Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

See WIA's Mean Green Book: The 2009 Summer Job Experience

• The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis provides Workforce Investment Act (WIA) youth services in St. Louis County. 

• The WIA program goal is to prepare participants for productive employment. 

• By partnering with several county school districts, the Urban League’s WIA program serves over 600 youths ages 14-21 in St. Louis County. 

• WIA services are designed to aid individuals who are:
  • Economically disadvantaged,
  • Unemployed due to downsizing, or

  • Lack competitive job skills.

• One of the programs highlights is the successful School to Business Partnership with the WIA Youth Council and AT&T, which has received the Excellence in Education Award at the Governor’s Conference of Workforce Development.

Eligibility

The WIA program provides employment and training opportunities to:

·         Youth between 14 and 21 years of age

·         In-school youth

·         Out of school youth facing barriers to   employment

·         Youth served by Special School District School/Work Transition

Contact Information

WIA Youth Services

Missouri Career Center

26 North Oaks Plaza

St. Louis, MO 63121

Contact:  Kofi Ansa

kansa@urbanleague-stl.org

(314) 381-6700

The WIA program is funded by the US Department of Labor through the St. Louis County Department of Human Services and is located in the MO Career Center.