Goodman Community Center | TEENworks
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TEENworks participants learn critical employment skills in a supportive, hands-on environment.

Through this program, high school students have the opportunity to train in several career pathways at the Goodman Community Center, including culinary arts, working with youth and coaching youth sports. We plan to continue to expand upon these opportunities as this program grows.

TEENworks youth earn an hourly wage while receiving paid training in skills like resume writing, interviewing and appropriate workplace behavior. All youth work toward a national certification specific to their chosen pathway, and TEENworks participants are also eligible to earn the Employability Skills certificate and high school credit.

Culinary Arts Pathway

The Goodman Community Center’s Good Works Community Catering is made possible by youth in the culinary career pathway. These students work alongside culinary professionals to develop skills in a commercial kitchen setting. They learn safe food handling techniques, as well as the history and science behind a variety of foods. Students in the culinary program also assist in our Fritz Food Pantry.

Leading Youth Pathway

Teens take leadership roles in working with and coaching preschool and elementary students in GCC's elementary and preschool programs. Not only do TEENworks teens provide skills coaching to these young children, but they also develop relationships that foster social-emotional growth. Students gain skills that can be used in future careers in teaching, childcare, or other management roles.

Get Involved

All teen employees must complete an employment training series before scheduling shifts. We typically do three trainings during the school year (fall, winter and spring) and two trainings in the summer.

There are no current trainings available, visit our high school page for other high school opportunities!

A student pours melted wax to make candles.
Students stand with a manager from Madison BCycle in front of a BCycle station. They participated in a summer internship with the business.
Three students pose on the UW Madison campus.
Students hand off preservation CSA shares to shareholders.
Three students hold some of the preserved products they prepared for the Preservation CSA.
A student smiles as he holds a chicken.
A student works in the kitchen cutting vegetables.
Students hold fishing poles on a boat.
Two students hand harvested veggies off to a representative from the Goodman food pantry.
A teen looks over his shoulder and smiles from inside the Goodman Center's professional kitchen. He is dressed in his catering uniform.

Laura Zastrow Photography

Community Thanks

As a community, we are thankful for all the effort that our student workers give every day to help run Goodman Community Center.

Support TEENworks

For more information about the TEENworks program contact:

Vernon Hill

High School Manager
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Trevor Moores

TEENworks Manager
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The Goodman Community Center's high school programs for youth grades 9-12 are made possible by a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, the City of Madison, United Way of Dane County and the generous support of our donors. As a Community Learning Center (CLC), GCC's afterschool programs provide youth with academic and social-emotional enrichment opportunities.

We regularly evaluate the impact of our programs. Annual program reports are made available upon request.