OIC/DC
launched Project Y.COM (Youth. Communications of the Mind) during
the summer of 2000. Project Y.COM is a comprehensive and innovative
year-round training effort for youth that are 14 to 18 years of
age and in school and funded partially by the Department of Employment
Services. Currently, there are 165 youth enrolled in the program.
It has both a Summer Phase and an In-School Phase. Project Y.COM
directly provides a link for the youth to all of the required comprehensive
services under the Workforce Investment Act and enable the youth
to initiate a valuable "Passport to Work Preparation"
experience. The goal of Project Y.COM is to provide a career experience
coupled with academic enrichment and life skills building so that
the young person increases basic and world of work skills, returns
to and stays in school.
Project
Y.COM summer phase and in-school phase combines academic enrichment
with a project based, contextual learning experience that offers
the young people exposure to careers that are a part of two of the
six growing industry sectors that were identified by The Department
of Employment Services (DOES): 1). IT Group: Information Technology
Industry Sector and 2). RP Group: Radio Production Industry Sector.
Each group is responsible for the execution of all objectives, expectations,
projects, and deadlines set forth for the summer and fall program
curricula. The Information Technology Industry Sector is responsible
for the design and implementation of WWW.OICDC.ORG website. This
web site became operational on Thursday, August 17, 2000. The Radio
Production Industry Sector is responsible for the design and implementation
of a radio show, WOIC AM, to be heard every Sunday at 5pm on WOL
1450am.The radio program was launched on Saturday, August 19, 2000.
Project Y.COM will rely on all participants to make each sector
a major success to bridge the communication barrier between young
people with more mature adults.
OIC/DC
launched Project Y.COM (Youth. Communications of the Mind) during
the summer of 2000. Project Y.COM is a comprehensive and innovative
year-round training effort for youth that are 14 to 18 years of
age and in school and funded partially by the Department of Employment
Services. Currently, there are 165 youth enrolled in the program.
It has both a Summer Phase and an In-School Phase. Project Y.COM
directly provides a link for the youth to all of the required comprehensive
services under the Workforce Investment Act and enable the youth
to initiate a valuable "Passport to Work Preparation"
experience. The goal of Project Y.COM is to provide a career experience
coupled with academic enrichment and life skills building so that
the young person increases basic and world of work skills, returns
to and stays in school. 