Youth unemployment is at a record high, especially for urban and minority teenagers, and we know this impacts their lifetime earnings and prospects. Yet at the same time, AT&T and other businesses are struggling to find workers who have the mindset, habits, and skills to help us succeed. Click here for the full article.
Looking for more JAG workers!
Like many Connecticut employers, Neysha Flores, above, a vendor services supervisor with National Waste Associates of Glastonbury, is continually looking for workers who are smart, willing and able to learn, and who have the good work habits to fit in and help her company.
In JAG, Neysha found a great worker, and she would like to find more.
“Rossana came to us without any business experience, but she impressed us from the first interview, and she has gone on to learn many different elements of our business,” Neysha said, of Rossana Bustamonte, a Manchester High School JAG student she hired six months ago.
“When she interviewed with us she was well-spoken and outgoing and made a very good impression. She’s doing a really good job, handling everything from cold-calling new vendors to dealing with emergency situations and different types of contracts.
“She is a good fit for us,” Neysha continued. “I would definitely hire another JAG student in the future.”
Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) is a state-based national non-profit organization dedicated to preventing dropouts among young people who are most at-risk. In more than three decades of operation, JAG has delivered consistent, compelling results – helping nearly a million young people stay in school through graduation, pursue post-secondary education and secure quality entry-level jobs leading to career advancement opportunities.
Nov
20
JAG CT students Jayson Tirado and Joshua Mercado , center, network with JAG New Hampshire representative Meegan McCarthy at the JAG National Student Leadership Academy in Washington DC!
Speakers so far have included U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, 2015 Miss America Kira Kazantsev, and successful JAG students from around the country.
Nov
12
News from JAG National:
(November 2014) GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small business announced its support of Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) to help at-risk youth graduate from high school and become college and career ready.
GoDaddy is a sponsor of the 2014 Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG)National Leadership Awards Luncheon on November 20th in Washington, D.C. The event brings together more than 800 people including: JAG’s National Board of Directors; leaders from its 31 State Affiliate Boards; the Executive Directors from JAG’s 31 State Affiliates; Federal, state, and local government; business and nonprofit organizational leadership; and approximately 500 JAG’s student leaders from across 31 states.
This year marks JAG’s one-millionth student served. Students have been enrolling in the program since its inception 35 years ago. Each of JAG’s 31 State Affiliates will be sending a nominated JAG student from their state to represent this milestone, including students from Arizona, Iowa and Washington, where local GoDaddy recruiters have already met or planning to meet with and engage JAG students in their local markets on employability skills development and community service.
JAG is a national non-profit serving nearly 50,000 at-risk youth in 1,000 communities across 31 states. Students who are not on a path to graduate from high school enroll in the program to help them focus on JAG’s National Employability Skills Curriculum, remediation and support to complete high school, guidance on pathways to post-secondary education, good jobs and community service. At the national level, more than 90 percent of JAG students graduate from high school and 80 percent of them move on to post-secondary education, jobs or combination of both.
Last year, JAG’s National Network of State Affiliates reported a 91 percent high school graduation rate, compared to the 2013 national graduation rate of 74.7 percent. Currently, the JAG model is offered in nearly 1,000 public high schools, community colleges and alternative learning centers in 31 states.
“We are delighted with this new sponsorship from GoDaddy, a company that is working hard to engage and give back to the communities in which they do business. With GoDaddy’s support, JAG will continue to serve at-risk youth across the country to help them overcome barriers that too often prevent them from achieving academic and economic success,” said JAG’s CEO and President, Ken Smith.
In more than three decades of operation, JAG has helped more than one million young people stay in school through graduation, pursue postsecondary education and secure quality entry-level jobs leading to career advancement opportunities.
GoDaddy has a long history of philanthropic work in support of a variety of charities and global organizations. To find out more, visitGoDaddyCares.com.
Nov
8
JAG CT is hiring specialists for New Haven and other locations.
Specialists will implement the proven JAG model within partner school districts. JAG is a one-credit elective course teaching professional skills and helping students achieve postsecondary and workplace success. Candidates must be able to to connect effectively with students, and also bring community resources to their students.
Click here for the job posting.
This fall JAG National will celebrate serving more than one million students! Outcomes nationally show the effectiveness and impact of the JAG system and staff. JAG CT is beginning operations in Connecticut as a program of the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education. Interested districts can click here for more information.
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