TeenForce, a non profit organization dedicated to employment opportunities for youth, today announced a partnership with The Terraces of Los Gatos, a retirement community in California, to help Silicon Valleys youth in foster care obtain part-time jobs.
To find eligible candidates for the jobs, TeenForce collaborated with EMQ FamiliesFirst (EMQFF) of Campbell and Silicon Valley Children’s Fund (SVCF).
EMQFF is California’s largest provider of behavioral health services for children in crisis and serves 60 foster youth in Santa Clara County.
“Teens in foster care struggle with enormous challenges,” said Roberto Favela, vice president of Administration and Foster Care and Adoption Services at EMQ FamiliesFirst. “They don’t have a parent or older sibling who can teach them the skills for landing and keeping that first job. The experience they’ll have through TeenForce will help them personally and professionally for the rest of their lives.”
TeenForce interviewed and chose six foster youth from the East Side Union High School District of San Jose. The youth will be given resident assistance, administrative support and food service at the facility, courtesy of TeenForce, while working at The Terraces.
The workers also underwent a rigorous job readiness program to ensure they were adequately prepared, including workplace safety, etiquette and financial skills training.
“TeenForce was launched to help youth of all backgrounds gain work experience,” said TeenForce founder and CEO John Hogan. “Our partnership with the Terraces and both agencies is the first of its kind, and we invite other employers to join with us to create employment opportunities for young people.”
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