NEW VIDEO: What is Youth Employment Partnership? Learn more about the youth we serve, the mission we pursue, and the lives we transform. Hear how two young adult participants overcame significant employment and education obstacles with the help of our programming. Life coach and instructor Marshaun Farris shares how our robust programs build the confidence and skills of at-risk youth, leading them to self-sufficiency and success. Executive Director Michele Clark gives a tour of YEP's East Oakland workforce training facility, new tiny homes and dormitory transitional housing sites, as well as our program offerings. Follow us on YouTube for more!
The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. (YEP)
Non-profit Organizations
Oakland, California 508 followers
Oakland's most successful workforce training for at-risk youth and young adults
About us
YEP's mission is to improve the employment and education outcomes for Oakland youth and young adults impacted by poverty, the justice system, foster care, homelessness, school underachievement and other barriers to work by providing transformative job training, critical skill building, and contextualized education paired with hands-on work experience in a living classroom. Founded in 1973, YEP operates one of the highest-performing youth workforce development programs in the San Francisco Bay Area, having served more than 34,500 low-income (since 1973), high-risk young people in Oakland, with more than 85% completing their training and 78% placed in employment and/or advanced education.
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http://www.yep.org
External link for The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. (YEP)
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Oakland, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1973
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2300 International Blvd
Oakland, California 94601-1019, US
Employees at The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. (YEP)
Updates
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We're hiring! Please refer to friends, colleagues, and anyone interested in changing the lives of young people in Oakland. https://lnkd.in/gJXq7ewW
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We're hiring! 😊 Do you know a great accountant who wants to work for a mission-driven nonprofit changing the lives of Oakland youth? Please send them our way! https://lnkd.in/gWzk-vUr
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YEP's Special 50th Anniversary Impact Report has arrived! From 1973 to 2023, YEP has persevered through challenges and transformed with the times, always staying innovative and responsive to the evolving needs of Oakland's young people. This special anniversary impact report covers the critical years of 2020 through 2022, while also looking back in history at YEP's humble beginnings and major historical accomplishments. https://lnkd.in/gZ4haQbt
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We’re #hiring a new Accountant in Oakland, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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Know a great accountant who wants to work for a high-impact, mission-driven organization? We're hiring! https://lnkd.in/giUzS935
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YEP's latest project, a 30-bed dormitory for career and college-bound homeless young adults in Oakland, was featured on CBS, along with our tiny home community. Hear from Trayvon, a former YEP participant, talk about his journey from sleeping in parks to stability with the program's support. https://lnkd.in/g94h4A_X
New dorms built in Oakland for youth facing housing insecurity
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YEP trainees exploring where their construction training can take them—12 floors above downtown Berkeley! Thank you to Webcor for sharing their worksite and volunteering their time.
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What's Happening at YEP | August 2023 * 316 Oakland teens completed pre-employment training & placed into jobs * 21,389 hours of work experience * $413,102 money earned * 1,500+ hours of 1-on-1 case management * 70 participating worksites throughout the city Read more in our summer newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gHmn_66D
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District 7 Councilmember Treva Reid and staff stopped by for a visit, meeting with our construction trainees who were putting the final touches on YEP's dormitory for homeless and housing insecure college-bound young adults! It's an honor to have dedicated, passionate leaders at the helm of our city, and we appreciate Councilmember Reid for her service.
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