Youth Programs
WIA Youth Programs
As the lead Agency on the local level for youth workforce development, it is the mission of the Greater Lowell Workforce Investment Board to support programs, which provide academic and career related skills training for low income, at-risk youth in an ongoing effort to connect them with employment which will result in life long economic self-sufficiency. By awarding performance based contracts to agencies who have expertise in addressing specific at-risk indicators in youth, the GLWIB endeavors to increase the likelihood that our youth will acquire the credentials and skills to reach this goal. The following Agencies received Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds to operate a program for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
WIA -- In School Programs
Middlesex Community College~Latino ConnectionsMiddlesex Community College, in partnership with Lowell High School, offers a comprehensive intervention and drop-out prevention program for high risk students based at Lowell High School...
YWCA of Greater Lowell Project STEP (Strategies for Employment Preparation)The YWCA, Project STEP is an after school and summer work experience program designed to provide educational, occupational and personal growth development activities to encourage youth to stay in school...
Greater Lowell Technical Workforce ProgramThe Greater Lowell Technical Workforce Program, based out of the Office of Special Education, provides intervention and dropout prevention strategies for GLTHS students with IEP's. The school year component includes...
Big Brother - Big Sister of Greater Lowell The ADAM ProjectThe Adam Project "Leaders of a New Millennium" is an after school and summer program for economically disadvantaged in-school youth between the ages of 14 and 18 ...
Lowell Association for the Blind Senior Teen Employment Program (STEP)The Senior Teen Employment Program (STEP) administered by the Lowell Association for the Blind is designed as a transition program for blind youth...
WIA -- Out of School Programs
Middlesex Community College Youth Development CenterThe Youth Development Center at Middlesex Community College, City Campus offers pre-GED and GED instruction from 9 AM to 12 PM and from 2PM to5 PM Monday through Friday for WIA eligible youth...
Merrimack Valley Catholic Charities Young Parent ProgramYoung Parent Program provides GED preparation and vocational exploration for pregnant or parenting out-of-school youth between the ages of 16-21...
Little Sprouts Project STRIVEProject STRIVE {Student Teaching Results in an Innovative and Valuable Education} offers out of school youth 16-21 the opportunity to earn a GED while attaining ...
United Teen Equality Center (UTEC)-- Bridging the Opportunity GapUTEC, as a community based organization located in downtown Lowell, {34 Hurd St.} is an easily accessible training site for out-of-school youth. GED classes are held during the day. Either concurrent with ...
Summer Programs/Summer Jobs for Youth
The Career Center of Lowell operates Youthworks, which provides eligible * teens 14-21 with work experience internships...
For the past two summers the Greater Lowell WIB and the Career Center of Lowell have partnered with the Lowell Police Department in the administration of grant funds from Charles Shannon Safety Initiative...
WIB Programs
The Connecting Activities staff works with local schools assisting students with part-time employment with a special emphasis on those schools with a high percentage of students with MCAS failure. The Connecting Activities staff ...
The foundation of the P21 Initiative was based upon the fact that the Commonwealth is "losing" a significant number of its young people, particularly low-income, ethnic minorities, youth in foster care and aging out of foster care, and court involved youth. These youth....