Serving Louisville’s Youth through Mentoring Internships
The goal of Career Connect is to match youth (ages 16-21) facing multiple barriers such as a lack of family support or positive role models, with caring supervisors in businesses that can provide mentoring internship positions and focus on maturing their personal and work life. This is a paid work internship lasting for at least two months.
What is provided for participating businesses?
- Mentoring workshops to help the employer / supervisor better understand and deal withbarriers the youth face everyday
- Identification of qualified youth through an application and interview process
- Matching process of youth with an appropriate internship position
- Foundational work-readiness training for the youth
- Y.O.U. contact for the supervisor and youth during the internship
What do the participating businesses provide?
- Paid internships with a definition of hours, duties, and terms of employment
- Oversight and personal relationship in addition to occupational training
- Feedback to Y.O.U. and Louisville Orphan Care Initiative
»View the Career Connect Brochure (PDF)
For more information about involvement in Career Connect, contact us.
Career Connect is an innovative partnership between Youth Opportunities Unlimited and Louisville Orphan Care Initiative collaborating with the Department of Community Based Services. Y.O.U. is funded by KentuckianaWorks and managed by Jefferson County Public Schools – Adult and Continuing Education.