ARIZONA@WORK serves job seekers of all backgrounds, all skill levels—and all ages.
Services They Provide:
Educational Resources
H.S. Diploma/ GED
Employment Assistance
Job Training Programs
Employment Assistance
Basic Need Services
Mental Health
Services Offered
Occupational Skills Training (OST) Certificate and Degree training assistance.
Work Experience (WEX) - Teaches youth job/work-related skills. Also pays those clients for their work within an externship/internship.
Leadership Development - teaches youth leadership skills.
Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling - Assist youth goal guidance and mental health therapy.
Adult Mentoring - Mentors youth to teach them social and living skills.
GED (Assist. w/ Ed. Testing) - Assists youth with helping them earn their GED
Entrepreneurial Skills Training - Teaches youth how to start a business
Transportation - Provides gas cards, bus passes, and Uber/Lyft rides.
Training and Work Related Expenses - Purchases books, clothing, laptops, tools, and supplies for the client's approved OST program and/or employment.
Financial Literacy - teaches youth the basics of the financial world.
Labor Market Information (LMI) - Helps youth choose a career field by assessing their skill set and interests. Also covers the demand factor and pay of each occupation.
Covid Specific Services
We keep clients in our OPAC (skills assessment) sessions, socially distanced. Our vendors also offer virtual GED and Tutoring assistance.
Services Offered Virtually
Program Enrollments
GED Services
Tutoring
Counseling
Eligibility
All In School Youth (ISY) must be low-income and meet a second barrier of being an English language learner (ELL), needs additional assistance, or basic skills deficient.
All Out of School Youth (OSY) must meet a single qualifier such as having a disability, parenting/pregnant, homelessness, foster child, high school dropout, or justice involvement. If low-income, a OSY youth would have to be a ELL, need additional assistance, or be basic skills deficient.
Required Documents
Clients are required to have
A Valid State or Federal ID
Birth Certificate (for all family members
Social Security Card
Selective Service Verification
High School Diploma or Withdrawal Letter
Documentation of Barrier
The valid ID, and SSA card, and Selective Service verification, and proof of barrier(s) may not be self-attested as not having those items.
Does your organization provide funding for required documentation?
We do not provide these services unless it is required for an Occupational Skills Training course or employment purposes. A client may self attest to not having a birth certificate at the enrollment, but they must have a valid ID as a requirement to be admitted into the program.
Do they need to be found eligible for your program before you can provide funding for documentation?
Yes
What will your organization need and ask from a youth in order to receive funding for erquired documentation?
They would have to provide proof that their new employer or training provider requires any one of these items.
Cost of Services
No Cost
Times and Days Program is Offered
Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (except holidays)
Locations
735 N Gilbert Rd, Suite 134, Gilbert, Arizona 85234
4425 W Olive Ave, Glendale, Arizona 85302
64 E 1St St, Mesa, Arizona 85201
8335 W Jefferson St, Peoria, Arizona 85345
Languages Institution has Translators for
English and Spanish translators on the Youth Team
Will accommodate all clients with a translator upon request
Transportation Resources Available
Bus Passes, Gas Cards, Uber and Lyft Gift Cards
Do you need to be found eligible for the program?
Yes
What will your organization need and ask from a youth in order to receive transportation assistance?
They would have to meet eligibility barriers and undergo an OPAC assessment and enrollment appointment. Once the enrollment is approved, we can begin providing services.
Contact
Shadrick Jones
Title: Youth Program Supervisor
Email: shadrick.jones@maricopa.gov
Phone Number: 602- 372-4268
Kate Dixon
Title: Youth Career Advisor
Email: kate.dixon@maricopa.gov
Phone: 602-372-0645
Website Link
ARIZONA@WORK Maricopa County - https://arizonaatwork.com/locations/maricopa-county