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Education Leading to
Employment and Career Training (ELECT) Program
By responding to the specific needs of pregnant and parenting youth, the
Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program, Project
ELECT (Education Leading to Employment and Career Training) and ELECT Fatherhood
Initiative help young people to raise healthy children and become better
parents.
Program Goals:
- These programs teach skills that lead to success in
school and economic self-sufficiency.
- Teens receive assistance in obtaining their high
school diplomas or GEDs.
- They learn effective parenting skills and are
encouraged to become responsible adults and informed parents.
Eligibility Requirements:
- A parent or expectant parent
- Under age of 22
- Seeking a High School education or GED
- Living within Berks County
- Earning less than 23.5% of Federal Poverty Income
Guidelines
Services Provided:
- Individual and group supportive services
- Vocational and career exploration
- Healthcare and nutrition education
- Child development and parenting education
- Child care and transportation referrals
- Assistance with transition to employment, further
education, or training after high school
- Home visitations
- Activities, workshops, and field trips
- GED and academic support
- Budgeting and family planning education
- Case management services
- Support services during the summer
An Initiative of the PA Departments of Public Welfare &
Education
Funding:
This program is funded through the Berks County Intermediate Unit.
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Referrals should be made to:
Community Prevention Partnership
610-376-6988
For Fathers:
Johnny Diaz
jdiaz@communityprevention partnership.org
For Mothers:
Luz Shade
lshade@communityprevention partnership.org
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Berks County Intermediate Unit
1111 Commons Blvd.
P.O. Box 16050
Reading, PA 19612-6050
www.berksiu.org
Christina DeJesus
chrjej@berksiu.org
610-987-8629
Lisa Jims
lisjim@berksiu.org
610-987-8628
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