King County Out-of-School Youth Consortium

The King County Out-of-School Youth Consortium helps young people ages 16 to 21 who have dropped out of school with education, training, employment services, and case management. The purpose of this assistance is to help them obtain:

• A smooth transition into post-secondary education opportunities
• Basic life skills, occupational skills, work readiness skills
• Employment and career pathways
• High school diploma or GED.

Services

• Assistance in dealing with family and legal issues
• Community service opportunities
• Computer skills
• Disability assessment and accommodation
• English as a Second Language
• Exposure to a wide range of careers, employers, and educational opportunities
• High school credit retrieval
• Job placement
• Job readiness
• Leadership development
• Limited emergency assistance (bus vouchers, food, clothing)
• Long range educational and career planning
• Mental health and drug and alcohol services
• Paid internships
• Preparation for GED testing
• Reading, writing, and math skill building
• Tutoring

Eligibility

To be eligible, a young person age 16 to 21 who lives in King County must:

1. Have dropped out of high school and not be attending school
   
   or
   
   
2. Have a GED or high school diploma but be unemployed.

How to Access Services

King County's Work Training Program has staff at seven of the ten Out-of-School Consortium sites . For these seven sites, please contact the person listed below for information on how to enroll in services.

For the other three sites not staffed by King County, please contact the site directly to learn more about how to enroll in services. Find out more.

King County Affiliated Sites

Bellevue Community College Career Education Options Program (CEO)
Contact: Sheila Schultz
Services description: Provides support to students entering and completing post-secondary professional and technical training.

Learning Center North at Shoreline Community College
Contact: Denise Juarez, 206-546-4101
Services description: Provides individualized educational services including life skills, re-mediation, GED and post-secondary preparation, computer skills, on-site employment services and case management.

New Start
Contact: Mike Sita, 206-433-8760
Services description: Operated by Highline School District, New Start provides case management, risk assessment, home visits and family support, high school re-entry and completion, life skills, leadership development, tutoring, credit retrieval, aggression replacement training, pre-employment training; and job search, placement and support for retention.

Opportunity Skyway
Contact: Grace Kong
Services description: Students receive academic instruction and hands-on vocational training in the field of aviation and manufacturing. In partnership with Seattle Interagency Public Schools, this education takes place at the King County International Airport (Boeing Field).

Renton Technical College
Contact: Ain-Akilah Bell
Services description: Provides adult basic education, GED preparation, and ESL classes.

Shoreline Community College Career Education Options Program
Contact: Pratna Kao
Services description: Provides students with access to post-secondary professional technical training in one of 50 areas.

YouthSource at WorkSource Renton
Contact: Grace Kong
Services description: One-stop setting offering basic education services, computer skills training, employment services, and youth development activities.