Education
is an option for youth who wish to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence to obtain and retain a living wage job. Often, our students equate education with failure and humiliation and need someone to show them the power education can have in their lives. Our teachers understand these challenges and work with students to nurture their interests and develop their skills and confidence. The ultimate goal of the school is to engage youth in any way possible. We employ a positive approach, which encourages youth to learn in whatever way is best suited to their needs, be it peer-based learning or one-on-one tutorials. The education center has helped more than 200 youth earn their GED and more than 125 go to college.
PAVE
(Promoting Avenues to Employment) is our career-training program that prepares homeless and at-risk youth for employment through internships, job readiness training and employment opportunities. Our curriculum is designed in partnership with private sector employers, so our youth can develop the skills to meet the needs of local businesses. We provide training in tourism and hospitality careers, and business occupations. We also prepare our youth with job readiness skills, which include resume writing, interviewing, time management, appropriate dress and communication skills. PAVE has worked with more than 300 youth since its inception in 2003. In summer 2005, New Avenues received top performance honors for job training placement outcomes among 14 job-training providers.
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