Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

 

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

• The program features both in-school and out-of-school components.

• 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.

• 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. 

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