Program areas at Educationworks Works
Powercorps phl powercorps is a city of philadelphia americorps initiative that operates in close partnership with the organization. It is designed to support the city of philadelphia's environmental stewardship initiatives, youth violence prevention and work shop development priorities. Powercorps annually enrolls 160 individuals ages 18-26 in a 9-month program, 6 months of full- time service as americorps members with city departments followed by 3 months of intensive job placement support.
Education leading to employment and career training (elect) Education leading to employment and career training (elect) and elect fatherhood initiative (efi) help teen parents stay in school, gain economic independence and raise healthy children. Programing provided year-around has several components, to include: vocational careers and job readiness training; healthcare and nutrition Education; academic tutoring, mentoring, and homework assistance; and child development and parenting skills.
K-12 out of school time programs (ost) k-12 out of school operates in philadelphia and camden school districts and private schools for children in grades k-12 daily from 3-6 pm and on all half days. Offerings include project based learning structured activities to include science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (steam), art and music programs, literacy activities, structured recreation and cooperative programs.
In school programing (isp) recognizing that each child has unique needs, staff Works directly with school and community leaders to design in-school programing to address school needs in one or more of the following areas: socialized recess, restorative action centers, accommodations for disruptive behavior, math and literacy tutoring and library support.