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| Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services |
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| Youth centers provide safe, comfortable, inviting and professional learning areas as well as electronic access to partner agencies and the Internet. |
Catholic Charities’ Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services (AYE) program, and its collaborative partners, served approximately 3,200 youth, who received paid internships, education, counseling and career services.
- Youth participant wages and support services of $1.9 million offered economic relief in some of the poorest areas of Los Angeles. AYE strives to provide a quality program which benefits the youth, the employers and the community.
- The AYE program provided approximately 1,044 summer jobs under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), CalWorks and City Summer Youth jobs.
- A new youth computer learning center was opened in South Los Angeles in June 2003. Another youth center is scheduled to open in the Hollywood area in mid-summer 2003.
- The goal of AYE is to alleviate some of the serious problems facing youth such as the high school dropout rate, illiteracy, crime and unemployment. The program achieves this through partnerships with employers, community organizations and local educational agencies.
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| AYE participants acquire necessary skills to successfully transition into adulthood, careers, and further education and training. The program provides professional mentoring and leadership development that enhances a youth’s chance for employment. |
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Because many AYE participants have basic deficiencies in reading, writing or math, the AYE program provides tutoring and teaches study skills, as well as, dropout prevention. |
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| Immigration and Refugee Services
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Catholic Charities’ Immigration and Refugee Services has helped refugees and their families through pre-arrival counseling for sponsors, arrival processing, orientation for new arrivals and employment services.
Catholic Charities is one of the largest resettlement agencies in the country and has settled over 100,000 persons in the Los Angeles area since 1953. The agency is a pioneer in implementing new legislation and in providing vital information to immigrant and refugee communities. |
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| The agency’s Immigration and Refugee Services department is one of the largest in the country, serving more than 25,000 individuals each year in Los Angeles County. |
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In 2003, the agency was awarded an Excellence in Advocacy award from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network. This award honors outstanding advocacy efforts on behalf of immigrants and refugees. |
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| Central Intake Unit |
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The Central Intake Unit (CIU) helps clients access services, information and provides referrals when necessary. Services are offered at four sites located in Long Beach, El Monte, Burbank and Los Angeles. |
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Last year, the Central Intake Unit (CIU) aided over 12,000 clients in accessing services that increase individual and family stability. The program motivates participants to seek greater self-sufficiency and to initiate processes that help remove barriers to employment.
Even though poor English language ability and insufficient job skills are the primary barriers to employment, CIU staff also supply compassion, understanding and vital referral services, in addition to providing English as a Second Language and job training classes. |
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