WIA Youth Program...
Summer Youth Employers Needed 
May  5, 2012 

You can make a difference in the life of a young person this summer!  The Council on Rural Services and WIA (Workforce Invest Act) is looking for employers in Darke County that would like to serve as host employment sites for the WIA Summer Youth Program. 

Whether you are a profit or non-profit business, you can become a summer employment/mentoring site for teens or young adults from July 2th through August 17th.  Your business will have the opportunity to work alongside the youth and provide the job training and mentoring; Council on Rural Services will provide applicants, pay the wages, and offer job support to the youth. 

If you become a WIA Youth Program employer, you will have the opportunity to provide job training to youth that want to create a positive future for themselves and learn the right skills for the future.  This is a great opportunity for our local businesses to furnish quality employment and training for our youth. 

You will work in partnership with an agency that has served and supported youth for 24 years.  You will create a win-win opportunity for your organization and area’s youth.  You can become part of the solution; you can give back to your community and pay forward by helping youth transition into adulthood.  

Take the initiative and call today; find out more information about becoming an employment site.  Michelle Miller-Elliott, Youth Advocate at Gateway’s WIA Youth Program at 937-548-8002, is waiting to talk with you.  Please respond by May 14 if you are interested in this wonderful program for youth. 

WIA is funded by the Department of Labor/Workforce Invest Act through Darke County Department of Job and Family Service and the Darke County Commission. 

If you would like to know more about other Gateway Youth Programs in Darke County check the web at www.councilonruralservices.org or call and talk with Kelly Harrison, Lead Youth Advocate, at 937-548-8002. Gateway Youth Programs is a program of Council on Rural Services … programs for innovative learning.