"I wanted to express my thanks for sharing your innovative summer youth employment projects last week.  It was a joy to see the positive impact of your projects on the participants that goes far beyond merely putting a few dollars into a young person's pocket or imparting academic or vocational skills. 

"I wanted to let you know that I have shared the information I gathered on the Linn, Benton, Lincoln/CSC Watershed/Shrimp research project and TOC/OWA's Lake Paulina/ROV project with our national office on Monday and that it was used my colleague, Charles Modiano, on Tuesday in his presentation at the Dept. of Ed's Office of Safe and Drug  Free Schools conference in DC yesterday.  Your projects were used as examples of how your collaborative approach to program design and delivery resulted in projects that are effectively connecting youth to science, technology and math and the workforce via experiential learning.

"Thanks again for all that you do,"

Ingrid Nyberg
Federal Project Officer - Oregon
U. S. DOL, Employment and Training Administration
8/5/2009

Acknowledgments

9/11/2009 Thank you letter to TOC/OWA and the Governor's office for an OEJP work-team's efforts for Self-Help Housing
 9/9/2009  Thank you letter to TEC, Region 13, from Elgin High School
 9/3/2009  Thank you letter to SCBEC, Region 7
 9/3/2009  Thank you letter to MTC Works!, Region 1, from Participant in Arra Youth Work Experience


 

Quotes from Participants in the ARRA Youth Work Experience

“I've learned how to act in an interview, treat my co-workers with respect and how to concentrate on what I'm doing.” Isaac

“It made me feel good to be working.  I feel better about myself.”  Kristina

“This job gave me a lot of experience that will translate well.”  Lee

Certificates and Awards

8/18/2009 Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
     Recognition from the Government Finance Officers Association for our comprehensive annual financial report.