Youth Services

The Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides many opportunities for at-risk, disadvantaged youth to transition into becoming successful, self-sufficient adults. 


Under WIOA, WIB-KC provides services to eligible youth ages 14-24. These services include:

  • Mentoring 
  • Tutoring
  • Guidance and Counseling
  • Post-Secondary Transitional Education and Training
  • Supportive Services (including Transportation, Child Care, Disability Accommodations, Assistance with Work-Related Attire, etc.)
  • Occupational Skills Training
  • Leadership Development
  • Job Readiness
  • Community Service
  • Financial Literacy Education
  • Entrepreneurial Skills Training
  • Labor Market Information Services
  • Alternative Secondary School Services
  • Work Experience (Summer Employment, Year-Round Employment, Internship/Job Shadowing, Pre-Apprenticeship Training, On-the-Job Training)
  • Follow-Up Services   

For more information regarding the Youth program, contact a WIOA Career Planner at (304) 558-0342 


Or our Youth Provider, Human Resource Development Foundation (HRDF)

(304) 342-2078 or www.hrdfwv.org