Mentoring Works Inspire. Achieve. Advocate Job-Readiness Mentor Program(JRMP)

Mentoring WorksMentoring WorksInspire. Achieve. Advocate

Job-Readiness Mentor Program(JRMP)

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Overview Introduction & History Our Mission Our Vision Executive Team The Panel Topics of Discussion Analysis Success Stories Q & A Session Concluding Remarks

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Introduction and History Youth Outreach Services was founded in 1989 by a

single, unemployed mother who had a vision to provide positive activities for the teens in the community. From these activities, she was able to create jobs for many of the teens.

In 1992, Youth Outreach Services was incorporated and in 1993 their 501(c)3 status was received. Youth Outreach Services has partnered with many businesses and bipartisan to form advisory boards.

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Our Mission

Training teens to serve and become leaders in their communities, provide volunteer and mentoring opportunities.

Reach out to ex-offenders and ex-juveniles through teens already involved in the program.

Train teens to change the world through mentoring, employment and education, one community at a time.

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Our Vision

To save taxpayers money by creating responsible citizens and develop the Business Career Center to help make local communities a safe place to live and work.

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Executive Team

The Advisor Board

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The Panel- Business Mentors

Prof. Rodney G Roberson, Social Commerce

Prof Roberson represents InVado International, a cutting edge direct marketing company with headquarters in Cleveland Ohio. InVado’s Referdia provides state of the art marketing resources for businesses owners, and more importantly it also gives consumers access to huge savings from their innovative group buying social-commerce platform. He teaches the student high tech- marketing skills through the internet .

Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland University

College

Visiting Professor at DeVry, Inc

Masters in Emergency/Disaster Management

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The Panel

Mr. Antoine Harris

Chairman of the Board Youth Outreach Services

Strayer University Masters in Public Administration

George Mason University B.S. Health Recreation Management

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The Panel- Business Mentors

Mr. Lorenzo Parnell

As founder of KJV Media, Lorenzo Parnell brings 20+ years of photojournalism, broadcasting, public relations and media experience to the DMV. Lorenzo has covered every major news story over the last 5 years. He also writes for the National Guard Bureau and Urban Voice Magazine as the Public Affairs Photojournalist. His company teaches the students photography.Phone: 703-595-6370

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Topics of Discussion

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Mission: Empower individuals in the local community to reach their full potential and become leaders to create a better Global Society.

The Business Mentoring Program shares Cumulative knowledge, skills, and resources, which will help at-risk youth to achieve work readiness, entrepreneurship and community involvement. It provide a job mentoring program that will help make the homeless, unemployed, and at risk teens employable.

Partnership with Community• Social Services• Public Schools• Juvenile Detention Center• Referrals• Churches• Other nonprofit organization

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Operations – Job Readiness Mentor Program

• Business Mentor: Teaches and Provides entrepreneur training in their area of business expertise. Provide internship and community leadership (10 years – 29 years)

• Positive Peer Mentors: Local Colleges & Universities Students and High Achievers High School Students

12- Week Job Readiness Mentor Program

• Self Exploratory in natural abilities and study habits.

• Problem Solving Solutions• Discipline• Creativity• Achievement• Progress Reports• Mock Interviews

Continue of 12 Weeks Job Readiness Mentor Program

• Complete application forms/Write Resumes• Financial Education• Entrepreneurial Training• Business Mentors• Job Placement

Building of the Career Center

• Career Path: Enroll students in Northern Virginia Community College to take career-technical courses in air condition, electrician, and plumbing. Students help renovate house into Career Center as part of Job Training and Community Services Program.

• Business Ownership: Small incubators businesses in the career center to provide on hand business training to students to help operate the business

Businesses in Career Center

• Auto Detailing/Small Engine Repairs• Barbering and Cosmetology• Network Marketing• Publishing- ( Operating of Book Store)• Business Retail ( Coffee Café Shop)• RETV ( Reality Education Television)• Landscaping

Continue of Businesses in Career Center

• Sports ( Boxing and Basketball)• Entertainment• Construction (Home Improvement)

Partnering With Businesses

Prof. Rodney G Roberson703.498.5540

Cynthia Cypress703.376.4382

[email protected]

Investments

• Building Blocks Concept: Saving accounts for students after they have completed the 12 week program and have a Job

• Education• Down payment on

house• Purchase of Car• Purchasing of stocks in

the stock market• Buy into their Business

Mentor’s businesses.

Youth Enterprises, LLCUmbrella

• Sponsorship on RETV (Reality Education Television) Dream Television & Faith , Family and Friends Television.

• Building of Career Center

• Benefits : Advertisement on local television networks ( Cox, Comcast, Verizon, and CW-50

• Infrastructure, Economic Growth

• Safe Community• Positive Social Change

Career Center Partner with 100-Businesses

• To provide workshops to students.

• To provide Scholarships for Students to enroll in local Community Colleges.

• To empower students to provide a commercial for your business on RETV (Reality Education Television) Dream TV, Faith, Family, and Friends Television Show.

Results

• Help transition students from the Juvenile Detention Center and Alternative Schools back into society.

• Help promote business ownership.• Help provide television advertisement for

businesses.• Help create investment opportunities.

YOS’s Family LegacyTravis Harris (29 years old in the middle)is my son. Travis Harris has a Master Degree in Divinity and is a Captain in the Army, works as an Education Coordinator at the University of Virginia Hospital and is working on his PhD. My grandson, Isaiah Harris, is walking in his uncle and his father’s (Antoine Harris) foot steps. They are his role models and mentors. Through my sons, I am leaving a legacy to my grandchildren and other individuals who are becoming a part of the YOS Family.

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Concluding Remarks

Ms. Liz Charity

Youth Corporation, Inc./ Youth Outreach Services Job Readiness Mentor Program Partner with Community and businesses provides:

•Quality Education

•Economic Development

•Safer Community

•Infrastructure

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Questions & Answers

Youth Outreach ServicesP.O. Box 1655Woodbridge, VA 22195

www.yciyos.comwww.youtube.com/liznguestOffice:571-314-7503Bus: 703-867-8076