We believe that young people need and deserve an opportunity to learn to work hard and develop job skills so that they can provide for themselves and their families. Yet we know many of these young people have complicated life situations that make it difficult for them to be immediately successful employees. We don’t offer classroom training and then send our young people to the marketplace. We cr
eate small businesses for, and with, them. With this approach we can:
Link teens with mentors who will teach and model essential life skills and a strong work ethic. Customize jobs based on each person’s unique life circumstances, capabilities, gifts, and interests. Offer work they can be proud of in a safe, encouraging Christ-centered environment. Cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit within each young person so that they can see the future possibilities beyond their past and present realities. This long-term, roll-up-your-sleeves approach enables us to not only create jobs, but also build futures for, and bring hope to, each and every young person who walks through our doors.
