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Larkin Street Youth Services' HIRE UP Program

An Effective Practice

Description

The HIRE UP Education and Employment Center is located in San Francisco's Tenderloin District and houses staff and counseling offices, a resource library, classroom space, meeting rooms and study space and a computer laboratory. HIRE UP offers youth access to a broad array of educational and employment services intrinsically linked to LSYS' housing and case management services. The initiative has 6 separate but integrated components, each with separate but interrelated sets of activities and an individual name. The components focus on temporary employment, employment development training and educational services, and job placement. Youth may enroll in the components individually or consecutively, depending on needs, abilities, and preferences.

Goal / Mission

Larkin Street Youth Service's mission is "to create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the streets. We will nurture potential, promote dignity, and support bold steps for all." HIRE UP's mission is: "to provide homeless and runaway youth with an educational foundation and marketable skill set that will greatly increase their chances of progressing into an independent, productive adulthood."

Results / Accomplishments

During 2001, HIRE UP served 319 youth.
• 152 youth obtained work documents
• 72 completed the job readiness component
• 23 obtained their GED
• 22 enrolled in and completed one post-secondary course
• 85 obtained unsubsidized employment, with 28 retaining employment for six months.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Larkin Street Youth Services
Primary Contact
Rebecca Cherin, Director of Education and Training
1154 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 749-2848
rebeccacherin@larkinstreetyouth.org
http://www.larkinstreetyouth.org
Topics
Community / Community & Business Resources
Economy / Housing & Homes
Organization(s)
Larkin Street Youth Services
Source
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Date of publication
2002
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
San Francisco
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Target Audience
Children