On January 20th, 18 year old Christopher Williamson left Slavic Village for the Earl C. Clements Job Corps center in Morganfield, Kentucky. After dropping out of High School and having trouble at home Chris stated, "I really did not know what I wanted to do with the rest of my life". That was before he met SVD property Manager Anna Cabrera.

Cabrera introduced Chris to one of our new partners in our workforce initiative, Job Corps, a federally funded residential, vocational and education program funded by the U.S Department of Labor. They offer a variety to trades to study and have a job placement service. Chris will be studying Advance Automotive Repair while also studying to get his High School Diploma at Earl C. Clements.

For more information on Job Corps or any of our other partners, please call Emily Miller at 216-429-1182 ext. 121

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AT&T and the Youth Committee of The Broadway Collaborative are seeking essays, due April 1, 2008 from young people ages 14 - 18 years of age who live in the Broadway/Slavic Village neighborhood.

Four young people will be chosen to help create a website, implemented under the supervision of staff and volunteers at University Settlement and learn website design and management skills.

Students chosen for this opportunity will be granted a stipend made possible by AT&T and will spend 8 to 10 weeks this summer working on the project.

To learn more about the requirements, please contact Seronica Powell, University Settlement Community Resource Manager, at 216.641.8948 ext. 240 or email her at spowell@universitysettlement.net.

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