JOG-Miami Valley

YES! For Youth

Youth Empowered to Succeed!

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO A CAREER

JOG-Miami Valley, doing business as YES! For Youth, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and an affiliate of Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG), one of the oldest and largest school-to-career transition programs in the country.

Our JAG programs provide youth participants with guidance, academic support, leadership development and team-building along with work experience opportunities through high school.

Upon graduation or attainment of a GED, our participants will also receive twelve months of follow-up services to assist in that successful transition into entry-level employment with advancement potential, or into full-time college or training.

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Congratulations to the 2022 Holiday Card Winner

Brenna Smart, Northmont High School

2022 Annual Career Development Conference

The 2022 Annual Career Development Conference was held April 27, 2022 at the Mandalay Conference Center in Moraine, Ohio. The Career Development Conference hosts various individual events that cover topics ranging from employment skills to public speaking. The Staff and Board of Trustees congratulate all of the competitors on their outstanding performance and thank all event attendees for their support to the youth and young adults in our community.

JOG-Miami Valley History and Economic Impact

Since our founding in 2003, JOG-Miami Valley, dba YES! For Youth has served 11,500 youth participants throughout the Miami Valley by reducing barriers to academic success and employment. To provide a year’s work of instruction to one youth (which includes an additional year of follow-up for seniors) costs less than $l,400 per participant. Our working graduates “repay” that amount in payroll taxes in less than 14 months on the job.