YouthWorks of Santa Fe

YouthWorks goals are to positively impact the lives of all Santa Fe and northern New Mexico marginalized youth, ages 14-25, through alternative education, work-based learning projects, job skills training and jmeaningful job placements, and projects that benefit the community and the environment. YouthWorks strives to bridge a multitude of opportunities that impart skills, leverage learning toward career pathways, develop leadership skills, and promote youth educational attainment and personal accomplishment through social justice programming that accelerates the possibility of successful lives and futures for all who seek to make gains.

YouthWorks social justice programmatic model is designed to positively impact youth through mentoring and experiential learning to promote practical skills attainment. YouthWorks imparts social skills; fosters leadership development and community engagement; increases interpersonal and communication skills and develops leadership and responsibility through classroom-based and hands-on education leading to meaningful employment, higher education, and career trajectories.

YouthWorks provides a continuum beyond the organization by bridging job-ready youth to apprenticeships and/or long-term jobs while also positioning youth for career pathway coursework in trades certificate programs or college enrollment. Our young adult engagement model links a combination of youth-centered and client-driven programming in a strategic wrap-around system of services that includes the support of case managers and counselors for navigation toward health, stability, and wellness. YouthWorks array of programs, trainings and paid work opportunities strengthen youth abilities to achieve their educational and employment goals and secure positive outcomes for success, community attachment and increased earning potential and successful futures.