Fueling Partnerships.

Preparing students for career success.

YouthForce NOLA fuels a movement to ensure every young person graduates on a path to career success. We bring out the best in our community – students, educators, business leaders, civic leaders, technical trainers, and more – so that together we create opportunities for our city’s youth. With more than $60 million invested in career-connected learning, we’re strengthening an ecosystem where students can explore their interests and unlock what’s possible.

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Collaborative Steering Committee

Expanding options and opportunity for our youth takes all of us. Our Collaborative Steering Committee utilizes the knowledge and networks of leaders from across our community to ensure that YouthForce NOLA’s efforts are part of a broader movement in New Orleans.

Our Training Providers

New Orleans Career Center is our city’s hub for high-quality technical education and training graduates. Learn about their programs in Building Trades, Digital Media, Engineering, and Healthcare.

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NOVAC provides digital media education, training, resources, and more through engaging and relevant coursework.

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GEMS offers training and coursework to high school students interested in emergency medical responder and emergency medical technician career pathways.

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Operation Spark is a software training center on a mission to provide opportunities for upward mobility through skills training and job placement in software engineering.

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School Partners

Abramson Sci Academy

Booker T. Washington High School

The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men

Edna Karr High School

Einstein: Sarah T. Reed High School

Eleanor McMain Secondary School

Frederick A. Douglass High School

George Washington Carver High School

International High School of New Orleans

John F. Kennedy High School

L.B. Landry High School

Livingston Collegiate Academy

McDonogh 35 Senior High School

Morris Jeff Community School - High School

New Harmony High School

New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School

New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy

Opportunities Academy

Rooted School

Sophie B. Wright Charter School

The NET Charter High School: Central City

The NET Charter High School: East

The NET Charter High School: Gentilly

Walter L. Cohen High School

Warren Easton Charter High School