Youth Leadership Development Institute
The Youth Leadership Development Institute was established eight years ago to provide a leadership development curriculum, job shadowing and employment for teens in several South Carolina counties. The 2006-2007 program served approximately 200 students operating in Richland, Lexington, Sumter, Kershaw, Florence, Lee, and Aiken counties.
The Institute is funded by the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Through the Institute, students attend a 20-hour summer job camp in Columbia to prepare for the six-week job shadowing experience. Once they successfully complete the summer job camp, participants spend the next six weeks at a work site and receive a $600 stipend. Students also attend quarterly workshops during the year. This program targets children in foster care.
Theron Jamison is the manager of the Youth Leadership Development Institute.
