Program Launch! Young Adult ReEntry Program

October 21, 2021
Posted by: Goodwill of Southern Arizona

BIG NEWS! In partnership with the US Dept of Labor, Goodwill of Southern Arizona is happy to announce our new Young Adult ReEntry Program. Working with young adults ages 16-24, our experienced staff will provide day to day support, case management and access to career and academic resources to help equip young people with the skills and mindsets needed to be successful on their own.

The Goal of YARP

To ensure young adults involved in the justice system or who have left high school prior to graduation, are prepared with the skills needed to meet the the needs of local labor markets in order to obtain HIGHER PAYING JOBS.

Program Benefits

In partnership with Pima community college, the public workforce system, employers or employer associations, unions providing training, labor-management partnerships and the criminal justice system to provide eligible participants the following services:

Career exploration activities, including information on barriers to employment and requirements for entering their occupation;
Case management services, including the development of a comprehensive and personalized Learning Plan, which may be incorporated into the Individual Development Plan (IDP) that identifies strategies for achieving participants’ employment goals, including overcoming barriers and acquiring supportive services;
Assistance with linking participants to the social services required to help participants transition back to their communities, such as substance abuse and mental health treatment, healthcare, transportation, childcare, housing, legal aid, and other social services;
Job preparatory experiences;
Employment-focused services that lead to hiring, including the following approaches:
occupational education leading to industry-recognized stacked & latticed credentials
Registered Apprenticeship
work-based learning or
work experience
Assistance with applying for financial aid
Tuition assistance, where financial aid is not available
Job placement services
Legal services (record expungement, diversion, modifying child support arrears, or obtaining a state driver’s license)
12 months of follow-up services

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GOODWILL YOUNG ADULT REENTRY

The Goodwill^®Young Adult Reentry Program (YARP) is made possible with a grant award of $720,420.00, from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. YARP program activities and services will be supported with $279,753 in leveraged resources.

Author: Goodwill of Southern Arizona