Year-Round Out-of-School Youth Models. The Youth Council's approach is to provide a continuum of services for out-of-school youth designed to assist youth in attaining a high school diploma or its equivalent, and viable employment in a growth industry. This approach involves access to comprehensive services and supports through comprehensive program models that utilize referrals; build on the expertise of organizations effectively delivering subsets of services; and supplement alternative education models like Educational Opportunities Programs with wrap-around services and supports.

Pre-Education
A topic-based, experiential, and intensive Job Readiness Training (JRT) and literacy-rich model that promotes basic work readiness and work ethic, builds self-esteem, and improved literacy and numeracy level gains. Upon successful completion of the experiential learning experience, participating youth are placed in viable employment and GED or diploma programs, with an enhanced skill set.

Alternative School Expansion
Provide wrap-around services, in addition to the comprehensive services provided in the accelerated programs, to increase the likelihood of graduation and transition into college, occupational skills and meaningful employment.

Immersion College Bound
To support out of school youth who are pursuing or have obtained a GED in successfully transitioning to college and meaningful employment.

Experiential Job-Readiness/GED
A topic-based, experiential, and intensive Job Readiness Training (JRT) and literacy-rich model that promotes basic work readiness, work ethic, and builds self-esteem with a fully integrated GED program to prepare out-of-school youth to pass the GED and enter viable employment.

Occupational Skills Training
Provide occupational and employer-driven skills training while increasing individual participant’s academic skills through participation in the appropriate basic or high school level academic program including GED preparation. Youth are also provided with intensive case management and supportive services, and placed in jobs in growth industries to more effectively serve out-of-school youth within the adult employment and training system.