According to the Economic Policy Institute, the summer of 2010 is going to be the worst year for young people to land a summer job since the Great Depression. That’s why Goodwill Industries of Denver is thrilled to offer more than 300 at-risk youth the opportunity to receive intensive job skills training this summer in order to help them find summer jobs and promote long-term, sustainable employment.
Through its Job Readiness Training program, Goodwill will help these students develop workforce readiness skills through financial literacy training, mock interviewing with local business and community leaders, and soft skill development including critical thinking, decision-making, goal-setting and taking initiative.
The program provides and intensive week of training for the students before helping them move on to job applications and interviews with local businesses already committed to hiring youth in the community.
Summer jobs for youth are not only essential for real-time earning potential, they help prepare youth for continued success in the workforce by providing them with solid job experience.
Goodwill is committed to reversing the cycle of poverty by giving young people the tools they need to be successful in school and in the workforce through Summer 2010 Job Readiness Training.
