Education Resources
Youth Job Opportunities
HIRE LA’s Youth Employment Program
The City of Los Angeles and the Office of Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa present
nine diverse youth programs that strive to provide employment opportunities
to youth and young adults from ages 14-24.
Download
PDF file here: 
HIRE LA Creating Jobs for LA Youth
Leading the nation in job creation for youth,
Hire LA is placing over 16,000 young people in jobs beginning this
May and continuing through July 2010. Hire LA's Youth Employment
Program works to provide young adults ages 14-24 with employment
opportunities ranging from summer jobs to full time employment.
Since its inception in 2006, Hire LA has placed over 28,000 young
Angelenos in jobs. For more information, please visit the website,
or call (213) 744-7206.
Recruiting Current and Former
Foster Youth
Ages 17 to 21 participants
receive free services:
•
Life Skills •
Career Planning
•
College Counseling •
Employment Placement Assistance
•
College Resource Center •
College Application and Financial Aid Assistance
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Part-time Employment •
Paid Work Experience
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Community Build Youth and Community
Center
8730
South Vermont Avenue
Los
Angeles, CA 90044
(1
Block South of Manchester)
323-789-9950 Ask
for Dana Harris |
Vernon-Central Workforce Development Network
If you are a youth between the ages of 17
- 25, have been on probation or parole, have dropped out of school,
are currently unemployed or underemployed, live in the Vernon-Central
community, have a social security number and a CA identification
card or driver’s
license, here’s a job training program for you! Receive
workforce development training in the following areas: computer
technology, conservation and green jobs, and clean energy/construction.
For more information please contact Jahrell Thomas at (323) 231-1572
or jthomas@coalitionrcd.org.
Download
complete information in PDF format here (English/Español): 
“Out of School
Youth” for WIA Programs
Job Placement
and Work readiness Services
Eligible youth must be:
• Dropouts between
the ages of 17 and 21 / (with High School Diploma 19 to 21)
• Low-Income
Residents of the City of Los Angeles
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Community Build Youth and Community
Center
8730 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90044
(1 Block South of Manchester)
323-789-9950 |
City Year, Washington D.C. (Americorps)
Graduating seniors who are not sure what they
want to do after high school may consider applying for a paid community
service position with City Year, Washington, DC., a group of 17-24
year olds committed to full-time service for ten months in the Washington,
DC community. Benefits include a living stipend, health care coverage,
free metro pass, and $4,725 educational scholarship.
WIA Youth Summer Jobs for Youth 14-24
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA),
signed into law on August 7, 1998 by President Clinton, reformed
federal employment, training, adult education, and vocational
rehabilitation programs by creating an integrated "one-stop" system
of workforce investment and education services for adults,
dislocated workers, and youth.
Download a contact
list for current summer job opprtunities in PDF format here: 
Youth Entrepreneurial Program
The El Camino College Small Business Development
Center is offering a FREE 14-week program to help young adults
(ages 14-27) learn the elements of entrepreneurship and how to
start a part-time business.The program includes
all materials along with snacks at each session. For more
information on our next session, please contact Star Van Buren,
Director of the Small Business Development Center, (310) 973-3167
or sbdc@elcamino.edu.
Download a registration
package and draft of the program agenda in PDF format: 
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