• A City of Tallahassee community engagement and public safety youth program to facilitate education, workforce training and vocational experience. The initiative seeks to identify, engage, and reconnect Disconnected Youth to educational and employment opportunities.
• Modeled after Raise DC, which is a cross sector partnership between District of Columbia government, non-profits and businesses that aim to provide every youth with opportunities to success from cradle to career.
• TEMPO focuses on those at a crossroad between childhood and adulthood and provides them with a network of education and employment programs.
• TEMPO offers an alternative to those who are most susceptible to crime as a victim, suspect or perpetrator.

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Partnership, Sponsorship and Volunteer Opportunities

TEMPO is grateful for all of our sponsors including federal, state, local governments, businesses, non-profit agencies, and individuals. We welcome public and private contributions of resources, funds, services, and manpower. We invite you to join TEMPO as a partner, sponsor or volunteer.

Please email TEMPO@talgov.com or call 850-891-8722 if you would like to partner, sponsor or volunteer for TEMPO’s workforce training initiative.

• TEMPO provides a path for Disconnected Youth to essential services; enabling vocational education opportunities; connecting youth to workforce training through short-term apprenticeships with local organizations; and enabling the benefit of workforce training through job placement.
• Community outreach efforts include: collaboration for workforce training, the creation of apprenticeships, and the opportunity for employment, and ultimately, living-wage jobs for TEMPO participants.
• Proactive crime prevention initiative which connects with at-risk youth and addresses underlying issues that can make a difference in reducing crime.
• Bi-weekly life coaching and mentoring are provided to Disconnected Youth.
• TEMPO Eligibility - If you are 16-24 years-old, not in school or employed and would like to work toward education and employment opportunities call 850-891-8722 or

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• The City of Tallahassee launched the program launched in October 2017.
• Future Workforce Training & Education
• 5 Year Strategic Plan
• Reduce the percentage of disconnected youth by 30%: 2,100 youth by 2024.
• Enroll 150 TEMPO participants in a technical college or higher education institution by 2024.
• Employ 100 TEMPO participants to a “fair” or “living wage” job through CareerSource Capital Region and local partners by 2024.
• Refer 150 TEMPO participants to programs for attainment of a GED.
• Reduce TEMPO participants recidivism by 90%.
• Future Initivates
• Refers 3-5 participants to the Tallahassee Fire Department, Consolidate Dispatch Agency, and Tallahassee Police Department programs.
• Refer 3-5 participants to the Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend for employment.
• TEMPO Eligibility - If you are 16-24 years-old, not in school or employed and would like to work toward education and employment opportunities call 850-891-8722 or
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The American Community Survey indicates that there are 57,000 16-to-24-year olds in the Tallahassee area. In accordance with the Measure of America Research on Social Science calculations, approximately 7,000 of those youth have dropped out of school and are not in the labor market. National research suggests that these Disconnected Youth are more likely to become a victim of crime or perpetrate crime against others. They represent a critical demographic for efforts to drive engagement, workforce training, and the dignity of employment.
TEMPO surveys have been conducted in Promise Zone target areas in South City, Apalachee Ridge, Griffin Heights, Frenchtown, Greater Bond and Jake Gaither communities, and the Lawrence-Gregory and Riley neighborhoods.
A Promise Zone targets the most issue ridden areas of the City to implement a revitalization plan for community based and culturally relevant programs that can directly improve the lives of residents of those areas.
Future goals include covering all of Tallahassee's youth.
Free StarMetro bus passes help provide reliable transportation to training opportunities.
A pocket resource guide and referrals to other agencies will be provided for needs like food, housing, daycare providers, and mental health services.
TEMPO Eligibility - If you are 16-24 years-old, not in school or employed and would like to work toward education and employment opportunities call 850-891-8722 or
APPLY HERE

Target demographic – youth age 16-24 who are out of work and out of school – represent, according to data, Tallahassee’s largest potential gun violence victims and offender pools.  This vulnerable group also includes high school dropouts, those with prior criminal history or who aged out of foster care. Without workforce training, vocational skills, diplomas – and simultaneously weathering the challenges of poverty and mental health-related issues – Disconnected Youth become further disengaged and subject to the appeal of criminal activity.  TEMPO seeks to steer their focus to more viable alternatives by providing education and attainment.

• TEMPO Eligibility - If you are 16-24 years-old, not in school or employed and would like to work toward education and employment opportunities call 850-891-8722 or
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• Community Engagement - TEMPO program conducts community outreach services for disconnected youth through face-to-face engagement within targeted neighborhoods, online engagement applications, public service announcements, billboard advertisement, program partners and program participants word of mouth.
• Tallahassee Program Fights Crime by Offering One Opportunity at a Time
  Tallahassee Democrat Article published October 22, 2017 by Karl Etters, Democrat staff writer, article and video used with permission from Tallahassee Democrat.
• TEMPO uses data to highlight issues and opportunities as well as identify effective practices and align community resources.
• TEMPO provides a runway to placement in apprenticeships and job opportunities by connecting participants to CareerSource, Capital Region and educational programs at Lively Technical Center.
• CareerSource, Capital Region and Lively Technical Center are supported through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.

CareerSource, Capital Region (CSCR):

• TEMPO participants are referred to The CareerSource Dynamics Future Program for screening and assessment for GED examination.
• Participants are assigned to a CSCR specialist and complete a five-week course until exam administration.
• If a participant already has a diploma or GED, a CSCR specialist will assist them with job training and placement.
• CSCR provides Talent Acquisition Specialists who specialize in helping career seekers and employers to retail, hospitality, education and other opportunities. Listed below are CareerSource Capital Region industry sectors and their respective local job training providers:
  1. Retail, Hospitality, Education and General industry profession may include: teacher/instructor, financial advisor, and store manager.
     • Local Business Partners: Capital City Bank, State of Florida, Tallahassee Community College, Florida State University and ESG Operations, Inc.
  2. Information Technology industry profession may include: App developer, software engineer, web applications programmer, and graphic designer.
     • Local Business Partners: Advanced Systems Design, Syn-Tech Systems Inc., Datamaxx Group, Diverse Computing and Florida State University.
  3. Health Care industry profession may include: registered nurse, nursing assistant, hospital/emergency room support staff and medical and lab technicians.
     • Local Business Partners: Capital Regional Medical Center, North Florida Medical Center, Bond Community Health Center, Inc., Wakulla Urgent Care, and Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
  4. Manufacturing industry profession may include: construction worker, roofer and CDL driver.
     • Local Business Partners: Advanced System Design, MasTec Utility Service, Streamline Roofing and Construction, Inc., Waste Pro of Florida, Inc., and Four-Star Freightliner.

Partner and sponsor Department of Juvenile Justice

Lively Technical Center, WIOA Information:

• Annual WIOA program course of study for TEMPO participants is $5,000.
• 26% of students are not able to obtain financial assistance.
• Twenty programs are designated as Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act programs that allow students to connect their skill(s) & aptitude with employers.

TEMPO Eligibility - If you are 16-24 years-old, not in school or employed and would like to work toward education and employment opportunities call 850-891-8722 OR

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