Youth Empowerment Site (YES) is a partnership between Department of Juvenile Justice and our agency. YES is an employability training program of the designed for at-risk high school students. YES’s are designed to improve the overall functioning of at-risk high school students at home, in school, and in the community. The program provides job skills training, career exposure and community internship/work experience for participants from 16 sites located throughout South Carolina.
Annually, YES site provides up to 60 high school students, ages 16-19, with comprehensive job readiness skills training, career exposure, and paid community internships at local businesses for a “real life” work experience.
The goals and objectives of YES are to:
Increasing investment in young people is key. The world now has the largest generation of young people in history. We place great hope in their power to shape our future!