Youth Services
Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s (EMDC) Youth Services are intended to provide low income youth, both in school and out of school, with career advising and mentoring along with access or resources to: tuition assistance, training, work readiness, basic skills remediation, and work experience or internships. We can also assist with career exploration, career assessment, job search assistance, and interview preparation.
EMDC’S Career Advisors are committed to assisting young people in pursuing their goals and helping them take control of their future.
Career Advisors are available by individual appointment or regularly scheduled application sessions and are located at the Bangor CareerCenter, Ellsworth Mill Mall, and Piscataquis and Millinocket Higher Education Centers. Eligible youth must meet the following criteria to access our services: Must be 16-21 years of age and a resident of Piscataquis, Penobscot or Hancock County Verify that family income is within established state limits Must meet one or more of the following barriers :
- Verify the (s)he is a resident of Penobscot, Piscataquis or Hancock County, and must be 16-21 years of age
- Verify that his/her family income is within established state limits. Public assistance records may be used to verify income eligibility
- Verify that (s)he meets one or more of the following:
- Deficient in Basic Skills
- School Drop-out
- Homeless or Runaway
- Foster Youth
- Pregnant or Parenting
- Juvenile Offender
- Requires assistance to complete an educational program or to secure and sustain Employment.
Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it.
Showcase it and you will start believing it.
~ Jesse Owens
In a unique collaboration with Hampden Academy, Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s (EMDC) Youth Services staff have recently launched a Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB)-endorsed WorkReady™ class in southern Penobscot County. Nine students, all Seniors, have enrolled in the semester-long 60 hour class. Making this particular WorkReady™ unique, participants will have an opportunity to earn both the WorkReady™ Certificate and ½ credit toward their high school diploma from the Academy. Further, as enrolled Workforce Investment Act customers, participants will have access to a full suite of employment, training, and support services designed to help ensure their successful completion of high school and subsequent transition into the adult workforce or post-secondary education. Youth Services Program Manager Nancy McKechnie and Career Advisors Seamus Higgins and Denise Smith will be team-facilitating the group and providing much of the classroom instruction.
WorkReady™ is an initiative of Maine's LWIBs and the Maine Department of Education. The 60 hour soft skills-based training is designed to provide successful participants with not only skills essential in today's workplace, but also a portable credential that is endorsed by businesses throughout the state.
People who complete the WorkReady™ Credential Program will be able to:
1. Understand how to be successful employees based on individual strengths and personal awareness.
2. Develop a plan for employment based on career interests.
3. Know how to seek and apply for a job.
4. Understand how to communicate effectively in the workplace.
5. Work effectively with co-workers and as part of a team.
6. Demonstrate basic work knowledge.
7. Demonstrate an awareness of work-related safety and its importance.
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