The City of New Orleans Office of Workforce Development is soliciting proposals from qualified and interested applicants to provide career services to youth.
Services include academic enrichment, career exploration, entrepreneurial/financial literacy training, and mentoring/leadership development services to youth.
In particular, priority will be given to proposals that:
- Focus on career exploration, pathways and work experience opportunities in high-growth and high-demand industry clusters (e.g. advanced manufacturing, health care, construction, etc.)
- Address critical academic deficiencies (literacy and numeracy)
- Include work readiness as an essential element in youth development
- Target adjudicated and pre-adjudicated youth