Florida Endowment Foundation For Floridas Graduates Inc

The florida endowment foundation for florida's graduates inc was established to create a statewide organization focused on providing eduacation, workforce development and economic development for florida students. The foundation is currently made up of three programs that operate both independently and cooperatively, depending on the needs of the external partners carrying out the foundation's mission. Jobs for florida's graduates (jfg) is the main program of the foundation. Jfg is a competency based work and life skills program for florida students that is delviered by licensed educators for middle schools, high schools, community colleges, juvenile justice facilities and community based organizations. This program is affiliated with the national jobs for america's graduates, which operates in 28 states. Girls get it (ggit) was created to develop a statewide network that offers young women opportunities to connect and explore science, technology, engineering, and math and information technology leading to rewarding careers. Ggit was created by the florida distance learning consortium and cisco systems, inc. In 2005. Ggit works with middle and high schools to increase female student participation and graduation rates in stem and its coursework, provide stem and it career exploration opportunities, and ultimately increase the number of women employed in the stem and it fields across the state of florida. Victory over instability by choosing education (voice) is a multi-media youth center concept designed to give young people real world, work based learning opportunities in journalism, poetry, song writing, composing, graphic design, and publishing.