Projects, Services and Opportunities available 

through IVROP for Youth and Adults

ABEL (Abstinence-only Based Education & Learning)                

760-482-2619

This project will focus on middle and high school students throughout the county. Project ABEL will emphasize communication, decision-making, assertiveness, stress-management, and goal setting skills through project-based learning activities and Abstinence Until Marriage curriculum. Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.

ACE  (Accessing Careers through Education)

760-337-3096

ACE serves youth ages 14-21 in the communities of Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, El Centro, Holtville, Imperial and outlying areas.  Targeted groups are youth in foster care and former foster youth.  Services include case management, academic and career/technical instruction, career exploration, counseling, leadership development and work experience.  Funded by Imperial County Department of Social Services.

Career Exploration and Development

760-482-2600

This program will provide career exploration and awareness activities to approximately 284 7th and 8th grade students at Heber and Seeley School Districts. Numerous opportunities will be provided to the targeted youth that will enable them to expand their knowledge of potential careers and how they can use their personal interests, aspirations and goals to make career choices. Activities include job shadowing for youth and teachers, creation of an advisory board, parental involvement, activities to build self-esteem, career assessments, employability instruction; and, industry and college tours. Funded in partnership with Imperial Valley College through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office.

EOWR (Employment Opportunities and Work Readiness)

760-482-2600

EOWR serves Imperial County youth ages 16-21 and provides employability skills training, paid work experience, job shadowing, community service, online mentoring, and career counseling to WIA eligible participants.  To participate, youth must apply for youth employment services at valley-wide One-Stop Centers.  Funded through the Workforce Investment Board of Imperial County.

Environmental Education

760-312-6620

Children enrolled in this program will explore and investigate a range of local environmental issues.  Students in grades K-8 benefit from class presentations and fieldtrips focusing on recycling, water resources and wetlands. Program involvement includes the Annual Earth Day event.  Funded by Imperial County Waste Management Task Force and Earth Day sponsors.

SOBRIO (SOBriety Results In Opportunities)

760-482-2619

Project SOBRIO will work to increase student, parent, and community awareness about the negative effects of alcohol use and binge drinking through school programs, community education, and leadership development.  Project SOBRIO is currently based in continuation high schools throughout Imperial Valley and is working to educate the community as a whole on the effects of alcohol use.  Participants and their families will be offered counseling services, education to prevent alcohol abuse, career explorations, and alternative activities to alcohol use.  Funded by the Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, a Grant to Reduce Alcohol Abuse.

WorkAbility

760-312-6152

This program gives students, with special needs, the opportunity to broaden their understanding of careers and the choices available to them.  It provides each student with individual guidance into areas of special interest and abilities.  It also helps them prepare for the realities found in the workplace.  The WorkAbility program will serve junior highs/middle schools and high schools throughout the Imperial Valley.  Funded by California Department of Education.

Nenes (HIPPY)

760-312-6222

This project will work with low- and middle-income stay-at-home and working parents and provide in-home instruction to children ages 3-5 by using the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY).  The targeted population is parents with children who are not attending preschool and fall under the low- and middle-income state guidelines. This internationally recognized program will be delivered through trained home parent visitors to help prepare children for kindergarten.  The families will participate in parent support groups and receive in-home instruction, school readiness, and school materials. Funded by the Imperial County Children and Families First Commission.

PROMOTE (People, Resources & Organizations Maximizing Opportunities To Employment)

760-336-3196

This project is designed to address the needs of the CalWORKs population by providing academic enhancement and job development services.  The targeted population includes six distinct groups: TANF recipients residing in outlying areas; those within the last 12 months of cash aid; those who have exhausted their 60-month lifetime eligibility; those receiving Behavioral Health and Child Protective Services; the working poor; and, those in need of enhancing basic education or language skills.  Participants are provided assistance with résumés, applications, on-line activities, interviews, and on-the-job training.  They also receive classroom instruction focused on English Immersion or General Education Development.  Funded by the IC Department of Social Services.

SERVE Vets (Service, Education, Retention, Value & Employment for Veterans)

760-337-5025

SERVE Vets will meet the educational, job retention, employment and value-added service needs of 150 Imperial County eligible veterans.  Goals of the project are to provide program veterans high quality, efficient and direct employment and training services, on-the-job training, job placement in unsubsidized employment, and retention services.  Access to training programs in demand will be emphasized.  Funded by the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Governor’s 15% Discretionary Funds.

WIA Adult Training

760-482-2637

Additional courses are available for adults in Janitorial/Custodial, Nursing Assistant, Construction, Commercial Class A Truck Driving, Retail and Security Guard.  These courses are available as Individual Training Accounts through the Workforce Investment Board.  Register at any One-Stop Employment Center.

Tech Prep

760-482-2640

Tech Prep coordinates articulation agreements, academic and cross-credit, job shadowing activities and staff development in the integration of technical education for teachers. Funded by the California Department of Education-Perkins.

JUNTOS (Promoting Healthy Marriages & Families)

760-482-2618

Through this collaborative effort, Project JUNTOS will help low-income, unwed, expecting parents and married new parents in Imperial County meet and achieve personal and family well-being. This project will serve 100 individuals/families on an annual basis. Project services will include educational services; employability skills; education/specialty classes; job development and placement; communication skills; linkages with other organizations/entities; and occupational training. Project JUNTOS eligibility requirements are: low-income, unwed expectant parents, or low-income new parents. New parents are defined as the biological parents of a child three months of age or younger. By assisting and supporting participants in their efforts to remove barriers and strengthen family formation, we hope to increase marital and family stability for our participants.  Funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ONE (Opportunities in Nursing and Engineering)

760-482-2630

ONE will meet the educational and employment needs of 170 WIA-eligible youth and adults. The project provides 10 WIA program elements for 150 Youth by exposing them to a variety of health and computer engineering careers. Project ONE encourages participants to enroll in post-secondary education and complete their education in the health and computer engineering fields. Adult participants (20 IVC, 3rd semester nursing students) will participate in the “Preceptor” model. The Preceptor model is an organized, planned, educational program where staff nurses (preceptors) facilitate the integration of an RN student into the student’s nurse work setting.  Funded by the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Governor’s 15% portion of the WIA discretionary funds.    

PUENTE (Positioning Unified Efforts for Needed Training and Education)

760-482-2635

Project PUENTE will work with youth ages 14-24 who are current gang members, gang involved, or are at high risk of gang involvement within the County of Imperial.  Partners include Probation, Schools, Judicial, and Workforce Development.  Funded by the California’s Governor Gang Reduction, Intervention, and Prevention (CalGRIP) Initiative.

TRABAJAR

760-482-2636

Trabajar will serve high school seniors and new graduates with disabilities in Imperial County.  Services will include job-readiness skills, job training skills, job development, job placement, career advancement services, job shadowing, internships, and career counseling.  Funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

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