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Workforce Development Center
To fill out an application for the program, click here. Directions to our office, click here. To see our Workshop Schedule for 2008, click here. In 2005, with a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, LC-NCR began to provide employability skills training for youth, as well as job placement and retention services. This initiative was modeled after the nationally replicated School-to-Career Partnership, which LCF piloted and then replicated in seven other U.S. cities. In this effort, staff members utilize a dual customer model to provide support and service to both the employer and employee. The goal for all of LC-NCR’s workforce development programs is to aid youth and adults maintain their employment along their chosen career pathway. The Workforce Development Center (WDC) conducts a 3-week employability training program for participants, then facilitates placement in jobs with participating local employers. One of the primary goals of the program is to place participants in employment that has long-term potential, higher than minimum wage pay, benefits and periodic salary increases. WDC staff provides participants with extensive training and two year job retention support and helps them deal with a wide range of obstacles. Participants also attend monthly job readiness seminars that focus on career advancement and goal setting. Staff assists with transportation fees, resources for GED preparation or other educational guidance, financial literacy, and housing. LC-NCR staff emphasizes long-term relationship building as the primary means of transforming youth into independent adults. The WDC assists these young adults in setting goals and creating strategic plans to achieve those goals through Five Phases: Phase 1: Three-Week Employability Training with Assessment Phase Phase 2: On-going Assessment Phase Phase 3: Placement Phase 4: Retention Phase 5: Continuous Job Readiness Training Partners and sponsors to LC-NCR’s workforce program in the past have been American Express Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Covenant House Washington, Goodwill of Greater Washington, Starbucks and Washington, D.C. Government – Youth Rehabilitation Services. For more information on the Workforce Development Center, please contact: |
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