From release:
The William Byrd Community House is a community based nonprofit
organization that has been helping families build self-sufficiency for
more than 85 years.Our Career Readiness Program prepares youth to become productive,
socially responsible adults. Career Coaches guide youth as they build
the necessary skills to compete and succeed in the work-place.
Throughout the year, youth progress through self-paced stages and earn
bonuses for meeting short term goals: Basic Skills Preparation and
Leadership Development, Workforce Readiness Training, Paid Internships
and Opportunities for Post Secondary Education. Transportation and other
assistance are available. On completion of the program, a Career Coach
follows along with each youth for an additional year to support further
goal attainment, including employment.Help us reach our goal of preparing 180 youth in Richmond and the
surrounding 7 counties (Charles City, New Kent, Hanover, Henrico,
Chesterfield, Goochland, and Powhatan) to successfully enter the
workforce.Youth must be:
* Between the ages 16-21 at time of enrollment
Meet federal guidelines for poverty
* Face significant environmental barriers to gaining or
maintaining employment* Not currently enrolled in high school or college
The following youth are encouraged to apply:
* GED program participants who are basic skills deficient,
underemployed or not employed* GED students on the waiting list for the program, but not
enrolled* GED students who have exited the class, who may or may not
have taken the test* PLC students transitioning out of the program
* High school dropouts
* Offenders
* Homeless, Runway, or Foster Child
* Pregnant and Parenting Youth
Our Application Days are every Tuesday.
Call or email to reserve a spot for your youth!
Melissa Jennings, DWCP-ES
Employment and Communications Coordinator
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Email: mjennings@wbch.org
Phone: (804) 643-2717“Transforming lives…building self-sufficiency”