WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT :
Foster Care Emancipation Prep School
Life skills, GED prep, Building Trades training in 52 weeks
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT :
Foster Care Emancipation Prep School
Life skills, GED prep, Building Trades training in 52 weeks
With over 150 years of combined experience, Griffin Academy instructors and administrators are skilled in providing all the tools and services necessary to ensure that every foster care teen is prepared to successfully transition into adulthood after foster care.
From GED courses and Independent Living Life Skills to Vocational Training and enrollment in Community College, Griffin Academy provides each foster care youth the skills to make a lasting and positive difference in their lives .
Griffin Academy's mission is to provide every foster youth with the skills and planning necessary to succeed after emancipation
and to provide a supportive and nurturing environment to support their success.
Rebuilding Ohio's skilled labor workforce in the process.
Griffin Academy is proud to announce we are currently youth in 2025!
With our "Rolling Enrollment" Class Cycles begin every 8 weeks.
Griffin Academy is currently partnering with skilled trades employers to ensure ALL graduating youth have a good paying job waiting for them.
Starting pay: $25-$30 per hour
Griffin Academy provides:
*C.O.R.E. Training Classes
*Carpentry Training Classes
*Plumbing Training Classes
*Masonry Training Classes
*Electrical Training Classes
*HVAC Training Classes
These beginner-level courses introduce youth to the foundational knowledge necessary to begin working in their trade
With our "Rolling Enrollment" Class Cycles begin every 8 weeks.
"CONNECTING YOUTH TO SUCCESSFUL FUTURES"
*On-Site GED preparatory classes
* GED Test completion
*On-Site skills and Career Interest testing
*On-Site Online community college courses
*On-site tutors
All required classroom supplies at no additional costs
With our "Rolling Enrollment" Class Cycles begin every 8 weeks.
Griffin Academy provides pick-up and drop-off transportation for every Griffin youth within our 5 county service area.
MEALS
Daily meal include:
Breakfast
Lunch
Snack
Take home dinner/meal
* Youth with special dietary needs and/or allergies will be provided with a modified menu
With our "Rolling Enrollment" Class Cycles begin every 8 weeks.
Bringing together the sense of family and support is the goal of our new innovative 30,000 square foot training facility located at 702 Albert Street, Englewood, OH 45322 (Former Englewood Elementary School).
Griffin Academy has 1 Mission: Success for our youth
With our "Rolling Enrollment" Class Cycles begin every 8 weeks.
* Focusing on the Trades, Academics and Workplace tools, youth study and work in small, focused learning groups. This method of training ensures that no youth is left behind.
Griffin Academy offers classes in:
* Money Management/fiscal literacy/consumer Skills
*Job Seeking/Maintenance Skills * Health
* Food Management * Legal Skills
* Personal Appearance * Transportation
* Emergency/Safety Skills * Housing
* Educational Planning * Housekeeping
* Interpersonal Social Skills * Religion
* Knowledge of Community Resources
* Driver's Education
With our "Rolling Enrollment" Class Cycles begin every 8 weeks.
Getting paid to learn and landing a job at $24-$60 per hour is how Griffin Academy works.
Starting with a weekly allowance (up to $45 per week) while you attend classes to landing a $50,000 a year job when you graduate
Mechanics teach you to take care of your car. Insurance agents teach you how to insure your car. Lawyers teach you how to deal with (heaven forbid!) accidents. Business leaders teach you how to get the best deal. We offer Driver's Education during the last month of enrollment.
You've graduated from Griffin Academy, you have your GED, You are enrolled in college, You are certified in 5 building trades, You have a great job, money in the bank and a car. Now what? Griffin Academy makes the apartment hunt, find and leasing of your dream home possible.
Griffin Academy accepts placements for foster care teens ages 16-17. Teens , in the custody of ODJFS, must be able to complete the course curriculum. A complete lists of requirements for admission will be sent to the requesting agency.
With our "Rolling Enrollment" Class Cycles begin every 8 weeks.
Request and Complete Admission packet and send to:
Griffinacademyohio@gmail.com or Call 513-259-7745
A company representative will contact you within 24 hours to set up both telephone and in-person interview.
With our "Rolling Enrollment" Class Cycles begin every 8 weeks.
Q. Who is eligible for admission to Griffin Academy?
A. Foster Care Teens meeting the admission criteria ages 16-17.
Q. What geographic area is eligible for enrollment in Griffin Academy?
A. Foster Care Teens currently placed in Montgomery, Greene, Preble, Darke, Clark and Miami County.
Q. What are the Griffin Academy hours of operation?
A. Classes will be held from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday year round.
Q. Does a Foster Care Teen have to wait for a new semester to begin classes?
A. Understanding the nature of Foster Care Placements, Griffin Academy will begin a new "class" every 8 weeks to ensure that ALL eligible Foster Care Teens can begin preparing for successful emancipation from the foster care system without a prolonged delay of services.
