Youth Projects - Non Traditional

WORKFORCE plus is involved with many different youth related programs throughout Gadsden, Leon and Wakulla. To learn more about one of all of these exciting programs, do not hesitate to contact your local office today!

Job Corps

Job Corps is the nation's largest residential employment and education training program for economically challenged youth, ages 16 to 24. The mission of the Job Corps program is to help economically challenged young  adults become responsible, employable and productive citizens by providing them with opportunities to develop the vocational, educational and social skills needed to succeed. Incentives are paid to Job Corps students who meet certain requirements throughout their stay. To learn more, contact our local Job Corps representative at (850) 922-0023 x. 218.

G*Stars

The Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners has a keen interest in reducing juvenile delinquency throughout Gadsden County. According to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the most frequent time of day for juvenile crime, including violent offenses, peaks at around 3 p.m., generally after school is dismissed. As a result, the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners, has been the sole funding agency for the G*STARS Program since 2005. 

G*STARS (Gadsden Student Training Academy for Reaching Success), is conducted through a partnership between WORKFORCE plus and Tallahassee Community College offering a program that combines the best of two worlds – a program that contains cognitive and social skills, adult supervision and work experience.

Both WORKFORCE plus and Tallahassee Community College work in conjunction with numerous community partners to develop and implement curricula based on family values, prevention, leadership and work-readiness, as well as partner with several Gadsden County elementary schools to engage underage students  who are not old enough to participate in a work experience project due to child labor laws.