Sharefest Community Development, Inc.

Continuation high schools represent the last chance for students who have fallen behind to complete high school in a school setting. Sharefest is unique among community-based organizations, having worked in these under-resourced schools since 2009 to build extra-curricular programming embedded within them. In 2021, we launched a Workforce Development Program to prepare and place students into well-paying careers that do not require a college degree, such as oil refining, construction, healthcare and IT.

FlexLA is an award-winning job placement app that – through special arrangement with the developer – Sharefest has customized for young adults who face significant barriers to employment. We are bringing youth onto the platform through Career Connections, our workforce development program serving 500+ option high school students at greatest risk of drop-out in Los Angeles’ South and Harbor regions. LA2050 funding will support the work to build out the platform with willing employers and job opportunities essential for a vibrant job marketplace.

Career Connections is a workforce development program for high school students at greatest risk of drop-out in Los Angeles’ South and Harbor regions. Developed in continuation high schools for students on the edge of the educational system, we adapted and piloted the program for traditional high schools, which are retaining more of their high-need students. LA2050 funding will support expansion to two new traditional high schools, enabling 120–200 at-risk students to develop a career plan and job readiness skills for their entry into adulthood.

Continuation high schools represent the last chance for students who have fallen behind to complete high school in a school setting. Sharefest is unique among community-based organizations, having worked in these under-resourced schools since 2009 to build impactful programming embedded within them. In 2021, we launched a Workforce Development Program to prepare and place students into well-paying careers that do not require a college degree, such as oil refining, construction, healthcare and IT.

Continuation high schools represent the last chance for students who have fallen behind to complete high school in a school setting. Sharefest is unique among community-based organizations, having worked in these under-resourced schools since 2009 to build extra-curricular programming embedded within them. In 2021, we launched a Workforce Development Program to prepare and place students into well-paying careers that do not require a college degree, such as oil refining, construction, healthcare and IT.