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Helping individuals with
documented disabilities, whether mental,
physical, developmental, health-related, or
other, to find competitive employment is the
goal of GICV’s Community Employment Services
(CES). Through CES, GICV assists persons
with disabilities in preparing for successful
job placement and job retention by utilizing
Goodwill Industries International’s Career
Development Model.
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Developmental
Disabilities Services
To empower individuals with
developmental disabilities to achieve
their fullest potential and to
participate fully in their communities,
GICV provides an integrated delivery
system of services in a safe, structured
environment where personal preferences
are respected, decisions are shared,
natural abilities are enhanced, and
equal access to resources are available
for all. Learn
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Goodwill® GoodGuides®
Youth Mentoring Program
Goodwill
GoodGuides Youth Mentoring Program is a
national mentoring initiative designed to help
youth between the ages of 12–17 to build career
plans and skills as they prepare for school
completion, postsecondary training, and
productive work, by providing structured and
supportive relationships with adult mentors.
GICV works in collaboration with the Community
Foundation for the Alleghenies under its
Community Intervention Program, and with many
community partners.
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Learn to Work 1 and
Learn to Work 2
Learn to Work 1:
Youth ages 13–18 who are referred to GICV by the
Juvenile Probation Office of Cambria County or
Children & Youth Services are eligible to
participate in GICV’s Learn to Work 1 (LtW1)
Program to master the skills they need
to improve their situations and become
economically self-sufficient.
Learn to Work 2:
GICV designed the Learn to Work 2 (LtW2) Program
for students who are struggling academically or
behaviorally and are not succeeding in the main
school system as indicated by failing grades,
truancy, disruptive behavior, suspension, or
similar criteria associated with early
withdrawal from school. Students explore career options, learn
about the world of work, and attain work skills
through Paid Work Experiences that complement
classroom instruction.
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School to Work
Transition
GICV’s
School-to-Work Transition Program enables
students who have documented disabilities,
whether mental, physical, developmental,
health-related, or other, and are enrolled in
school districts in GICV’s six-county service
area, to have the opportunity to work in a
sheltered environment while earning a
commensurate wage based on their performance as
compared to persons who do not have
disabilities.
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Southern Alleghenies
Career Education Partnership
If
in-school or out-of-school youth were more
aware of the kinds of careers that are available
to them in the region—and the education and/or
training required in order to obtain employment in these
careers with local employers—then students could
pursue the right education, and employers could
find the skilled employees they seek.
To enhance this youth career and postsecondary
awareness, GICV operates
the Southern Alleghenies Career Education
Partnership (SACEP).
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YouthBuild Johnstown
Through YouthBuild
Johnstown, GICV provides youth ages 17–24 who
have disadvantages to employment, with the
chance to earn their GEDs, receive on-the-job
training in a construction trade, and earn $7.25
per hour to do it. The overall goal of
this 6–11-month program is for youth to achieve
economic self-sufficiency through an opportunity
that they otherwise may not have had.
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Youth Employment and
Training Services
Under the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA), GICV through the PA CareerLink,
Cambria County offers youth an opportunity to
earn a paycheck. For some, it's the first
paycheck they’ve ever earned. WIA services
are available for in-school youth ages
16–21 who are enrolled in secondary education in
Cambria County school districts, and
out-of-school youth ages 16–21 who have either
earned a high school diploma, earned a GED, or
dropped out of high school.
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