KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Kansas City, Kansas area teenagers had the chance Tuesday to find out what kinds of job opportunities are available to them this summer thought Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Opportunity Fair.
“We know that some teens will look for employment and this gives them the head start with the employers that attended,” said Marisa Gray, business development liaison for KCKCC’s Workforce Development. “It was reinforcement of our efforts when McDonalds ran out of their 100 applications in the first 30 minutes. Outside of work opportunities, our goal was to let students know that there are also other opportunities like gaining volunteer experience or perhaps attending a summer camp.”
Approximately 225 students from USD 500 and Kauffman Scholars, Inc. attended the fair, which was held at KCKCC-TEC.
The event was a joint partnership with Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, Workforce Partnership and KCKCC.
Among the vendors were:
- Aerotek
- City of Kansas City – Aim4Peace Program
- Coca-Cola
- Flint Hills Job Corp
- Habitat for Humanity Kansas City
- Kansas City, Kansas Fire Recruitment
- Kansas City, Kansas Police Recruitment
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- The Savage Group, LLC (McDonalds)
- TJ Maxx
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- UPS
“It validated the reason for teaching workplace skills and expectations into the daily curriculum,” she said. “There were several students that walked away with their first summer job. That was the ultimate measure of success for this event.”
For more information on KCKCC’s Workforce Development, contact Gray at 913-288-7284 or by email at mcgray@kckcc.edu.
