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business & community advocacy

Reading High School Career Prep Fair
Provides Opportunities for Students
Building a Bridge to a Future in Health Care or Human Services
Laurie Dawkins, Associate Director - Literacy Council of Reading-Berks, Inc.

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his summer, the Literacy Council of Reading-Berks, Inc., in
partnership with Penn State Health St. Joseph and the Northeast
and East Central Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center
(AHEC), received a $10,000 Berks County Community Foundation
Community General Hospital Healthcare Fund grant to pilot a
combined training program to 2017 Reading High School graduates
and rising seniors. The combined training program consisted of The
Langan Allied Health Academy's Community Health Worker Program
and the Literacy Council's Workforce Development Program.

The Greater Reading Chamber's partnership with Reading High
School to present the 2017 "Career Prep Fair" held on April 27,
2017 was used as the primary source for recruitment to reach RHS
undecided seniors. Fifty-six students expressed an interest in the
program and were invited to attend one of several information and
orientation sessions held in June 2017 at Penn State Health St. Joseph's
Downtown Campus.

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Approximately 25 students attended one of three information
and orientation sessions. As a result, twelve students committed to
spending their entire summer in the program.
Classes were held Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
beginning on June 19, 2017, and ending on August 18, 2017, with
a very special graduation ceremony.
Along with acquiring workplace Community Health Worker
skills, eight students received certifications in CPR/First Aid & AED,
Trauma Informed Care, and Youth Mental Health First-Aid. Other
topics addressed in the training included: Teamwork, Networking,
Stress/Self-Care, Job Safety, Workplace Culture, Health Literacy,
Dressing for Success, Financial Literacy, Critical Observation and
Problem Solving.
All of the programs' partners were very pleased with the educational
and work-related outcomes and hope to be able to offer the program
again next summer. Students increased their reading assessment
scores and all received job offers by the end of the training program.
In addition, four of the students were selected to participate in
TEACH Academy, a two-day job shadowing experience coordinated
by AHEC and Reading Health System. Students were able to hear
first-hand from health care professionals how math and science are
used in their everyday job responsibilities.
We are very thankful to all of our community partners, and especially the Greater Reading Chamber, which provided the opportunity
to connect with the students through the Career Prep Fair.



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