RU Ready for Work

RU Ready for Work RU Ready for Work is a comprehensive employment and capacity building demonstration project for Newark youth and the agencies that serve them.

The mission of the program is to enhance the Newark youth workforce. The program consists of two interrelated elements: 1) a convening, capacity building, and network learning component designed to provide information and support to all Newark Works youth program grantees and youth service providers in the city and 2) a replicable youth employment, engagement, and entrepreneurship demonstration in

itiative based at West Side High School in Newark. The RU Ready for Work Program provides an in-school job-preparation and skills development program for students at West Side High School in grades 9 - 12. It utilizes a hybrid-training curriculum that incorporates elements of the Work, Achievement, Values, and Education (W.A.V.E.) curriculum along with modules adapted from other programs. The youth development program is designed to improve academic performance, promote career awareness, and provide work readiness training and opportunities. Program activities include tutoring, mentoring, summer internships, training, and educational enrichment activities.

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350 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Newark, NJ
07102

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