"It's attitude,
not aptitude,
which
determines
altitude."
NEW JERSEY YOUTHCORPS -
NEWARK AND ESSEX COUNTY
"What we love to do and why!"

 New Jersey Youth Corps of Newark,

offers a rigorous military type program for
young people ages 16-25 who have not
completed high school.  It includes
Community Service/Work Experience,
innovative education with some
individualized instruction, personal
development activities and job readiness
skills.  The focus is on changing attitudes
and behaviors.  Our motto: “It’s attitude,
not aptitude, which determines altitude,” is
what distinguishes the New Jersey Youth
Corps from other programs.  As distinctive
as the uniforms which our Corps members
wear, Youth Corps is a program uniquely
suited to helping young people develop
practical skills as well as instilling positive
values and attitudes.
About Us >
New Jersey Youth Corps is a state-administered, locally operate program
that combines five essential elements: community service; academics;
employability and life skills; career and personal counseling; and ,
transition services to employment, further education or training. It is part
of anational system of yuth service and conservation corps that have
their origins in the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's. It is the fifth
largest corps program in the nation. In its integrated approach to
employment and education, New Jersey Youth Corps offers a highly
structured environment. It is a full-time, year round voluntary program,
operating twelve months a year, five days a week. It is a multi-site
program that breaks the cycle of limited opportunity by providing yuth
with a second chance to develop employment skills through meaningful
community servie while improving their academics. The five essential
components of New Jersey Youth Corps provide a continue of services
throughout the Youth Corps experience. They are the following: