A university education. Valuable training at a technical school. Job and life skills tailored to fit opportunities in their communities. Formal employment to lift themselves out of poverty.
Stable work is crucial for young people — and it has a domino effect on their families, local communities and the world as a whole. They simply need your support and the opportunities to realize and achieve their potential.
You can create lasting change for generations. Our employability programs will help prepare young people for their transition to adulthood through scholarships for higher education or vocational training and career-readiness and job placement support.
Stephanie, a 21-year-old studying marketing, has plans to graduate from college in 2024. She received a post-secondary scholarship in Mexico.
Because students who receive a scholarship are required to participate in career-readiness workshops, Stephanie learned job and life skills such as communication, critical thinking and decision making. She also honed her interviewing skills and created her résumé. “The career-readiness workshops had the greatest influence on my life today,” Stephanie says. “They opened many doors.”
Stephanie’s eagerness to gain more experience caught the attention of Employability Coordinator Flor Segoviano, who continued to mentor Stephanie. Flor helped connect Stephanie with two local employers and both were impressed by Stephanie’s qualifications. Today, Stephanie is working part-time as a social media community manager.
I am already starting my professional career so that when I finish my education, I can say I am a graduate and I am working in this field,” Stephanie says, proudly. “A success story is not only meant for people with very high economic capacities. I believe that opportunities are for everyone, growth is for everyone.”
Please contact our Global Philanthropy team at 800-888-3089 or philanthropy@children.org to learn more about these urgent needs.
