Career Discovery
Youth Program

Focus
This program serves low-income youth in DeKalb County high schools to help them successfully attain a high school diploma, provide an opportunity to explore career paths, and assist in placement in post-secondary education or employment following graduation.

Activities  include:

• After school academic tutoring

• Field trips and guest speakers

• Community service opportunities

• Money management classes

• Job Readiness classes

Participants receive:

• Assessment testing

• Incentives for completion of classes and success in school

• Employment placement assistance

• Paid Internships
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Student Internships
This program organizes worksites that accept a student to work in their office for 30 hour internships.  The Career Discovery Program pays students for their time worked.  This program provides offices with a volunteer worker while providing students with valuable work experience.

Funding This program is funded through a grant from the DeKalb County Workforce Development Department and the Atlanta United Way - http://unitedwayatlanta.org

Contact
You may contact Dennis Bauer at 678-686-9603 or dbauer@lsga.org for additional information or to volunteer for this program.

How you can help
Share your career:

• Host a student Intern

• Visit students to speak about what you do for a living
• Organize a field trip to your office

Mentor students:

• Volunteer to tutor students after school