Creative Visions Social Services Youth Enterprise Resource Center (or YERC for short) offers a full business start-up program for young entrepreneurs 17-25 yrs old. The center primarily is engaged in creating the necessary curriculum, developing the database, and building the relationships among and between the partners as well as with other community and faith-based agencies. The focus is to assist young people with developing careers for themselves as self-employed business men and women, and prepare youngsters with the practical skills to become productive, self-fulfilled and achievement-oriented adults and community leaders. The program addresses teens, aged 17-25, and is designed to counter the social ills — high unemployment, school dropout, teen pregnancy — that often serve as obstacles in students' lives. YERC empowers youngsters by providing employment and life skills, opening the door to new options and opportunities. Support includes:
- Free Introductory Business Awareness Workshops
- Free One to One Business Counseling
- Free Business Skills Training Workshops
- Youth Development
- Computer Training
- Educational Tutoring
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The following courses may be offered as an after-school
or summer program for community-based organizations,
or as an integrated core curriculum for high schools:
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Job Skills/Business Training |
15 hours |
Life Skills |
50 hours |
Computer Skills for Youth |
40 hours |
Educational Tutoring |
25 hours |
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OBJECTIVES
Build Leadership through animated life skills programs and related exercises, participants explore various ways to respond to challenges and relate to each other.
Improve Academic Skills by providing s timulating activities that build critical thinking, reading comprehension and writing skills that improve students overall performance.
Explore College and Career Options as s tudents set goals and learn to create action plans that take them step-by-step toward achieving their vision.
Encourage Community Service participants learn the value of community in their lives, and experience their personal potential through public service.
Provide Community-based organizations with onsite training, day-to-day session plans, resource guides, participant manuals to build and/or enhance the capacity of the organization.
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