Section 7-405. BASIC PROGRAM DESIGN PROVISIONS

 

405.1The YES Program shall do the following:

 

(a)Provide services to those eligible members among the youth population within the Department's jurisdiction, taking into account any priorities identified by the YES Director. The services shall be provided on an equitable basis considering the distribution of eligible youth within the Department's jurisdiction;

 

(b)Design programs which provide quality work experiences and to the extent feasible are consistent with each participant's interests and capabilities;

 

(c)Develop outreach and recruitment techniques aimed at all segments of the eligible youth population including school drop-outs, youth not likely to return to school without assistance from the summer program, youth who are confronted or are likely to be confronted with significant employment barriers related to work attitude, aptitude, social adjustment, basic social skills and other such factors;

 

(d)Provide labor market orientation to all participants;

 

(e)Minimize YES costs through development of co-operative relationships with other community resources so that YES activities, worksite supervision, placements, etc., are provided at no cost or minimum cost; and

 

(f)Make efforts to encourage local educational agencies to award credit (academic and/or work study) and where appropriate to facilitate re-enrollment of out-of-school participants.