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Youth Employment Skills program offered at Scott

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  • By Senior Airman Josh Eikren
  • 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE,Ill. --  During the summer, teens have a lot of free time and there is still another month before the 2015-2016 school year starts. However, there's one thing teens can do to stay busy and earn scholarship money for college.

A program offered by the Youth Center and the Air Force Aid Society called Youth Employment Skills, or YES, gives high school students of active duty parents an opportunity to prepare for their future through volunteering.
 
Deborah Stewart, 375th Force Support Squadron teen coordinator said, "The goal of this program is to help teens decide their future and earn money for college while doing it."

Students earn $4 an hour and can complete up to 250 volunteer hours total during the summer allowing them to save up as much as $1,000. Students have all four years of high school to reach 250 hours and the program is very flexible for students who have busy schedules. Many students who participate in multiple sports or activities volunteer between their sport or activities seasons.
 
Dejah Warren, a 16 year old student in the YES program, said, "It's a great opportunity for my future that is giving me more experience than other teenagers my age and helping develop my communication skills with adults in the workplace."
 
To enroll into the program, high school students must be an Air Force active duty dependent. An application must be filled out and then a job description is developed for the position desired. A supervisor over the position will initial off after they have participated for the number of hours they have finished.

Kelly Calloway, 375th Force Support Squadron youth director, said, "I think it's a really good opportunity for the youth to develop skills toward a potential career that they may be interested in. It also gives them an opportunity to give back to their community, and we see obvious benefits from youth participating in community projects throughout the base."

For more information or to apply, contact the Youth Center at 256-5139