School dropout prevention and career development. All participants must be JTPA eligible. Participants may enter the program as early as age 14. The program provides intensive counseling, tutoring, and basic skills training during the summer and school year.
Summer jobs provide opportunities for students to demonstrate and improve employment skills.
Participants are also provided separate life skills classes as needed. Partners in the project include the JTPA system, the public school system, community colleges, and several social service organizations.