The U-ROC Leadership™ Ready to Work Program can be delivered as a High School or Gap Year Program. It consists of a series of workshops, experiential learning opportunities, and paid internships. We believe skills learned are only as good as skills applied and one way we achieve that objective is by connecting our students with projects at area nonprofits. U-ROC Leadership™ focuses on developing the integrity, trust, motivation, persistence, problem-solving, leadership and communications skills necessary for opening the doors of opportunities and being successful in life.
After completing U-ROC Leadership™ 28 week program, which includes a paid internship, you will have a clear path to:
Get and keep a sustainable-living wage job and/or establish a clear pathway to the education you need to pursue your career goals
Possess confidence, emotional intelligence, and essential people and resilience skills to be able to handle life’s challenges
Develop a strong foundation and a belief in who you are and what you can contribute to the world
Know what a strong faith looks like and why it is important
Establish life-long relationships
Master effective leadership, people, resilience, presentation and teamwork skills to be successful in the 21st-century workplace
Learn how to find and keep a job, including resume writing and interview skills
Learn financial literacy and how to be healthy physically and mentally
U-ROC Leadership™ stands for Riker Opportunity Center and the “U” is all about empowering you to discover your dreams and a way to make them a reality. At U-ROC, we believe every human being deserves the opportunity to be the leaders of their lives, achieve their dreams and live a quality life. We know from personal experience and from what research has shown us, that social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and relationship skills are what sustains you through life’s ups and downs.
We are always looking for students to engage in our groundbreaking U-ROC Leadership™ Ready to Work Program. This opportunity will allow participants to learn critically important life and leadership skills to set them up for success.
