Sisu Youth Services’ WRAP Pilot Builds Job Skills, Confidence, And Connections
Sisu Youth Services, a “low-barrier, identity-affirming space in Oklahoma City,” is expanding its offerings to include a new career training program for the homeless youth it serves.
The organization already provides a number of services tailored to homeless youth aged 15 to 24, including a 20-bed emergency shelter, a drop-in resource center, a transitional housing program, a rapid rehousing program, host homes with vetted volunteers, case management services, educational support toward high school diplomas or GEDs, and a variety of life skills and enrichment activities. Now it’s adding an individualized career training program designed for homeless youth to that extensive list.
The Workforce Readiness Academy Pilot (WRAP) program will connect youth with career readiness training, personalized job placements, and workplace tours as they develop communication, interview, and job skills through career education and one-on-one coaching. The program is designed to help youth build their skills along with their resumes and transition from their current circumstances into stable careers, allowing them to be better able to live independently and support themselves for the long term.
WRAP Program Develops Necessary Skills for the Workplace and Beyond
The WRAP program is not just another general “work skills” training program. It is specifically designed for the homeless youth that Sisu Youth Services works with daily. Because of the unique circumstances they’ve faced in their lives, many of these youth have foundational skill gaps due to missing time at school, lacking supportive adults in their lives, or any number of other compounding factors…