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Youth Offender Entry Services (YOES)
Non-Violent Youth Offenders Program

Program Designed to Serve:Youth Offenders, ages 16 to 21.

Program Strategy: To respond to these significant needs, CLC will develop an innovative, entrepreneurial, Youth Offender Entry Services model, to address the needs of a minimum of 400 youth offenders. The model design includes a training and employment track and a post-secondary education track.

The YOES program can help you with the following services:

  • Tuition, books, and fees for college
  • Basic Skills Remediation (Math and Reading)
  • Technical skills training opportunities, leading to industry recognized credentials (certifications, etc.)
  • Information and possible training for jobs in high growth/high demand industries such as manufacturing, skilled trades, construction industries, information technology, automotive, health care, and more.
  • Additional training at a residential facility (Gulf Coast Trades Center)
  • Support Services
  • Job Placement, Job Retention, and Post Placement Services
  • Post Secondary Educational Services

News:
Download: YOES Flyer

Entry Requirements:

  1. Youth Offenders, aged 16 to 21 (except violent and sex offenders),
  2. US Citizen or Permanent Resident Alien,
  3. Complete all intake/enrollment documents, and
  4. Agree to meet attendance and other program requirements as outlined in the intake documents.

Staff
Program Manager:
Kathy Ferrell - 817-569-9008, ext. 21

Case Managers:
Yolanda Foreman - 817-595-0724, ext. 21
Liz Reyther - 817-595-0724, ext. 22
Employment Specialist:
Joe Thomlinson - 817-595-0724, ext. 23
Athena Hardison

We are very proud of our YOES partners and affiliates as follows:
Tarrant County Juvenile Justice System
Texas Youth Commission
Workforce Investments Boards (Project RIO and Workforce Centers)
Community and Faith Based Organizations
Tarrant County College and other Educational Institutions
DFW Apprenticeship Trades, AFL CIO Affiliated Unions
Gulf Coast Trades Center
Parker County Juvenile Services
Johnson County Juvenile Services
Funds for training provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration under the authority of the Workforce Investment Act, and administered in accordance with 29 CFR Part 95 and 97, as applicable.
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