Youth Links
 Youth Links is a part
time, 3 days per week, after school Transition Program for Broward County
students (16 to 21years old), who want to improve their employability skills
and get paid for an internship.
Youth Links operates Monday trough Friday from
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Youth Links operates 180 after school days in accordance
with Broward County School Calendar (include early release days) and on certain
days when your school is closed for teacher workdays and holidays, from 8
am – 5 pm. However, transportation to and from the ARC campus on these
days would be arrange by parents.
The Youth Links program is funded primarily
by the Children’s Services Council (CSC) of Broward County. Sliding
fees apply and are determined based upon verification of total household
income. The sliding scale will not apply for youth living in group homes
or in foster care.
Social Pragmatics & Citizen
Participation
Students will learn about leadership roles and
will have opportunities to practice these skills. They will learn to explore
their rights and responsibilities as a teenager and eventually as an adult.
Mobility
Students will also have the chance to learn how
to ride the city bus along side of our Mobility Trainer one day each
week. You will learn to travel, using the city bus, to different places
in the community such as your house, your school, and your internship/employment
site. The goal of Mobility Training is to help you become as independent
as possible in getting to and from school and or work.
Independent Life Training
Students will learn about what it means to belong
and be valued at their homes, their schools and in their community and about
how to make friends. They will learn to explore the process of becoming
independent.
Employment Skills & Career
Explore
Students will learn about work and will learn
to explore career and employment options. Students will be able to think
about and explore their career and job interests, consider what skills and
training their might need to learn and think about any help they might need
to get and keep a job.
Internship and Volunteer
Opportunities
Internship and volunteer opportunities will
be on days and at times that are outside of the weekday classroom component.
This will include evenings, weekends and/or “out of school” days
when schools are closed. Days/hours for these might change based upon the
needs of the intern site. Youth Links staff will be with you during
all internship, community service and community outreach activities.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
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Be enrolled in a Broward County public or private
school.
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Be between 16 and 22 years of age (21 years of
age at the beginning of the school year)
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Be working towards earning a special diploma,
a standard certificate of completion or a standard diploma.
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Live or attend school west of State Rd 7/441
unless transportation will be provided by your family/caregiver or if you
can make other transportation arrangements such as Para transit.
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Have an interest in being an “intern”
at a business in the community. You must want to learn how to get and keep
a job!
Call (954) 746 9400 for additional information.
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