| The government is aware that there are youth in the | | | | risk communities are trained in architecture and |
| country that are at risk. The risks they face are | | | | construction jobs. This helps youth to have works skills |
| harmful to their young minds and bodies. Young people | | | | to build their self esteem. They also have a skill which |
| face the risks of running away from unstable homes, | | | | will give them freelance work till they obtain a regular |
| homeless youth are exposed to abuse, some young | | | | job as adults. Green Corps in some states employ |
| people join violent gangs and start abusing drugs | | | | students to learn skills in the green building and green |
| because of low self esteem. The government seeks | | | | manufacturing industry. Youth are given a stipend |
| to protect youth from the risks of physical, emotional | | | | which helps them earn and learn. The departments of |
| and mental damage by establishing programs to give | | | | labor in these states are looking forward to an |
| them a positive path in life. | | | | increase in the need for trained labor for an |
| The department of labor has established job corps | | | | environmentally friendly industry and training at risk |
| nationwide to give at risk youth employment combined | | | | youth ensures that they will be useful members of the |
| with academic training. Job Corps are residential | | | | workforce in the future. |
| programs and at risk youth can earn while they learn. | | | | Young offenders and juveniles who have turned to |
| Working at a job gives young people a sense of self | | | | crime are provided with mentoring programs by the |
| esteem and helps them to avoid harmful violent and | | | | government. In some cases these children are |
| abusive behavior. They also emerge properly trained | | | | mentored by those who have been young offenders |
| to join the mainstream workforce after working with | | | | before and have reformed their life. This helps to set a |
| job corps. | | | | good example to these young and misguided youth. |
| The GEARUP programs run by the government | | | | These programs have a proven success record and |
| ensures that at risk youth are easily absorbed into the | | | | have reduced the number of school dropouts among |
| fabric of higher education. GEARUP stands for Gaining | | | | reformed young offenders. |
| Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate | | | | Government run youth programs are usually free. This |
| Programs. The program funds partnerships of middle | | | | helps low income families who cannot afford |
| school and high schools and universities. College | | | | expensive child correction institutions. The programs |
| students, teachers and communities make an effort to | | | | are offered by schools and community centers and |
| help low income at risk youth through mentoring and | | | | have a positive effect on at risk youth from low |
| tutoring. The program has succeeded in helping at risk | | | | income communities. Skill training ensures that disturbed |
| youth to join college. | | | | youth turn their life around and face the future with |
| Youth Build programs are organized in some states by | | | | greater confidence. Emotionally disturbed youth are |
| the department of educational and vocational skills with | | | | helped through counselling and mentoring at these |
| the help of the department of labor. . Youth from at | | | | government run youth programs. |