High Country Workforce Development Board
P.O. Box 1820
Boone, NC 28607
(828) 265-5434
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Get REAL - Youth
 Get REAL Youth Services is funded through the High County Workforce Development Board under the federal Workforce Investment Act legislation of 1998.
The goal of Get REAL is to better prepare young adults, ages 16-21, for education and employment by coordinating funds and services in the community.
Eligible youth must meet income guidelines, be between the ages of 16-21 and have at least one of the following specified barriers to employment or education. Barriers include youth who are a school dropout; have reading and/or math scores below the 9th grade level; homeless, runaway or foster child; offender; pregnant or parenting.
A Quick Guide to Youth Services in North Carolina
Youth Council
Oversight of Get REAL Youth Services is provided by the Youth Council of the Workforce Development Board. The mission of the Youth Council is:
To empower youth to maximize their potential to succeed as students, employees, and citizens by establishing connections as we build a comprehensive service delivery system.
The High Country Workforce Development Board has created a Youth Council as an arm of the WDB. The Youth Council is composed of a cross-section of representatives who have knowledge, experience, and expertise with the youth population and youth services in the region from both the public and private sector. Through the Youth Council, the High Country WDB serves as the vehicle to develop comprehensive and integrated strategies to help in-school and out-of-school youth prepare for successful entry into the workforce.
Youth Council members represent a cross-section of our communities from both the public and private sectors including: education, community based organizations, the NC Department Of Labor Apprenticeship Program, social services, industry, Vocational Rehabilitation, law enforcement, juvenile justice, the business community, and youth services.
A Quick Guide to Youth Councils in North Carolina
Youth Council Members
Click here for a list of our Youth Council Members.
For youth services closest to you, click on your individual county:
Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Mitchell
Watauga
Wilkes
Yancey
For more information about the youth program and its services within the region, please send an email to youth@highcountrywdb.com or contact Misty Bishop-Price at our office at (828) 265-5434.
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