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 News & Events Standing-room only crowd attends Education For Employment hosted its 8th Grade Career Expo at the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency’s Service Center and at Youth Opportunities Unlimited celebrates 50 years of service  May 14, 2012 Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU), a division of the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (Kalamazoo RESA), celebrated 50 years of community service at Cityscape in Kalamazoo. As one of the first organizational initiatives designed to support high school dropouts, YOU was established as a nonprofit organization in 1961. Currently with two sites in Kalamazoo County and one site in St. Joseph County, YOU has assisted hundreds of thousands of youth and adults in obtaining their educational and employment goals. Seeking to serve those most in need, YOU has helped generations change their lives for the better. At the event, Mrs. Mary Upjohn Meader was recognized for her generous financial contributions throughout YOU’s history. Mr. Ron Williams was recognized for twenty-seven years of service as the director of YOU. His award was presented by Ceara Easley, YOU participant and this year’s winner of the Kalamzoo RESA Foundation Ron Williams scholarship. Karen Carlisle, YOUs’ director, concluded the evening by thanking YOU staff past and present for their dedicated service to youth and adults in our community, as well as the educational, employer and community partners that have supported YOU through the years. |
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Loy Norrix High School on Thursday. About 180 female students from 10 schools in Kalamazoo County learned about non-traditional careers. State Rep. Margaret O’Brien and State Farm agent Kathy Thomas-Bailey kicked off the conference by discussing their own experiences in fields where female workers are few. Then the students spent the day learning about engineering and robotics, drafting, auto and computer tech, construction and drafting. State Farm covered the cost of lunches for all the students. The Expo featured representatives from Stryker Corp., Flowserve, Tower Pinkster, Habitat for Humanity, Back Machine Shop, Kool Toyota and Zeigler Ford. EFE, which offers career and technical education courses that prepare students for employment, has a total enrollment of about 3,500 students in grades 10-12 throughout Kalamazoo County. For more information, call (269) 250-9300.
