YOUTH SERVICES CENTER    

Located near Oahu WorkLinks at  Dillingham Plaza 

(on the Colburn Street part of the Plaza -- between Price Busters & Savers) 

We are an award winning Youth Services Center.  Our one-stop facility specializes in providing services to:

• at-risk,
• disadvantaged, and
• offender youth and young adults

We help Oahu's young people access programs and services that put them on the path to economic, educational, and social well-being. 

    Center Goals:

• To eliminate or minimize employment barriers so participants can enter the labor market
• To enable participants to complete high school, enter post-secondary education/advanced training and secure employment; and
• To decrease further involvement or participants in the justice system.

    Center Objectives:

• To provide a high school diploma program and vocational training;
• To provide job readiness training and placement services; and
• To provide supportive services, including intensive case management, anger management, substance abuse counseling, leadership development and other needed services.

    Center Programs:

Juvenile Justice Center

Program mission: To provide status offenders and first-time law violators, ages 14 - 17, with accountability-based sanctions to prevent them from further involvement in the justice system. Services include anger management classes, mediation, substance abuse counseling, leadership development, and pre-employment training.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Operator Program  

Program mission: To offer youth a broad range of coordinated career services.  This includes opportunities for assistance in academic and occupational learning; development of leadership skill; and preparation for further education/training to ensure youth can obtain a career in the area of their choice.

Youthbuild Honolulu

 Program mission:  To provide non-high school graduates, ages 16 to 24, with alternative education and job training services.  Services include a high school diploma program, vocational and hands on construction training, leadership development, and job readiness and placement services. 

Young Parents' Program

Program mission:  To provide parents and expectant mothers, ages 16 to 24, with the opportunity to receive services that will increase their likelihood of achieving or maintaining self sufficiency.  This program is fully funded through a Federal award of $1 million from the US Department of Labor.  We are one of just thirteen programs in the Nation to receive this award.