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.