We ask the *** Foundation to grant us $25,000 towards the establishment of The *** Career Development Center at our new school. This Center will provide the resources for our students to learn about internships, apprenticeships, jobs, work/study positions, and higher education options that exist for them both within and beyond our community. We intend to cultivate special relationships with business partners to offer these opportunities and encourage mentoring possibilities with professionals. We hope to develop a speaker series program to introduce students to specific careers and the means for strengthening their job search skills. Some of the monies will be needed for such implementation. We would also like to have a student fund, which will assist some students financially, enabling them to take advantage of opportunities for which they qualify. The grant funds will also be used to build a library of books and other resource materials, as well as some computer terminals, career development software, and furniture for the Center. The success of the Center will determined through tabulating surveys of our continuing students and graduates, assessing to what extent they made use of the resources and what results they experienced.