Glendale Youth Alliance
Annual Report of Activities and Outcomes
2006 – 2007 Program Year

The Mission of the Glendale Youth Alliance (GYA) is to promote, facilitate, and provide employment opportunities for Glendale youth ages 14-24. Since its incorporation in 1993, GYA has provided employment and training to over 4,000 youth. For more information about the programs, please visit our website at www.glendaleyouthalliance.com

Summer Youth Employment Program
121 Youth Employed
This mentored employment program is intended to give youth their first job experience. Participants receive life skills and pre-employment training and receive paid work experience. The Brush Clearance Program provides the youngest and unskilled youth ages 14-16 a first time job experience. On closely supervised teams, they spend six weeks removing overgrown brush on over 30 parcels of City-owned land, augmenting the City’s Vegetation Management Program and reducing the risk of fire on the City’s hillside. Youth who already possess some basic job skills are placed in jobs in the community such as the local hospitals, nonprofit organizations, libraries, schools, and public agencies.

Glendale Youth Employment Partnership - GYEP
64 Youth Employed
Youth that succeed in the Summer Brush Clearance Program, are eligible to participate in GYEP. In this program, supervised teams of youth ages 14 to 18 perform hillside brush clearance on private properties for a fee. Youth can also be hired to perform other general labor tasks. Also, GYEP youth have planted over 800 trees on public rights-of-way since 1998. Youth employees work after school, on weekends, and during the summer. They learn the importance of customer service and of meeting customer expectations.

Students Taking Action to Reach for the Stars – STARS
77 Youth Employed
Youth who already possess some basic job skills, but lack experience, are placed in a variety of worksites within the community. The STARS program is designed for youth who are able to work more independently. Participants learn to meet workplace expectations such as being on time, dressing appropriately, and following through on assignments. Youth also have an opportunity to earn school credit and receive an ROP certification within this program. After the completion of the STARS program, most youth are able to successfully secure and maintain employment.

Glendale Works
56 Youth Employed
The Glendale Works program serves Older Youth ages 19-21. Youth are placed primarily in private businesses to gain the skills and experience needed to obtain unsubsidized employment. The businesses that hire the youth of this program are reimbursed up to 50% of the first 250 hours the participant's work.

Glendale’s Resource for Employment and Training - GREAT
35 Youth Employed
In this program, youth with a proven work ethic and previous job experience are placed in career exploration jobs. Their wages are paid by the business that hires them.

Boy Scout Explorer Post # 604
64 Youth Served
The Post provides GYEP youth with leadership training and experience, as well as supervised educational and recreational activities.