Maneva Youth

A big shout out to these 2 young men from our Spring cohort, Adrian and Douglas! Both have started their Electrical Lineman Certification Program at Texas State Technical College, and their education is completely paid for through our awesome partners. We are rooting for you as you both start the first step in your new career! #ManevaYouth

Proud ALERT: Eddy, one of the hard-working youth from our Spring Cohort. He got admission to Texas A&M University and just started this first year as a business major! #ManevaYouth

Last week, we had the pleasure of attending graduation for two incredible young ladies, from our Spring Maneva Youth Cohort, who just completed their CNA certification program. Through our partnership with BridgeYear and MAM Houston - Memorial Assistance Ministries, both students received a completely paid for certification course and have interviews with Memorial Hermann Health System to start working. So happy to attend their big milestone! #ManevaYouth #postgraduation #OpportunityYouth

And that's a wrap... here's to our Spring 2024 cohort! We are thrilled to have spent the last 7 weeks exploring career pathways post graduation, creating resumes and practicing interviewing, and learning about financial independence. Our participants have each chosen different paths: some will attend community college or a 4 year university, some will pursue Certifications or vocational school through a community partner agency, some have enrolled in Military, and a few will start working full time. For each, we wish you immense amount of success! #manevayouth #careerreadiness #youthempowerment #postgraduation #houstonnonprofit

We thank Romni Edwards for sharing insights about different types of personality assessments and how you can use them to better understand your own strengths and opportunities, explore career options, how to work with other co-workers, and how to better understand their siblings, parents, and friends. #ManevaYouth #careerreadiness #youthdevelopment #postgraduation #personalitypro #personalityassessments #DISC #MyersBriggs #PredictiveIndex

So what else can youth do post high graduation? CERTIFICATIONS! Our participants learned about FREE training and apprenticeship programs available in different industries, from healthcare to construction to banking! These are short 4 weeks to 12 weeks program that allow them hands on training and certification to increase the likelihood for a better paying job. Thank you to our partners: SERJobs | BridgeYear | MAM Houston - Memorial Assistance Ministries | Capital IDEA Houston | Genesys Works Houston #careerreadiness #careerdevelopment #youthdevelopment #postgraduation #manevayouth #postgraduation #vocationalschool #tradeschool

Looks who's ready for post graduation? Special recognition for Career Gear Greater Houston for their support to get our participants ready for post graduation interviews. Our students are exploring certification programs, apprenticeship opportunities, military, and college-work options. #careerreadiness #youthdevelopment #houstonnonprofits #manevayouth #apprenticeship #internship #military #certifications #postgraduation #professionalsuiting

Our gratitude to Dress for Success Houston and Timi Komo Irby for presenting and helping our students prepare for interviews. Her role playing is spot on and we can all take tips on how to create our own “humble brag” the next time someone asks us… so tell me about yourself! What’s your 30 second elevator pitch? #ManevaYouth #careerreadiness #youthdevelopment #postgraduation #elevatorpitch #humblebrag

Words of Inspiration from one of last year's program grads, who is working as an electrician apprentice! This year's participants were intently glued to everything he shared, about the fears he had about leaving high school, the benefits of learning and working at the same time, and the truth about making a decision to do something! Thank you for sharing your story! #manevayouth #careerreadiness #youthdevelopment #postgraduation #apprenticeship #electrician #houstonnonprofit #nonprofits

Sometimes to feel confident, we have to look our best! Thanks to Dress for Success Houston our students are ready with their professional attire for interviews post graduation! Each student receives personalized attention and they get to select what makes them feel confident and at their best. We love our partners and could not do what we do without their support. #dressforsuccesshouston #manevayouth #careerreadiness #WorkforceDevelopment #youthempowerment