The Dakota-Scott Workforce Investment Board
One Mendota Road West, Suite 100
West Saint Paul MN 55118
651.554.5633

THE DAKOTA-SCOTT YOUTH COUNCIL
ONE MENDOTA ROAD WEST, SUITE 100 WEST SAINT PAUL, MN 55118 651-554-5972
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There is no shortage of web sites with information pertinent to youth. Here are just a few of the ones Dakota-Scott Youth Council members have used over the years and found helpful.

http://www.mnwfc.org/dakota/zone/index.htm
The Zone is the best web site for the young or first time job seeker. It’s employability, connections and lots more.

http://www.youthlinkmn.org/index.html
Youth Link is a service organization focusing on at-risk youth in the Twin Cities.

http://www.mentoringworks.org/
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota links youth in need of mentors with caring adults. The organization provides mentorship training and works with many organizations state wide.

http://www.youthtoday.org/youthtoday/
Youth Today is the premiere publication for youth workers with a strong focus on current issues.

http://www.vinnelljobcorps.org/humphrey/index.html
HHH Job Corps Center offers a residential program for young people seeking job skills, academic opportunity and a chance to succeed.

http://www.thegarage.net/
The Garage is Dakota County’s foremost youth spot. It’s more than music.

http://www.treetrust.org/index.html
Tree Trust provides educational and employment experiences that build individual responsibility and environmental stewardship.

http://www.4hcentennial.org/default.asp
4 H is 100 years old and still growing!

http://www.cdf-mn.org
The Children’s Defense Fund is a national (with a Minnesota chapter) youth advocacy organization. Annually it publishes child quality of life statistics by state and county.

http://www.jaum.org/
Junior Achievement brings business savvy to kids in school from kindergarten to 12^th grade.

http://www.nyec.org/
The National Youth Employment Coalition is an information resource and gateway site for workforce development professionals and practitioners who work with young people.

http://www.mnyouth.net
The Minnesota Alliance with Youth is a movement of community members and organizations across Minnesota who have committed themselves to working with youth to help them build a promising future in healthy communities.

http://www.sobrietynet.org
Sobriety High - Since 1989, they have been developing the curriculum, the environment, and the faculty that have become a national model school for students recovering from chemical dependency. Now with a new site in Dakota County, Sobriety High offers a low teacher pupil ratio with high expectations and results.

http://www.isd917.k12.mn.us/ctic.htm
The Dakota County Community Transition Interagency Committee is the best local source for resource information about helping Youth with Disabilities transition from school and home to post secondary school, employment and independence. Their web site has a vast directory as well as meeting (open) updates and contact information.

http://www.c3online.org
Project C3 is an interactive resource map that connects youth, families, professionals and employers to local opportunities that can help transition age youth be more successful after high school.