Building Brighter Futures Together
Friends of Career Solutions champions today’s youth and adults who aspire to improve their lives and communities by building the skills and resources to reach their full potential.
Untapped Potential
Through Career Solutions employment and training programs, these young people and adults pursue their education, prepare for future careers, and grow into community leaders – building brighter futures for themselves, their neighborhoods, and our communities.
The Future of Our Youth
Within the teen youth population, FOCS primarily serves young people who lack a high school diploma and financial resources. These young people are in greatest need of tools to succeed, and they are our greatest source of untapped potential to bolster economic mobility and transform our Central Minnesota communities. FOCS works and makes a difference for young people that other networks exclude.
Help Us With A Solution
Central Minnesota youth and adults may not be able to access the systems that would otherwise help them develop the knowledge, skills, and sense of purpose that lead to productive livelihoods and economic self-sufficiency. All too often, they are viewed by society as a problem, not part of a solution.
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Donate to CareerONE students, graduates, and program leaders around in Stearns and Benton counties to make opportunities a reality for our local young people.
Let the numbers speak for themselves…
12.9%
of Stearns County, MN is living in poverty (19,552 people).
The County unemployment rate is 4.0.
10.3%
of Benton County, MN is living in poverty (4,071 People).
The County unemployment rate is 4.3.
1,600+
Youth Served through FOCS
in Central MN
1,200+
Job Seekers Served through FOCS
in Central MN
200+
FOCS Employers Served
in Central MN
Featured Programs
Our work at FOCS is fully informed by our programs, who’s on-the-ground knowledge of serving youth and adults – and whose feedback about their needs – drives our work.
CareerONE
Open House Events
Career Discovery Days
Job Club
Featured Partner:
FOCS is grateful to partner with CentraCare and its integrated health care system in Central Minnesota. CentraCare offers a variety of services, including primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, and senior care. CentraCare emphasizes providing expert healthcare close to home and building strong relationships with the communities it serves. CentraCare has been supporting FOC’s CareerONE youth program since the inception of the program in 2001.
Thank you, CentraCare for partnering with CareerONE. We appreciate your dedication to CareerONE and the young people we serve!
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Donate to help CareerONE students, graduates, and program leaders around in Stearns and Benton counties to make opportunities a reality for our local young people.
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