| Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG)
was organized in 1979 as a private, non-profit corporation designed to
prepare at-risk high school seniors to transition from school to work.
School personnel and the Delaware Private Industry Council
encouraged JDG to expand the program to include students in grades 9, 10, and 11. In 1992, JDG
piloted a Five-Year classroom program for students in Grades 9 through 12,
plus one year of work placement and training follow-up after graduation.
JDG established a partnership with James H. Groves Adult Educational locations in
1989 to provide services to out-of-school youth.
In 2002, the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families
contracted JDG to provide programs in the Ferris School for Boys
and New Castle County Detention Center. JDG expanded once again in
2005, partnering with the Department of Labor and James H. Groves High
Schools to initiate a "pilot program" targeting Out-of-School Youth, 16-21
years old, from Kent and Sussex counties. |
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...students have the ability to learn and be successful when given the
right environment and encouragement.
...the success of JDG depends in the teamwork of the entire organization and utilization
of available resources.
...JDG inspires
students to learn and succeed by being positive role models.
...realistic goal
setting for students is critical to personal, academic, career, and
social success.
...JDG provides
opportunities in community and social growth and in leadership and
career development.
...application of
JDG’s program encourages acceptance of personal responsibility, and
habits of diligence and persistence.
...in the self-worth
of all individuals. |
