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Connecting youth to education and jobs in their local community by 25 is critically important. Delaware County Office of Employment and Training PA Youth In Transition try to explore some of the root causes to why youth disconnect starting with dropping out of high school.The film was developed by ten young adults who were directed by four community groups.Program Coordinator: Michele Martin The Students/Team: Erikca Johnson, Kelly Bradley,Melissa Michel, Bryon Ash, Ki'Shelle Walker, Shanae Goodman, Crystal McDonald, Nikesha Brown, LaToya White & Jacqueline CollazoThe Organizations/Community Groups:The Be Proud FoundationTeam Leader: Steve SartiThe Be Proud Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Ouroverall mission is to provide experiential learning opportunities for youthtargeted at exposing their thinking errors, misconceptions and gaps inknowledge thereby increasing their chances for a successful life.The Center FoundationTeam Leader: Rachel SchendlerThe Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation established in December 1994 whose mission is to empower people to be all they want to be and build caring communities through mentoring, education, and support. Our programs focus on supporting low-income women and families in the greater Philadelphia area, primarily Delaware County, as they work toward economic and emotional independence through two unique mentoring programs, WomenCare for women in transition and the Young Parents Support Network for pregnant andparenting teenagers.Chester YouthBuildTeam Leader: Desire GroverChester YouthBuild was created to offer economically and socially vulnerable young adults the opportunity to become self-sufficient, responsible, contributing members of the community by providing the opportunity to: develop academic skills; learn construction trade skills; develop leadership skills; and lifelong employment search skills, while increasing the supply of affordable housing in the City of Chester, PA. Achieving Chester YouthBuild’s goal requires a comprehensive approach to training and support services that continuously promotes the prospect forself-sufficiency and gainful employmentPathWaysPATeam Leader: Carolyn Finklea What began in 1978 as the Women's Association for Women's Alternatives, one of Pennsylvania's first residential programs to keep low-income, vulnerable women together with their children, has grown to become one of the Greater Philadelphia region's foremost providers of residential and community-based services for women and their children. Each year PathWaysPA serves more than 4,400 women, children and families who reside in Philadelphia, Delaware, and Chester counties through a full complement of social services, job training and employment assistance, outreach and residential programs.

• Release Date

  May 16, 2008

• Runtime

  12:57