Youth Employment Opportunity Program (YEOP)

Agency: CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EDD)

Description: Provides a variety of services to youth to assist them in achieving their educational and vocational goals.

Service includes:

• Peer advising allows youth clients to interact with professional individuals having similar paths and perspectives as they identify their occupational interests and develop career goals.
• Referrals to supportive services as necessary based on individual needs assessment of youth clients for the purpose of empowering clients to overcome barriers in pursuit of their educational and vocational goals. This may include but not limited to transportation, child care, housing assistance and clothing community resources.
• Education & Career Coaching with the guidance of the youth specialists, clients will receive one-on-one guidance on educational/vocational opportunities for the purpose of focusing on higher education as the primary vehicle to be a productive member of society and to be a competitive job seeker
• Employment Preparation & Assistance through the providing of job search tools such as resume preparation, interview preparation, employer expectations, customized job search, and other skills needed to be a successful job seeker in the local labor market. Please note: this is not a job placement or “summer youth work experience” program.
• YEOP Workshops that prepare students with team building and communication skills enabling them to be successful in any employer’s hiring process. Workshops topics include but are not limited to résumé writing, mock interviews, computer literacy, properly completing job applications, and more.
• Referral to training providers including Regional Occupational Programs, General Educational Development Test centers with the purpose of receiving their High School Diploma or California High School Equivalency Certificate, and post-secondary education.

 

Phone:

• YEOP Number: 209-948-7673

Email: inf@edd.ca.gov
Website: www.edd.ca.gov/YEOP

Location(s)

Program Delivery

• Eligibility: Youth between 15-25 years of age, who are at risk of not achieving their educational goals. Additional at-risk characteristics include: -Youth offenders -Teen parents -Forster or homeless youth -Gang member or associated gang member -Member of a minority group -Economically disadvantaged -Youth with a disability or low literacy skills Clients must be interested in achieving educational goals, educational goals can include interest in any training/certification programs.
• Languages: English
• Application Process: Telephone call or walk-in
• Program Fees: Free
• Required Documents: Complete Youth Employment Opportunity Program Assessment form

Service Area

• Defined Coverage Area: San Joaquin County