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Youth Connect

What is Youth Connect?

Youth Connect provide guidance, support, financial assistance with
post secondary vocational and academic training, and employment
opportunities to low income youth.

Who Qualifies for Youth Connect?
If you are a Pinellas County resident between the ages of 16 and 21 with
a low income or from a low income family you may qualify.

In addition, you must also meet one or more of the following criteria:

How Can Youth Connect Help Me?
The Youth Connect Program is designed to provide services
and resources aimed at helping youth to enroll and
successfully complete training programs to become self
sufficient. We provide academic and career assessment,
counseling, assistance with developing a career plan and
on-going support. Based on initial needs, customers may
also qualify to receive help with training-related costs
and other support services.
Your future is just a phone call away!

Call a Youth Coordinator at the following locations:
pTEC - Clearwater
Anita Lewis  (727) 420-9525
Amy Daniel (727) 420-9531
pTEC– St. Petersburg
Sandra Contreras (727) 420-9532
Kay Morgan (727) 420-9539
Lauren DeCourcey (727) 470-7565
Marissa Messer (727)348-1370

YOUTH CONNECT PROGRAM

Dropped out of school

Pregnant or Parenting
Homeless or Runaway
Ex-Offender
Current or Former Foster Child
Unemployed or underemployed
Enrolled in GED program
Other (see Youth Coordinator for details)

 

Click here to learn more about on the job training

 

Click here to learn more about the Paid Work Experience Program

 

Click here to learn more about Youth Connect

 Click here to learn about SPC Job Bank

 

 

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