C-TEC Youth Services
C-TEC Youth Services helps young people ages 14–24 overcome barriers to education and employment by providing free, individualized support that prepares them for successful careers. This support can range from supporting youth experiencing food or housing insecurity to helping youth earn a driver’s license, complete a GED, or apply for college financial aid through the FAFSA.
Our Career Advisors work with youth to identify their strengths, set realistic goals, and create personalized plans that may include finishing basic education, getting a job, training for a career, or starting college.
Read about how C-TEC Youth Services helped Jonathan build a career in tech.
C-TEC Youth Services Programs
Job Services
C-TEC Youth Services can help you get a job! We rely on our partnerships with local businesses and organizations to create training programs, paid work experiences/internships, and [...]
Education Support
C-TEC Youth Services can help you finish your basic education and figure out what to do next. We’ll assist you with your high school education, GED testing, alternative school, and even college. Getting an [...]
Business & Community Partners
Get Involved with C-TEC Youth Services We are always looking for ways to collaborate with local businesses and community organizations. We know that by working together, [...]
Eligibility
Each of C-TEC’s programs has different eligibility requirements. If you’re interested in applying, please contact us, and we’ll help you determine which program is right for you!
Here are some of the basic requirements:
- Live in Clackamas County (or be receiving services there)
- Be between the ages of 14 and 24
Success Stories
“I know now that I’m capable of joining any workforce and being successful. The whole experience will be with me forever.”
— Program participant
“The C-TEC Youth Services program has helped me get control of my life. I found the will-power to do better for myself.”
— Program participant
“It’s more than just a work site or a job, it is like a big brother that you never had.”
— Program participant
C-TEC Youth Services emphasizes collaborative partnerships among regional school districts, Clackamas Career and Technical Education Consortium, Clackamas Community College, WorkSource Clackamas, Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and other community agencies.
Funding includes a federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant through Clackamas Workforce Partnership.
C-TEC Youth Services/Worksource Oregon is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Language assistance is available to persons with limited English proficiency at no cost. To place a free relay call in Oregon, dial 711. Priority of services for veterans and eligible spouses. This program is funded by the DOL Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the ODHS Youth Employment Program through Clackamas Workforce Partnership and Reengagement Opportunity Grant through Youth Development Division.
C-TEC Youth Services/WorkSource Oregon es un programa/empleador que respeta la igualdad de oportunidades. Ayudas auxiliares y servicios para personas con discapacidades estarán disponibles sin costo. Asistencia de idiomas para personas con conocimiento limitado del inglés sin costo alguno. Para realizar una llamada de retransmisión gratuita en Oregon, marque 711. Prioridad de servicios para veteranos y cónyuges elegibles. Este programa está financiado por Ley de Oportunidades e Innovación de la fuerza Laboral del DOL y el Programa de Empleo Juvenil del ODHS a través de la Asociación de la Fuerza Laboral de Clackamas y de la Subvención de Oportunidad de Reintegración a través de la División de Desarrollo Juvenil.
Program Contacts
Teaching & Learning News
Showing Up When It Matters: How C-TEC Youth Services Helps Young People Reconnect
A 19-year-old caring for their brother’s children needed more than encouragement to finish school. They needed diapers. When C-TEC Youth Services Career and Education Advisor Kimberly Graves learned the young person was caring for their nieces and nephews while their brother was in jail, she helped secure $800 in diapers [...]
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