STAMFORD, Conn. Twenty-two FUTURE 5 teens celebrated the completion of the FUTURE 5 Job-Ready Certification Program, a three-month comprehensive after-school course that prepares high school students for success in the workplace.
The program, which provides a dedicated coach supporting each teen throughout each step of the course, emphasizes soft skills that employers are looking for. These include attitude, work ethic, professionalism and effective communication.
FUTURE 5, a Stamford-based organization that is part of DOMUS, provides mentoring and educational support to low-income high school students.
Motivated high school juniors and seniors join the program to improve their futures in academic and career pursuits. With the help of volunteer coaches, FUTURE 5 helps teenagers make connections between their current high school experience and educational or professional goals.
The program helps guide them along the path to college or a professional trade school by providing the knowledge and tools that instill confidence, a structured support system and the networking connections that they need to succeed.
Future 5, which became a program of DOMUS in May 2011, was launched in 2009 by founder Clif McFeely. DOMUSs mission is to create a game-changing tool to attack one of the critical social issues of our times: the isolation and disconnection of disadvantaged teens and the resulting waste of human potential.
For more information, call Clif McFeely at 203-353-8787, ext. 2116, or email [email protected].
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