CobbWorks! Youth Council seeks to expand youth programs by encouraging a close connection to local labor market and communities with strong connections between academic and occupational learning. Youth development activities, employment and training services and links to local and statewide initiatives are all basic components of our youth programs.

The cornerstone of our system is a one-stop service delivery system. This delivery system is the mechanism through which programs and services are integrated. This one-stop delivery system envisions a three-tiered approach. The first tier, or Core services, is universally available and provides general information and other primarily self-service activities, which customers can access on their own to assist them in obtaining employment. The second tier, Intensive Services, provides more intensive, case management centered service delivery, which offers a broad array of more in-depth services such as comprehensive assessments, employability skills workshops and job placement services. The third tier, training services, provides occupational skills training via vouchers to local public and proprietary schools and other types of employer-specific training, such as on-the-job training and customized training.

We at CobbWorks! have come to understand that in building a stronger future means building up and equipping our youth today.