Tri-Town Community Action Agency Newsletter

Tri-Town Community Action Agency
E-Newsletter

July 2013

Tri-Town's Summer Youth program begins in July

240 youth between the ages of 14-24 recruited

Tri-Town Community Action Agency has enrolled 240 youth ages 14-24 in a Summer Youth Employment and Training program designed to provide work readiness, career development, hands on work experience, financial literacy, credential attainment and portfolio development.

Employment activities will operate for a six week period beginning July 8, 2013 and ending August 16, 2013.

The youth will participate in one week of Work Readiness activities designed to prepare them for entry into the work force. Topics will include job search and labor market information, resume development, interview skills, appropriate work place behavior, job safety and labor laws. These topics will be delivered through use of the state's employri.org website as well as through a variety of curriculum collected by Tri-Town over the past 25 years of delivering youth employment-related programs.

Upon completion of their week of Work Readiness, all youth will participate in 5 weeks of hands-on work experience at a local business or public facility within one of the 9 Industry Sectors identified by the Governor's Workforce Investment Board. Specific industries targeted include Hospitality and Tourism, Technology, Health Care, Marine Trades, Manufacturing and Construction. Work experiences will occur four hours per day for four days per week (16 hours). One day each week youth will continue to participate in classroom and training activities designed to reinforce lessons learned at the work-site as well as to deliver additional instruction such as financial literacy (delivered through the FDIC-developed Money Smarts for Young Adults), and to work toward attainment of an OSHA-10 hour General Industry Safety credential.

All youth will complete a Career Development/Work Readiness Portfolio which will include lessons learned and competencies achieved throughout the summer program which can be used to present to future employers. Youth will receive minimum wage for 20 hours per week for five weeks of activity and a $100 benchmark upon completion of their first week of training.

Tri-Town's TOP "club" puts together carwash

Yearly project raised money for "Boston Strong"

On Tuesday, May 18th, the Tri-Town TOP "club" completed their yearly project at the Community Center. The group chose a car wash and requested that the funds raised be donated to the "Boston Strong" charity. A total of $200.00 was accumulated for donation. For more information on Tri-Town's TOP "club", please contact Patricia Sweet at 401-519-1903, or email at psweet@tri-town.org.

Tri-Town's Head Start program given awards

Bright Stars "recognizes and supports quality in child care and early learning programs"

Tri-Town's Head Start and Early Head Start program participated in the Bright Stars Quality Rating and Improvement System in Rhode Island receiving two "three star" ratings and one "five star" rating. Participating centers are located in Johnston, North Providence, and Burrillville. Participation in Bright Stars involves a program assessment across a variety of program standards and criteria including a Child's Daily Experience, Teaching and Learning, Staff-Child Ratios and Group Size, Family Communication and Involvement, Staff Qualifications, and Program Management. Information about Bright Stars including information about Tri-Towns programs can be found at www.brightstars.org .

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