If you are a high school student living in Milwaukee County and plan to attend college after graduation, join us, AT NO COST, to prepare for the ACT. SDC’s ACT workshop offers you multi-day instruction that includes materials, ACT practice exercises in all five test areas and an ACT preparation book with practice tests and exercises. Plus, you’ll receive a Personal Study Plan guidance, strategies, and tips for sucess. There is individual follow up for participants. All sessions are on Saturdays and you must attend all sessions. They will take place at various points throughout the year. Please check back for announcements of upcoming workshops.

Participants in the Community Service Alternatives Program are referred by Milwaukee Municipal Court, Milwaukee Children’s Court, the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office and parents and guardians. Community service options for youth are offered in lieu of citations, fines, detention or jail. Family advocates monitor youth closely and provide weekly school updates and/or home visits. Enrolled youth are required to complete various workshops including alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse (ATODA) prevention, anger management, gang prevention, communication and community service projects.

The Young Adult and Adult Job Readiness Program is an on the job training experience for young adults and adults ages 14-24. They receive training in job readiness skills, soft skills, financial literacy and information on advancing their education. Participants also gain on the job training experience through an SDC approved location. Upon completion of the program, participants receive a certificate and an employment portfolio which they help create. These workshops provide youth with the necessary skills to obtain and retain employment.

Small groups of male and/or female young people gather to openly discuss topics including peer pressure, media influences, violence, family and relationships. The circles provide peer-to-peer support enabling participants to learn from one another, share coping skills, and how to make healthy choices.

The Youth Advisory Board offers the opportunity for youth to develop and practice leadership skills. The board members learn to develop ideas and action plans and, working together, they gain knowledge of executing plans through Team Service Projects. Through each project, organizational and collaboration skills are developed resulting in an increase in confidence. Examples of projects include teen dances, youth rallies, and educational field trips.

CR-Social Development Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. If you need this information interpreted to a language you understand or in a different format, please contact La Toya Jones, Equal Opportunity Officer, at 414-906-2823 or ljones@cr-sdc.org. Callers who are deaf or hearing or speech-impaired may reach us at Wisconsin Relay Number 711.

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