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The Bucks County Youth Council is committed to creating an integrated system of communication, activities, and partnerships resulting in local and regional youth services providers’ exchange of ideas and alignment of strategic goals in the service of current needs of Bucks County youth. “…positive attitude and work ethic… inspiration to the staff and other students at the Youth Center.” -Danielle Johnson, Program Manager of Bucks County CareerLink ® Youth Center Success can be defined in many different ways; regardless of the definition, dedication, determination, and hard work are important factors in achieving success. Rachel Clymire is a great example of what hard work and dedication can achieve. Rachel's positive attitude and work ethic have been an inspiration to the staff and other students at the Youth Center. Rachel started at the Youth Center in March 2012, and in just one month, she was able to obtain a job at Ross, complete the Student Leadership Curriculum, and pass the GED with near perfect scores in the reading, writing and science sections! She also took the WorkKeys® Assessment where she received a “gold level”; an individual achieving gold level possesses core employability skills for approximately 90% of jobs. Rachel says that the Bucks County CareerLink® Youth Center has helped her open many doors to opportunities by providing her with assistance with career planning, college tours, financial aid, life Youth Council Newsletter May 2012 Spotlight On! Inside this issue: Rachel 1 Spotlight On! 1 Bucks County CareerLink ® Youth Center Holds Annual Career Week 2 Bucks County Technical HS In School Youth Program 3 PA eMentoring TANF Career Camps 4 4
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The Bucks County Youth Council is committed to creating an integrated system of communication, activities,and partnerships resulting in local and regional youth services providers’ exchange of ideas and alignment ofstrategic goals in the service of current needs of Bucks County youth.
“…positive attitude and work ethic…inspiration to the staff and other students at the Youth Center.”
-Danielle Johnson, Program Manager of Bucks County CareerLink® Youth Center
Success can be defined in many different ways; regardless of the definition, dedication, determination, and hard work are important factors in achieving success. Rachel Clymire is a great example of what hard work and dedication can achieve. Rachel's positive attitude and work ethic have been an inspiration to the staff and other students at the Youth Center. Rachel started at the Youth Center in March 2012, and in just one month, she was able to obtain a job at Ross, complete the Student Leadership Curriculum, and pass the GED with near perfect scores in the reading, writing and science sections! She also took the WorkKeys® Assessment where she received a “gold level”; an individual achieving gold level possesses core employability skills for approximately 90% of jobs. Rachel says that the Bucks County CareerLink® Youth Center has helped her open many doors to opportunities by providing her with assistance with career planning, college tours, financial aid, life skills, academic instruction, and work experience. Passing her GED test is just the first step for Rachel. Recently she applied to Bucks County Community College and plans to attend classes in the fall of 2012. Rachel will be pursuing a degree in the medical field leading to her ultimate goal of one day becoming a veterinarian. Rachel’s participation in the Youth Center has allowed her to inspire and educate other participants in the program to stay focused and work hard in order to achieve their goals.
Youth Council Newsletter
May 2012Spotlight On!Inside this issue:
Rachel Clymire
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Spotlight On!
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Bucks County CareerLink®
Youth Center Holds AnnualCareer Week
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Bucks County Technical HS In School Youth Program
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PA eMentoring
TANF Career Camps
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The Bucks County Youth Council is committed to creating an integrated system of communication, activities,and partnerships resulting in local and regional youth services providers’ exchange of ideas and alignment ofstrategic goals in the service of current needs of Bucks County youth.
Career Week at the Bucks County PA CareerLink® Youth Center
The week of March 19th-23rd, the Youth
Center held their annual Career Awareness
Week. Prior to the event, youth participants
were surveyed on what industries they
were interested in and would like to pursue.
The industries ranged from Science and IT
to Cosmetology and Manufacturing.
Representatives spoke to youth about their
industry, the job, and their own personal
career path. Some of the companies that
participated this year were: Johnson &
Johnson, Phillips Corporation for
Engineering and Manufacturing,
Automotive Training Center, Bucks County
Courier Times, and Sanofi Pasteur (the
largest company in the world devoted
exclusively to human vaccines).
Youth listened to a 30 minute presentation from a representative from an industry of their choice.
Annual Career Week has changed to bi-annual as of this year.
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The Bucks County Youth Council is committed to creating an integrated system of communication, activities,and partnerships resulting in local and regional youth services providers’ exchange of ideas and alignment ofstrategic goals in the service of current needs of Bucks County youth.
John Goodwin, finished 2nd in the State at the SKILLS USA
Competition for his talent in Carpentry. John currently works a
cooperative education job at Thomas G. Wells Construction of
Yardley. He has been accepted into Thaddeus Stevens College of
Technology where he will continue to study Cabinetmaking.
Bucks County Technical High School In-School Youth Program
Bucks County Technical High School is
proud of their student, Kevin Lucas,
who has been accepted into the
Cabinetmaking program at Thaddeus
Stevens College of Technology. Kevin
has recently built a beautiful podium
made of unique Bubinga wood for the
Bristol Township Senior Center.
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Kevin, shown here with Michelle LaFleur, of the Bristol Township Senior Center.
KevinLucas
Congratulations!John won second in the State in the2012 PA Skills USA Championships!
Free Summer Camps are running in June! There will be four opportunities for TANF or lower income youth (235% below poverty line), ages 8-13, to choose a summer camp during the last week of June.
Through Department of Welfare funds, the Bucks County WIB, Inc. and Bucks County Youth Council have awarded funding for these camps to Bucks County Community College, Bucks County Housing Group, Bucks County Technical High School, and NASTAR Center.
Each camp will focus on careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Manufacturing, and Green Careers.
Contact Katie Moberg for more information on eligibility for the Summer Career Camps. See contact information below.
The Bucks County Youth Council is committed to creating an integrated system of communication, activities,and partnerships resulting in local and regional youth services providers’ exchange of ideas and alignment ofstrategic goals in the service of current needs of Bucks County youth.
Katie MobergYouth Operations & Business Planning Manager1268 Veterans Hwy Bristol, PA 19007Office: 215-874-2800 x101Fax: 215-874-2804
PA eMentoring is a fun, safe and convenient career mentoring program
that connects working and retired adults with high school students to do college
career planning.
The PA eMentoring program is now being offered through summer! Contact Katie [email protected] sign up!
PA eMentoring“A young person’s success (and self esteem) is rooted in knowing who they are, where they want to go, and how they are going to get there!”
--PA Department of Education
TANF Career Camps
The mission of Bucks County Workforce Investment Board is to promote, drive, and ensure an effective workforce in Bucks County aligned with economic development.
Check us out on the web!
www.bc-wib.org
www.wib180.org
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