In School Youth Programs and Services

ORGANIZATION:    Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of South Florida, Inc.

PROGRAM NAME:  Project Education, Development, Goals and Employment 

ACRONYM:             Project E.D.G.E AKA Project EDGE

Project E.D.G.E. serves high school juniors and seniors at Piper, Ft. Lauderdale and South Plantation High Schools.  Program services include Academic Enrichment, Employability Skills Training, Career Exploration and Planning, Financial Management, Critical Skill Building, Case Management, Paid Work Experience and Job Development.  EDGE has partnered with Men under Development and Girls to Women to provide mentoring to the program participants, and Helping Our Nations Empowering Youth Ventures, Inc. (HONEY Ventures, Inc.), to provide Entrepreneurial Training.

President/CEO:     Mr. Newton B. Sanon

Contact Person:    Ms.Sherley Juste

Phone:                  (954) 563-3535 x236

Address:               3407 Powerline Rd, Suite #100, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33309

ORGANIZATION:   School Board of Broward County

PROGRAM NAME: Innovative Concepts 

ACRONYM:            iCon

iCon Program serves high school juniors and seniors at Blanche Ely, Deerfield Beach, Boyd Anderson, Stranahan, McArthur, Hallandale, Dillard and Plantation High Schools.  Program services include Dropout Prevention (one on one tutoring, FCAT assistance), Employability Skills, Entrepreneurialism, Internships/Paid Work Experience, Guidance and Counseling, Life Skills Training, Leadership Training and Mentoring.  iCon has partnered with Junior Achievement (JA) and Helping, Abused, Neglected and Disadvantaged Youth (HANDY).

Contact Person:    Ms. Amy Cadigan

Phone:                  (954) 552-1427

Address:                Career, Technical, Adult and Community Education Sawgrass Technology Park, 
                             1643 North Harrison Parkway, Building H, Sunrise, Florida 33323