Youth Education, Career & Resource Fair - Fri 2/15

If you, your children, or someone you know are a youth between, ages 14 and 21 and live in Seattle, I want to let you know about the annual Youth Education, Career & Resource Fair this Friday, February 15th from 10 to 2 at the Rainier Community Center.

The Youth Education, Career & Resource Fair will feature workshops, hands-on learning experiences, and lunch will be provided. This is also a great opportunity for youth to connect with employers, college reps, and other community resources. The fair will feature over 60 vendors (including Community Voice Mail) and workshops that focus on resume writing, interviewing, and applying for schools and employment.

This year, many of the vendors will have hands-on/interactive displays to engage and encourage youth. Including: 
-A real airplane/jet engine brought by Boeing
-YouthCare’s YouthTech program will provide technology that participants can experience for themselves
-The Discovery Corps at the Pacific Science Center will be bringing real live Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
All vendors will also have information about their programs and industries.

The fair is sponsored by Seattle Youth Employment Consortium (SYEC), Seattle Human Services Department's Seattle Youth Employment Program (SYEP) and Upward Bound program, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Sea Mar Community Health Centers, MetroCenter YMCA, and YouthCare.

The Schedule is:
9:45am-12:00pm: Youth orientations, every 20 minutes (encouraged for ALL participants to attend)
10:30am-11:30am: Morning workshops (60 second commercial, Seattle Education Access on college planning)
11:30 – 12pm: the main gym will be closed for vendors to eat lunch
11:30am – 12:30pm: Lunch for youth (Vietnamese sandwiches, chips, and a drink)
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Afternoon workshops
On-going until 1:30ish: Resume writing

There will be an on-going raffle as youth turn in their fair passports. Prizes include an iPod Shuffle, 2 $25 gift cards to Target, tickets to The Music Man, and others!

That’s the Youth Education, Career and Resource Fair, this Friday, February 15th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rainier Community Center, at 4600 38th Ave. S. in Seattle.

For more information contact the Seattle Youth Employment Program at 684-0293 or email tina.inay@seattle.gov.