Service Name: STEPUP FOR YOUTH JOBS

Organization Name: REDWOOD COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY (RCAA)

• Description: StepUP for Youth Jobs, the Humboldt County Workforce Development youth services program, is designed to help eligible youth engage with training and work experience programs. StepUP has youth program operators (YPOs) in five regions of our rural county. Youth program operators live and work in their own region, creating relationships with local youth and employers, in order to serve youth in the community in which they live. If you are interested in learning more, please contact the youth program operator in your region.Opportunities:Personalized employment planJob search help, including resume building, cover letter editing, and interview practice.Employment workshops and hiring fairs.Work experience opportunities, including paid and unpaid volunteer and employee positions.Help getting promotionsHelp paying fees associated with becoming employed (drivers license, birth certificate, fingerprinting)Educational:Tutoring and academic supportconnections to GED prep and testingSupportive Financial assistance for tuition, materials, and booksHelp registering for college or community courseworkHelp with finaid and scholarship applicationsInternships and volunteer positions to complement studiesTraining:On the job trainingCertificate coursesLinks to occupational skills training such as office management and bookkeepingTraining, apprenticeships in the building, constructions, welding and mechanics trades.
• Website: https://humboldtgov.org/1668/Youth
• Email: cmoore@rcaa.org
• Phone(s): (707) 499-6300, (707) 443-7099, (707) 499-3067, (707) 499-6300
• Eligibility: 16-24 years old
• Areas Served:
• Categories:
  • Youth Employment Programs
  • Youth Job Development
  • Work Experience
• Contacts:
  • Cecilia Moore, Youth Program Operator, cmoore@rcaa.org