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.

The Center employs a universal intake system for entry into all ffive programs.  Each participant is assigned to the program that is the best "fit" and is also assigned a case manager to jointly develop his or her training and educational plan based on testing of skills, aptitudes, and interests, etc.

The five Center programs are described below: 

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 - 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.

Youth Offender Demonstration Project

  Program mission:  To provide young offenders and those at-risk for court and gang involvement, ages 16 - 24, with the opportunity to attain educational and employment goals and avoid further involvement in the court system.

Services include a high school diploma program, occupational training, community service projects, mentoring, and therapeutic counseling.