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Our Partners
Project C3: Connecting Youth to Communities and Careers is a partnership among several Minnesota state agencies and PACER Center, a nonprofit agency serving Minnesota families of children and youth with disabilities. Partners include
Pathways to Employment, the
Minnesota Department of Education and the
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. These organizations have partnered with various entities, such as Workforce Centers, and several high schools in Minnesota to provide internships to help local youth learn, earn, and participate in community activities.
What is Project C3: Connecting Youth to Community & Careers?
Purpose?
- Many families are unaware of various program and services available to teens and young adults in their community and this can be challenging when transitioning from high school to the adult world of postsecondary education, employment, and independent living.
- Through a collaborative effort, Project C3 connects communities to services in Minnesota through facilitated collaboration, resource mapping, training, and advocacy for solutions to transition, employment, and accessing post-secondary education.
Goal of Project C3
The goal of Project C3 is to improve transition outcomes for youth after high school in preparation for employment or post-secondary through training, advocacy, facilitated system collaborations, and resource mapping.
Project C3: www.c3online.org (click to open/close)
- To help achieve this goal, Project C3 created an online tool to assist youth and young adults (with and without disabilities) in planning for their future and life after high school.
- In an effort to make services more accessible, Project C3’s website has housed multiple resources on its site including links to: education, employment, housing, health, recreation, family supports, and an interactive resource mapping tool for youth, young adults, families, and professionals.
What is Resource Mapping? (click to open/close)
- Resource mapping is a process of collecting and saving information from community services to an online database where the public can search for resources in employment, transportation, housing, education, recreation, and health assistance.
- This information is available at www.c3online.org. Click on “C3 MN” to access the resource map featuring these services in Minnesota.
How are students involved in Project C3 (click to open/close)
Through Project C3: Connecting Youth to Communities and Careers, youth from six regions of Minnesota are participating in a resource mapping internship program to build a statewide online resource database of Minnesota organizations that provide services to youth, including those with disabilities.
How Can I Make A Difference In My Community?
Organizations (participate for free!) (click to open/close)
- Go to www.c3online.org (You must be an organization featuring services for youth and young adults in Minnesota.)
- Click on “C3 MN” to access the “Resource Map”
- Click on “Not A Member Apply” and you will soon be contacted to be a part of this important initiative for free!
- All it takes is completing a brief online survey that only takes a few minutes of your time!
Participating organizations will benefit through free publicity and increased public visibility, making it easier for the youth, families and professionals seeking their services to find them.
Professionals (click to open/close)
- Help your community by:
- Printing this article in your local press or newsletter
- Posting this flier in your building or on community boards
- Contact us with additional resources to include on our site!
Parent or Family Member (click to open/close)
- Are you searching for opportunities for employment or education?
- Need to find housing, transportation, recreation, or health information?
- Looking for resume writing and interviewing tips?
- Have you taken a survey that matches personality and skill sets to potential careers?
- In search of scholarships or paid internship opportunities?
- Go to www.c3online.org and click on “C3 MN” to find services near you!
- Or contact us with additional resources to include on our site!
- Here are some additional links to access PACER's FREE workshops:
- Or give us a call toll-free: 1-888-248-0822 for any additional assistance!
Best wishes as you plan for life!
If we can be of assistance, contact Project C3 at
PACER Center
8161 Normandale Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN. 55437
call us at 952-838-9000 or toll-free at 888-248-0822 or send us an email at C3@c3online.org.
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Our Partners
Minnesota Department of Education
Pathways to Employment
PACER Center
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