CRISPUS ATTUCKS CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING
VISION STATEMENT

The Vision of the Crispus Attucks Center for Employment and Training is to become a self-sustaining, workforce development and training center with the capacity to expand our services to a growing and diverse population. Through these efforts, the overall standard of living for residents of Southeast York City and surrounding counties will improve along with a sense of responsibility for one’s self, family and community.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Mission of the Crispus Attucks Center for Employment and Training is to empower York area residents (especially York City) and surrounding counties to be empowered through training, education, comprehensive case management, and job placement. The CACEY is dedicated to providing quality customer service to all we serve. Special attention is directed to economically and socially challenged individuals, the unskilled or under-skilled, and youth and young adults.

Programs of the Center for Employment and Training are covered in detail below.
General Employment Services

This program was developed to serve young adults ages 19 to 24 who are seeking employment. We strive to empower participants in the York County area (York City in particular), to attain self-sufficiency through training, education, counseling, and job placement.

Youth Employment Services

The York Youth Employment Services provides to in-school or out of school youth in York County the opportunity to complete their high school education, develop employability skills and skills specific training that will ultimately put them in a position to secure gainful employment. This program targets youth between the ages of 17-22 years old.

Additional services offered through Y.E.S.:

V.I.E.W. - Is a School to Work Initiative funded by the South Central Workforce Investment Board (W.I.B.) for in and out of school youth ages 14-21. Our focus is on ages 17-21. It is an 8 week program which includes classroom time and training clusters (Healthcare and Construction). Healthcare is being instructed by HACC, WellSpan and Memorial Hospital. Other partners in this venture are: Yorktowne Business Institute and Wm. F. Goodling Advances Skills Center who provide an introduction to manufacturing. The focus on teambuilding component is to take participants concentration off of me/I and re-focus on learning how to work together with others, working as a team and developing leadership capabilities.

K.E.Y.S. (Keep Empowering Youth to Succeed)K.E.Y.S. works with at-risk youth throughout York County (specifically Adjudicated Youth). The program uses a goal-oriented intervention strategy that links soft-skills and life management training with job readiness, placement and retention services, supported by intense personal mentoring aimed at assisting adjudicated and at-risk youth (14-18) in obtaining effective employability skills; which is designed to direct youth on the journey to self- sufficiency. Forty-five 45 of the participants will have the opportunity to go through the Manufacturing Association of York for training. The Manufacturing Association will expose 45 of the selected youth, to two nationally accredited programs; advanced manufacturing curriculum; Manufacturing Skills Standards Certification (MSSC) and OSHA 10 hr certification. This K.E.Y.S. program is offered as an after school program (Monday –Friday from 4:00 pm-8:00 pm. Stipends and incentives assist us in keeping participants motivated and eventually completing the program.

ELECT (Education Leading to Employment & Career Training)This program is dedicated to working with pregnant and parenting teens up to age 22 residing in York City/County to empower them to complete their high school education, gaining economic independence and improving the quality of life for themselves and their children by becoming the best parents they can be.
ELECT currently provides services to the following schools: William Penn, Hannah Penn, Edgar Fahs Smith, West York, Southwestern, Spring Grove, Manito and CA Youthbuild Charter School. Some of the services provided are: health & nutrition education, individual and group support, job preparation and career exploration, secondary pregnancy prevention, intensive case management, domestic violence information, GED preparation, monitoring of school attendance, parenting education and life skills, field trips, workshops and various activities to broaden their knowledge in infant/child safety and assisting with childcare needs.

E.F.I (ELECT Fatherhood Initiative)Teen fathers or fathers to be up to 22 years of age can be a part of this component which empowers them to complete their high school education, gain economic independence, and become responsible, respectable role models in the lives of their children. The services available are: child development and parenting education, infant and child safety training, job preparation and career exploration, individual & group support, healthcare & nutrition education, Fatherhood Responsibility workshops, parenting and life skills education, GED preparation (when necessary), and various activities i.e. field trips, conferences and related seminars. Participants must reside in York City/County and be willing to or in the process of establishing paternity. There is an additional component entitled “DOCTOR DAD” which increases the father’s parenting skills in the area of infant and toddler health and helps fathers realize that they play a unique role in caring for their children.

Community ConnectionsThe Crispus Attucks Center for Employment & Training in partnership with Harley Davidson and other members of its Business Advisory Board has launched a new employment and training initiative entitled, The Crispus Attucks Community Connections Program. This initiative is designed to connect inner-city, underserved and underrepresented populations with higher skilled employment opportunities in York and surrounding counties. This workforce development training is seeking highly motivated, unemployed or underemployed, semi to highly skilled individuals who desire to improve their employability in such areas as: manufacturing, healthcare, retail, banking, hospitality, construction and general trades. The training will be offered in a classroom setting, one night per week over an eight-week period for two hours per night. Pre-testing and assessment will be done and participants may not miss any of the sessions.

The Crispus Attucks Center for Employment & Training Business Advisory Board is made up of representatives from York County business and organizations that provide us with guidance and technical assistance. They include:

• Career Link of York County
• Cintas Corporation
• Dentsply Professional
• FedEx Ground
• Fulton Bank
• Glatfelter Company
• Harley Davidson Inc.
• Kinsley Construction
• Lowe’s
• Memorial Hospital
• The York Water Company
• WellSpan Health

Partners In Education Consortium Members
The Crispus Attucks Partners in Education Consortium (P.I.E) provides focused and goal oriented education and training opportunities to area residents.

• Wm. F. Goodling Advanced Skills Center
• Community Progress Council
• Consolidated School of Business
• H.A.C.C. – York Initiative
• Kinsley Education Center
• Manufacturer’s Association of South Central PA
• Martin Library
• Penn State-York
• Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
• York Adams Academy
• York College of PA
• York County Literacy Council
• York County School of Technology
• York Technical Institute
• Yorktowne Business Institute
• Y.W.C.A.

The Crispus Attucks Association is a United Way of York County Partner Agency.  The Center for Employment & Training Youth Employment and Young Adult Employment Programs receive funding from the United Way of York County.