Youth Co-Op, Inc.

Since the agency's inception, Youth Co-Op has held high standards while working towards helping individuals and families to become economically and socially empowered. Through our programs, we serve over 100,000 individuals annually providing services throughout Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties and beyond. As it nears its 50th year, Youth Co-Op operates the following programs:

•Workforce services for youth and adults, including work readiness workshops, job and career counseling, customized training, on-the-job training, vocational training services, direct job placement, and support services.

•Specialized youth services, including after-school tutoring, career counseling, financial literacy training, leadership activities, mentoring opportunities, parental skills workshops, basic skills training & GED tutoring, work readiness training, crime prevention, school-based drop-out prevention services, case management, paid and unpaid internships, and industry-focused career pathways.

•Kindergarten through 12th grade public, Title 1 charter school that provides all students with a safe, high quality, rigorous education and strives for the students to be college and/or career ready by the time they graduate high school to succeed in an ever-changing global economy and make a difference in the community. 

•Refugee Resettlement services, which include time-limited cash assistance, case management services, English classes, job readiness and employment services, all designed to facilitate refugees' successful transition to life in the U.S. and help them attain self-sufficiency in as short period as possible.

•Immigration & Citizenship services: expert representatives certified by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals, who help and guide individuals with legal services. Immigrants participate in orientation sessions & receive one-on-one counseling to discuss their immigration matters.