Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Tutoring, Study Skills Training and Instruction Development of educational achievement skills that leads to the completion of the requirements for a secondary or post-secondary school diploma/credential. 2. Alternative Secondary School Alternative secondary school services, or drop out recovery services. 3. Work Experience Work experiences which include summer employment, year round employment, pre-apprenticeship, internships/Job-Shadow and On-the-job training opportunities. 4. Occupational Skills Training An organized program of study that provides specific vocational skills that lead to proficiency in performing actual tasks and technical functions required by certain occupational fields. 5. Education concurrently w/Workforce Preparation Integrated education and training that occur concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation. 6. Leadership Development Opportunities that encourage responsibility, confidence, employability, selfdetermination and other positive social behaviors. 7. Supportive Services Services that enable youth to participate in program activities such as assistance with book, fees, school supplies, transportation, and legal aid services. 8. Adult Mentoring (12 months min) Participants receive adult mentoring for a period of not less than 12 months that connects to the youth’s goals. 9. Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Individualized counseling which includes drug and alcohol abuse, and mental health counseling and referral to partner programs. 10. Financial Literacy Education Support the ability of participants to create budgets, learn how to manage spending, credit, and debt. 11. Entrepreneurial Skills Training Entrepreneurial skills training to provide the basics of starting and operating a small business. 12. Labor Market Services Access to career counseling, career exploration, career awareness, and the use of labor market tools. 13. Transition to Post-Secondary Education Access to job exploration counseling, work based learning experiences, instruction in self-advocacy, work readiness training. 14. Follow-up Services (12 months) Follow-up services are provided for 12 months unless the participant cannot be located or contacted.