Our Mission:

To Advocate and to Provide for the Empowerment, Involvement, Preparation and Employment of Youth in the Region 9 Community.

Goals and Strategies

1. Support & Provide Opportunities for Youth Involvement in Community & Decision-Making

   Strategies identified to meet this goal:

   1. Support & provide SCANS skills & decision-making curriculum.

   2. Support & provide opportunities for leadership development for youth.

   3. Support & provide opportunities to connect youth with adults/ positive role models.

   4. Support & provide opportunities to increase the self-esteem of youth

   5. Support & provide opportunities for youth to be involved in the community and in decision-making.

   6. Increase youth input through activities such as focus groups and Council members meeting with youth groups.

    

2. Prepare Youth for Employment & Life.

   Strategies identified to meet this goal:

   1. Support and provide youth employment programs.

   2. Support and provide life & employability skills training.

   3. Support and provide career exploration opportunities (including identifying local opportunities).

   4. Support and provide work-based learning opportunities.

   5. Support and provide training and education options (including post-secondary options, labor programs, apprenticeship, etc.)

   6. Support and provide careering planning opportunities.

   7. Support and provide instruction on positive work habits (workplace retention).

    

3. Increase Diversity on the Youth Council

   Strategies identified to meet this goal:

   1. Recruit youth representatives for the Youth Council.

   2. Identify gaps and recruit members for the Youth Council (including: clergy, law enforcement/corrections, business and cultural groups)

   3. Review Youth Council meetings (meeting times, member participation and attendance).

   4. Provide training/development opportunities for Youth Council members.

   5. Conduct evaluations on Youth Council meetings.

    

4. Increase Awareness & Access of Youth Services

   Strategies identified to meet this goal:

   1. develop marketing campaign for youth services (including: brochures, website, MN Careers, and other PR materials)

   2. Complete resource mapping of youth services

   3. Obtain youth input and involvement in increasing awareness and access to youth services.

South Central WorkForce Council 464 Raintree Road Mankato, Minnesota 56001