunities!

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Website layout
Home Page
Students
Parents
Employers
Job Search
Education Financial Aid
Support Education
Career Exploration
Community Service
Workforce Preparation
Resources
Education
Job postings
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ESCOndido Youth Opportunity
Students
Parents
Employers
About Us
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Parents On Education

• Knowledge about Requirements
• GPA
• Testing
• Community Service
• Leadership experience
• What do colleges/scholarship committees look for
  on your childs application

Home
Students
Parents

• On education
• Community service
• Resources
• Bulletin Board

Employers
Community Service
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Students On Education

• Academic Support
• Tutoring and support
• Pathway to College
• Requirements
• Dates
• Options
• Trade Schools
• Financial Aid/Scholarships
• Resources/Bulletin Board

Home
Students

• JOB SEARCH
• Work ready skills
• Labor laws
• Resources
• Bulletin Board
• CAREER EXPLORATION
• Where do I start
• Resources
• Bulletin Board

Parents
Community Service
Employers
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Students On Job Search

• Knowledge about
• Work readiness skills
• Applications
• Resume building
• Interviewing tips
• Soft skills
• Labor laws
• Resources/bulletin board

Home
Students

• Education
• Academic Support
• Financial aid
• Pathway to college
• Trade schools
• Resources
• Bulletin Board
• CAREER EXPLORATION
• Where do I start
• Resources
• Bulletin Board

Parents
Community Service
Employers
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Students On Careers

• Where do I start
• Aptitude testing
• Occupational outlook
• Local high growth industries
• Resources/Bulletin Board
• Job shadows/internships
• Workshops
• Career focus days
• Career mentors
• Resources links

Home
Students

• Education
• Academic Support
• Financial aid
• Pathway to college
• Trade schools
• Resources
• Bulletin Board
• CAREER EXPLORATION
• Where do I start
• Resources

Parents
Community Service
Employers
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Employers On Participation

• How to Help
• Support Education
• Career speakers
• Curriculum development (career oriented)
• Advocated employability skills (i.e soft skills)
• Workforce Preparation
• Providing Internships
• Providing Mentors
• Providing job shadows
• Tours of your company
• Participation in youth job fairs
• Job posting

Home
Students
Employers
Parents
Community Service
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Marketing Ideas

• To students
• Book covers- that contain all relevant
  information but can still be personalized
• To parents
• Magnets/Pamphlets
• To business
• Chamber of Commerce/MAP

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We Thank the Participants

• San Diego Workforce Partnership
• Escondido Workforce Roundtable
• Escondido Education COMPACT/Careers Club
• Escondido Union High School District Career Techs
• Anne Pinkerton Advisor/Escondido Education
  COMPACT
• Patty Huerta Escondido Education COMPACT
• Jerry Van Leeuwen City of Escondido
• Christine Johnston San Diego Workforce
  Partnership
• Lynn Graykowski Neighborhood Health Care
• Michelle Bromstead City of Escondido
• Tina Pope Chamber of Commerce Educational
  Committee
• Todd Anderson Switchfoot Creative
• Charlie and Joanna Jungk CDELTA Web Design
  Solutions

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Escondido Youth Voice

• Because of the success of this process the
  students decided to take on the identity of
  Escondido Youth Voice and continue meeting to
  address local issues concerning youth.

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Moving On

• One of the identified barriers to youth
  workforce development was that of transportation.
  An opportunity has presented itself, in
  collaboration with SANDAG, to solicit feedback
  from High School and College age youth regarding
  transportation within San Diego County.