Where are you going? How will you get there?
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and employment readiness program for young
adults. Quest provides participants the opportunity
to explore their career options through classroom
training and an internship with a local business.
Upon completion of the academy, students are
encouraged to continue their education with a
career in mind, seek additional specialized training
or begin the job search process through the
programs offered at Goodwill.
This is a six-week program held at Goodwill’s
Mission Support Center in Kansas City.
The program includes classroom instruction
and an internship provided by local business
partners.
Young adults between the ages of 18-25
are encouraged to apply.
Each participant who completes the academy
will receive a $400 stipend.
2017 Quest Academy Sessions
Now Open for Enrollment
There is no cost for students or their families.
All training materials are provided.
Monday through Friday
10:00 am to 3:30 pm
at
Goodwill Mission Support Center
1817 Campbell Street
Kansas City MO 64108
Students learn to search for job openings and
complete applications.
Quest sessions start every
few weeks in 2017.
For more information, or to apply to
Quest Academy:
Call or text: 816.830.0798
Email: [email protected]
or visit
MoKanGoodwill.org/Quest
Attendees learn interviewing techniques and
participate in a series of mock interviews with
volunteers from the business community.
Participants explore their individual career
interests and skill sets.
Completion of the program is celebrated with
a graduation ceremony. Each graduate receives
a Quest Academy certificate.
Brandon entered Quest Academy with keyboarding skills that
were considered above entry level. Brandon had some difficulties
with speech and he struggled to effectively communicate his talent to
prospective employers. During his Quest internship, Brandon learned
to interact professionally with his supervisors and co-workers.
“I learned how to express
myself in an interview,
and what employers
are really looking for. I
learned to sell myself and
my eyes were opened to
all the possibilities.”
After graduation, Brandon became a Goodwill client and worked with
a Career Navigator. During that time he turned down several jobs
that did not fit his career path. Eventually he found and earned a full
time job, with benefits, in his chosen field. The confidence he gained
through Quest empowered him to seek the career for which he knew
he was qualified.
Charles
Keshaun was challenged by a learning disability and school did not come easy. He enjoyed an
auto body repair class in high school but it was not enough to earn him a career in that field.
Quest Academy helped Keshaun identify where he could go with his interest in cars and the
skills he had already acquired. Show Time Auto was the perfect fit for an internship.
Keshaun was quiet and withdrawn when he came to Quest Academy. The effort he put into the
program and the confidence he gained helped him grow as a person.
He credits Quest Academy with teaching him the importance of a strong work ethic. Keshaun’s
hard work and diligence earned him a full time job at Show Time Auto after graduation. His
employer has been so impressed with Keshaun that he was promoted to a manager at their
second location!
“What I learned from Quest Academy is you
should never give up and don’t let anyone
tell you that you can’t do what you really
want to do.”
“The Goodwill Quest Academy program
was life changing for our son. This program
also changed our family. Having hope to
find some kind of employment for him, we
learned from Goodwill it could be a reality.”
Louise, Tim’s Mom
Raiya
Goodwill empowers people with
disadvantages and different abilities to
earn and keep employment through
individualized programs and services.
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