We’re looking for volunteers to help conduct mock interviews at the NW Youth Careers Expo on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. This is a great opportunity for HR professionals (or other caring adults with interviewing experience) to help high school students build their interviewing skills and career readiness.
PWA depends on hundreds of volunteers to help organize career days, mentorships and other career-learning experiences. Just as much, we depend on individual donations from supporters like you.
“Today, I think I figured out what I want to do for the rest of my life.” – Lilly, Grant High Last week, we listened to Mercy Corps employees talk with high school students about their careers. They said that
Dominic Ferroggiaro didn’t do much sleeping in this summer. Instead, the 16-year-old Benson High School senior woke up early, laced up his boots and headed to Tice Industries, where he works as a paid apprentice.
About 20 students — including eight girls — participated in this spring break’s “Build-It” camp, a new partnership between Portland Public Schools, PWA and many others.
