Youth Employment Expo
The Youth Employment Expo is an employment-focused seminar at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) for local employers and selected juniors/seniors with disabilities from each Indiana County High School and young adults from ICW Vocational Services, Inc. to discuss employment issues.
The Youth Employment Expo provides Indiana County youth/young adults with disabilities, educators, employers, and agencies with the opportunity to identify barriers, build partnerships, and realize solutions so youth/young adults will become employed, tax-paying citizens who live in and contribute to our community.
The Youth Employment Expo provides an opportunity for:
 | Indiana County employers to learn how hiring youth/young adults with disabilities can be an asset to their companies |
| Youth/young adults with disabilities to discuss with employers what makes a good employee |
| Youth/young adults to make arrangements with employers to visit work sites and job shadow |
| Parents, educators, and agencies to assist in connecting employers with potential employees |
| Networking and information sharing |
The Annual Youth Employment Expo is a collaboration of youth/young adults, families, employers, The Arc of Indiana County, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana County School Districts, ARIN IU 28, the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce, ICW Vocational Services, Inc., the Indiana County Community Guidance Center, and local & state agencies.
Funding is provided by the Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust, the FISA Foundation, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and private donations.