DYRS is seeking employers with entry-level positions who are willing to train or employ young people, ages 16-21.
We pre-screen the youth. Our youth have job readiness skills and some have specific industry training.
When you partner with us, your firm benefits in the following ways:
- You could qualify for a Work Opportunity Tax Credit for your business. For each qualifying new hire, your firm could claim a tax credit on its federal taxes.
- You get access to candidates who are trained and nationally certified (in many cases).
- You get access to candidates with industry-related training, e.g. Copper Cabling, Culinary, A+ Certification, Home Health Aide, and more
- You get access to candidates who have completed a formal Job Readiness orientation (conflict resolution, business etiquette, and money management)
Our workforce development professionals make this easy for you:
- You have a single point of contact. We assign a Workforce Development Specialist to support you, the hiring manager, and the youth.
- We identify and refer youth for placement based upon your specific needs (and after we have conducted competency assessments of the youth’s skills and interests)
- We provide each youth with on-going career coaching and mentoring
- We invite you to network quarterly with other members of the business community who train and hire our youth.
For more information, please contact Phyllis Powell, at (202) 251-5847, or [email protected]
The following certification is available via DYRS and its partners:
- Auto Mechanics
- CDL/Heavy Equipment
- Culinary
- Server
- Network Cabling-Copper System
- Flagger
- Health & Wellness
- Sales Representative
- Youth Placement
- Home Health Aide
- Entrepreneur
- MS Training – Word 2007
- Housekeeping
- Culinary; Food Handler
- Construction
- Barbering
- Laborer
Business Community Who Train and Hire DYRS Youth
We Value the Business Community Who Train and Hire DYRS Youth!
The following certification and internships sites have our gratitude.
Certificate Sites
- AYT Institute
- SWCDC
- Amala Lives
- B. Smith’s Restaurant
- P.R. Harris Education Center
- PEPCO
- Technology Playground Entrepreneurship
- Tech Nation
- Potbelly’s
- Marriott Woodley Park
- Sasha Bruce
- PC Construction
- Chiaramonte Construction
Internship Sites
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
- Jasmines Hair Gallery
- Anacostia Community Outreach Center
- Windsor Crossing Apartments
- T.C. Battle Construction
- Choice
- Dynasty Sports
- Department of Parks & Recreation
- NCIA
- Groundwork
- Bread for the City
- Eye Drop
- Uniting our Youth
- C.T. Battle Construction
- B Green Cash & Carry Wholesale
- C.W.K. Construction
- SWCDC
- MaiAngel (GED site)
- Digital Solutions
- Career Team, LLC
- King Connections
- OIS
- East of the River Police Clergy Partnership
- DYRS