THE AVANZA PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO:
- Support soft skills development
- Ensure education and skills development are geared towards the learner and lead to jobs
- Establish stronger connections between job skills training and employers’ needs
- Work with and serve underserved youth in our diverse community
AVANZA FOCUSES ON FOUR IN-DEMAND SKILLS
These skills have been identified to be lacking in our own workforce:
1
SOCIAL SKILLS
2
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
3
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
4
POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT SKILLS
AVANZA WILL IMPACT 4,200 UNDERSERVED YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF ANAHEIM:
(600 students at 6 high school locations + 600 8th graders)
AUHSD Junior High Locations
- Orangeview JH
- Sycamore JH
- Dale JH
- Ball JH
- Brookhurst JH
- South JH
AUHSD High School Locations
- Loara High School
- Western High School
- Katella High School
- Savanna High School (not an Anaheim Achieves site)
- Magnolia High School
- Anaheim High School
