Services
Employment Training
YouthCare Orion Center’s employment training programs are available to homeless, transitioning and at-risk young people ages 16-23 year olds.
The work training programs available are: the YWCA’s Working Zone Tile Project; the Barista Training and Education Program; and YouthTech.
Participants in all training programs are paid the Washington State minimum wage. Education and internship opportunities along with job development, placement and retention services are also provided.
Get Your Work On is a nine-hour employability workshop where youth learn about different career fields and complete a professional resume and cover letter.
Working Zone Tile Project
The Working Zone Tile Project conducted in collaboration with the YWCA is a 10-week arts-based, pre-employment training program offered to homeless youth. Participants learn basic employability skills (i.e., working with a supervisor and team, accepting feedback, and task completion) while working on art projects. Tile Project participants learn the techniques of hand building, throwing, and glazing of mosaics as well as basic woodworking and photography. Tile participants attend biweekly workshops called “Goals and Grubs” in which outside business professionals are invited to come in and talk.
Contact:
YWCA’s Employment Case Manager
Phone: 206.622.5555
Employment Skill Training
• employability “soft” skills
• techniques of clay throwing and mosaic design
• career exploration and resume building
Education Services
• goal setting
Support Services
• shelter and long-term housing assistance
• mental health and chemical dependency counseling
• access to health care, food and other basic needs
Eligibility
• youth must be homeless and between the ages of 16-23
Barista Training and Education Program
The Barista Training and Education Program is an eight-week work training program. Participants gain hands-on barista training, customer service training, career exploration and internships, resume and interviews skills. To be eligible youth must be between the ages of 16 and 23, homeless, transitioning, at-risk of becoming homeless, or in an unstable housing situation.
YouthCare’s Barista Training and Education Program, in collaboration with FareStart, was established in 2003 to train Seattle/King County homeless youth as baristas (making and serving espresso). From this training, they gain employment skills while being provided with the long-term support necessary for at-risk youth to explore personal goals and prepare for long-term employment and education.
YouthCare provides a year of support services including education, internship placement, employment counseling and case management.
Contact:
Career Coordinator
Phone: 206.622.5555
Employment Skill Training
• hands-on barista training
• customer service training
• career exploration and internships
Education Services
• goal setting
• enrollment in GED, community college and certificate programs
Support Services
• shelter and long-term housing assistance
• mental health and chemical dependency counseling
• access to health care, food and other basic needs
Eligibility
• youth must be homeless and between the ages of 16-23
• program requires at least one year of support services through YouthCare
YouthTech
YouthTech is a 16-week work training program. In YouthTech, participants are trained in Cisco Systems IT Essentials I: PC Software and Hardware. They learn to build, configure, upgrade, and maintain a personal computer system, and install and maintain Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems on a personal computer. A Cisco IT Essentials credential is awarded upon successful completion of the program along with 12 community college credits.
YouthTech is an Information Technology (IT) skills training initiative for homeless youth in Seattle/King County. It was created in 2007 as a partnership between YouthCare and King County Work Training Program.
To be eligible, you must be between the ages of 16 and 23, homeless, transitioning, at-risk of becoming homeless, or in an unstable housing situation.
Contact:
Career Coordinator
Phone: 206.622.5555
Employment Skill Training
• hands-on technology training
• four-month training program on Cisco IT Essentials
• career exploration and internships
Education Services
• goal setting
• enrollment in GED, community college and certificate programs
Support Services
• shelter and long-term housing assistance
• mental health and chemical dependency counseling
• access to health care, food and other basic needs
Eligibility
• youth must be homeless and between the ages of 16 and 23
• program requires at least one year of support services through YouthCare
