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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Open House To Highlight Youth Work Opportunities


An open house is being held on Thursday for The House of Original Dreams, a facility that houses a program to help youth with their future employment.

The HOOD, as the facility is known, is a place where eligible youth, ages 14 to 21, can attend classes for academic remediation, workforce development, GED preparation, vocational training, and post-secondary education preparation.  Youth are assisted with work experiences, job search and job placement.  

In order to make The HOOD facility better known to the public, and introduce the new program structure and staff, an Open House is set for Thursday, September 1, 2011, from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m with a formal program to occur at 4:30 pm.  All are welcome and refreshments will be provided.

The HOOD is located at 530 E. Union Street, Suite 3, West Chester.  Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The HOOD can be reached at 610.344.4225.  

On July 15, PathStone Corporation took over services at The HOOD. Since the HOOD opened its doors in January of 2008, more than 200 Chester County youth have been served. In the past year, the HOOD has exceeded its state’s negotiated performance levels in youth placement and attainment of a degree or certificate and met the performance in youth literacy and numeracy attainment.
The HOOD is supported by the Chester County Workforce Investment Board and the Chester County Department of Community Development. 

Chester County is the first county in Pennsylvania to initiate a strategic planning process and has a Aaa rating on its bonds from Moody’s Investors Service as well as AAA ratings from Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings.  Established by William Penn as one of Pennsylvania’s three original counties, Chester County has been named by Forbes.com as one of America’s best places to raise a family and is ranked the healthiest county in Pennsylvania by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

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