Orientation Information
Upcoming Orientations
For more information about Orientations
please contact Chris Melloway at (775) 325-7914
please contact Chris Melloway at (775) 325-7914
About Our Orientations
Orientation sessions are offered each month for community members interested in joining the RFL movement in Washoe County. After an orientation, individuals can choose to participate on one or more of our workgroups:
Awareness, Community Services & Supports Workgroup – focused on expanding community-based programs, services and resources for at risk youth; conducting outreach into local communities to identify youth that have dropped out of school in order to reengage them; and, create and launch the Washoe County RFL public education and awareness campaign.
Education Workgroup – focused on expanding nontraditional, alternative educational settings; increasing the number of youth graduating from high school and continuing on an educational path; and increasing employability skills.
Employment Workgroup – working to expand business community partnerships offering paid internships, coaches/mentors, and job shadowing opportunities, and entrepreneurial training; develop marketing, orientation, and implementation tools to assist business in offering internships and training opportunities; and, employ at least 15 Foster Youth in growth- opportunity positions.
Policy, Sustainability & Systems Change Workgroup – leading the efforts to support/promote the statewide 2011 Ready for Life Legislative Platform in Washoe County; increase occurrences of flexible schedules and hours [for education and training]; identify needed changes in organizational, county or state policies or laws to improve educational and employment outcomes for youth; expand and coordinate data systems & information sharing to better serve youth.
Awareness, Community Services & Supports Workgroup – focused on expanding community-based programs, services and resources for at risk youth; conducting outreach into local communities to identify youth that have dropped out of school in order to reengage them; and, create and launch the Washoe County RFL public education and awareness campaign.
Education Workgroup – focused on expanding nontraditional, alternative educational settings; increasing the number of youth graduating from high school and continuing on an educational path; and increasing employability skills.
Employment Workgroup – working to expand business community partnerships offering paid internships, coaches/mentors, and job shadowing opportunities, and entrepreneurial training; develop marketing, orientation, and implementation tools to assist business in offering internships and training opportunities; and, employ at least 15 Foster Youth in growth- opportunity positions.
Policy, Sustainability & Systems Change Workgroup – leading the efforts to support/promote the statewide 2011 Ready for Life Legislative Platform in Washoe County; increase occurrences of flexible schedules and hours [for education and training]; identify needed changes in organizational, county or state policies or laws to improve educational and employment outcomes for youth; expand and coordinate data systems & information sharing to better serve youth.
