Workforce Development, Children's Center #2

The Administration for Children's Services is seeking a vendor to provide trauma-informed, Workforce Development activities for children and youth at the Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center. The vendor will facilitate hands-on and theory-based Soft Skills Trainings to build self-confidence, encourage critical thinking, and improve the learning process. The activities will include job readiness and entrepreneurship workshops, introduction to barbering, cosmetology, make-up artistry, and nail technician services. The vendor will provide all necessary equipment and supplies and will facilitate sessions for approximately 80 children and youth, with an emphasis on maximizing weekend programming times. The contract term is 36 months, with a total funding amount of $99,000. • The vendor will provide activities that represent a diversity of cultural backgrounds • The vendor will facilitate workshops during holidays and Department of Education designated days off • The vendor will provide all necessary equipment and supplies for each session • The vendor will submit invoices not more than bi-weekly in the manner directed by ACS • The vendor will provide services in accordance with the law and ACS Policies, including submitting to background checks