Health Career Fair November, 12, 2008- Detailed information is located in the Practices/Job Seeker Services Section
BC-WIB Board Meetings
Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 9:00 AM at the Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown
Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 9:00 AM at the Bucks County Technical High School, 610 Wistar Road, Fairless Hills
Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 9:00 AM at the Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical School, 3115 Ridge Road, Perkasie
Bucks County Youth Council Vision Statement
Enable youth to become employable citizens.
Bucks County Youth Council Process Statement
“The Bucks County Youth Council is committed to creating an integrated system of communication, activities, and partnerships resulting in local and regional youth services providers’ exchange of ideas and alignment of strategic goals in the service of the current needs of Bucks County youth.”
Bucks County Youth Council
ENABLING STRATEGIES
The Youth Council achieves its goals through its enabling strategies of:
•Working toward the integrated alignment of a triad-approach of providing workforce skills development, academic achievement, and leadership skills enrichment to our Out-of-School Youth,
•Forming collaborative unions with local and regional providers of youth programming to leverage time, talents and expertise of all providers,
•Designing systems of communication to effectively disseminate information on youth programs' resources and opportunities to the community-at-large (including High Priority Industries, School Districts, and Community Based Organizations)
•Determining gaps in services and skills in youth in our community,
•Committing our resources to the continuous and targeted resolution of such identified gaps.
Eligibility criteria may apply to certain programs funded by the BC-WIB, Inc.
The BC-WIB has elected to fund several career camps in August 2008.
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, August 4-8th
Brilliant Bridge Builders
Green Dream House
Recording Digital Music
Blood, Guts, & Compassionate Care
YWCA of Bucks County, Held at BCCC Bristol, August 4-8th
Life Sciences Career Camp
YWCA of Bucks County, Held at BCCC Bristol, August 11-15th
Information & Communications Career Camp
Eligibiity criteria applies. For more information, contact Maranda Kapish at 215-874-2800.
PA CareerLink Bucks County Youth Center
1200 Veterans Highway, Suite F-3, Box 848, Bristol, PA 19007
Phone: 215-826-0711
Fax: 215-826-0714
The PA CareerLink Bucks County Youth Center serves youth of Bucks County, ages 16 to 21. Services are integrated by using a 3-track approach that includes Academic Achievement, Workforce Development, and Youth Development.
Academic Achievement, Arbor Education & Training:
Remedial education & GED Preparation
Post-Secondary Education Assistance
Customer Service Certification
GED Graduation was held on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at the Bucks County Community College, Bristol Campus. The graduation is co-sponsored by the Bucks County Community College and Bucks County Workforce Investment Board, Inc. A total of 60 graduates were recognized at the ceremony, which is held annually.
Job Club is held once a month in the PA CareerLink Bucks County Youth Center. The Job Club is open to former and current youth participants. Each month there is a new topic to discuss and learn about!
January 2008, Health Careers, BC Department of Health
February 2008, Setting Goals & Overcoming Obstacles
March 2008, An Overview of the Navy as a Career
April 2008, Entrepreneurial Skills
May 2008, Summer Employment & Resource Fair
Helping 100
Connecting youth to the workforce: The Helping 100 initiative, originally created in 1998 by Bucks County Juvenile Probation and other sponsoring agencies, was designed to bridge the social distance between employers and youth in Bucks County.
The BC-WIB, in partnership with the Bucks County Youth Council, has recreated the initiative with the same goal of recruiting 100 employers to provide job training experiences and employment opportunities to youth.
Over 100 Employers in Bucks County have Committed to the Helping 100 Initiative!
Participating Helping 100 Employers:
Academy Collections Service
Advanta
American Income
American Staffing
Asbestos Workers Local #14
Academy Collections Service
Allied Barton Security
AMG
Ann's Choice
Babies-R-Us
Bear Staffing Services
Beelong Adult Day Services
Beneficial Bank
Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
Bounce U of Langhorne
Bristol Borough Business Association
Brokerage Concepts (BCI)
Bucks County Networks: Emergency Preparedness Partnerships
Bucks County WIB
Capital Health System
Carroll Engineering
Center for Independent Living
Chandler Hall Health Services
CHI Institute
Chick-fil-a
Children’s
Cultural
Center
Coca-Cola of
Philadelphia
Crestview Center/Genesis Healthcare
Daily Living Comforts
Delaware Valley Academy of Medical & Dental
Diakon Luthern Social Ministries
Doylestown Hospital
Edible Arrangements
EMA Group, Inc.
EverStaff
Extendicare
Fair Acres Geriatric Center
Family Foods
FBCS-Inc.
First Federal of Bucks County
Forever 21
Fulton Bank
GM Corporation
Golden Coral Restaurant
Happy
Days
Learning
Center
Happy Lawn
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Holiday Inn Express
Home Depot, Levittown & Warrington
Home Helpers
ICT Group, Inc.
Interim Management Services
JEVS Home Care
Job 1 USA
Jurin Roofing Services
K-Mart Corp/Distribution Center
Keystone Human Services
Lifequest Nursing Center
Linens & Things
Lower Bucks Family YMCA
Lowe's
Manpower
Market Star/Verizon
McDonald's
Navy Recruiting Station Levittown
New Horizon Home Inspection Co.
PA Medical Billing Inc.
Pennco Tech
Pennsylvania Conservation Corps
Philly Direct
Phoebe Richland Health Care Center
Plasterer's Union Local #18
PNC Bank
Progressive Business Publications
Pro Staff
Ransome CAT
RGIS
Schwan's Home Service
Servpro
Sesame Place
Sheetmetal Workers Local #19
Sign-A-Rama
Smith Barney @ Citibank
Source Staffing Solutions
Southeastern Health Services of PA
St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital
Streamline Payroll, LLC
Summerwood Corp.
Sunrise at Lower Makefield
Teamsters Local Union #830
The Comfort Zone
Tiger Schumann's MMA
TRC-Teleresearch Company
U-Box-It
UPS
US Coast Guard
Verizon
Verizon Wireless
WBCB 1490 AM
Warner Financial Services
Wesley Enhanced Living
Westaff
Whitemarsh Continued Care Retirement
Wood River Village
YWCA of Bucks County
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
Employers who are interested in participating are asked to contact Renee Quinn at rquinn@bc-wib.org or 215-874-2800.
