What We Offer

• Academic education and diploma/GED support: Flexible blended learning, tutoring, core-subject instruction, academic assessments, individualized education planning, and referrals for adult education and ESL classes.

• Construction and vocational skills training: Pre-apprenticeship training, hands-on construction experience, trade-skill instruction in areas such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, roofing, flooring, painting, welding, and masonry.

• Industry certifications and safety training: MC3 Construction Worker apprenticeship-prep certification, OSHA training, First Aid/CPR instruction, protective equipment, and labor-rights education.

• Affordable-housing construction experience: Practical work converting shipping containers into permanent affordable housing units.

• Advanced trade-training pathways: Support for specialized electrical and welding training.

• Leadership development and civic engagement: Weekly leadership programming, public-speaking training, harm-reduction and trauma-informed workshops, and participation in a Youth Leadership Council.

• Community service projects: Youth-led planning and delivery of community projects, including budgeting, timelines, materials management, and hands-on project execution.

• Peer-led substance-use prevention: Training and opportunities for participants to facilitate evidence-based substance-use-disorder prevention workshops for other at-risk youth.

• Violence intervention and life-skills education: Mentoring, anger-management instruction, budgeting education, and California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) programming.

• Basic-needs support: On-site access to food, clothing, hygiene supplies, and counseling.

• Trauma-informed case management: Comprehensive case management, Individual Training Plans, goal setting, and support navigating personal barriers.

• Healthcare, mental-health, and housing referrals: Connections to healthcare providers, behavioral-health services, substance-use treatment, housing assistance, and specialized community partners.

• Public-benefits and vocational-rehabilitation assistance: Help applying for SNAP, TANF, General Relief, WIOA, WIC, and California Department of Rehabilitation services.

• Career-readiness services: Resume and cover-letter development, interview preparation, career exploration, job fairs, and connections to America’s Job Centers.

• Employment and apprenticeship placement: Linkages to registered apprenticeships, labor unions, construction careers, and local infrastructure-job opportunities.

• Higher-education and trade-school transitions: Guidance with researching programs, applying to schools, and securing financial aid.

• Employment barrier removal: Support for work clothing, safety supplies, and transportation to interviews.

• One-year post-program follow-up: Ongoing case-management check-ins, employer coordination, job-retention support, workplace issue mediation, and retention incentives