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The writer has determined through her needs assessment that one of the greatest needs in Philadelphia today is a job readiness program for teenagers. By most measures, teenagers have a difficult time in the labor force. Specifically, their unemployment rate is the highest of all the age groups. The types of jobs they hold have limited prospects, and their wages are low. The group most in need of help is minority female teens, and one of the area most in need is West Philadelphia. Therefore, the writer, with the help of an advisory committee and with the cooperation of the school principal, Dr. Davis Martin, completed plans for such a program. The job readiness program was presented at the University City High School to a group of minority teens. The various phases of the program were presented by the writer and other professionals. These young people from the West Philadelphia Community received great benefit from this project. It is the writers hope that the results of this social action will be of help to other areas of the city. The writer hopes also that this program may eventually become city wide.

Dr. Schwartz attended the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism, the Sanctuary Bible Institute and Seminary, Jameson School of Ministry, The American Institute of Banking, and Temple University where she majored in Social Administration. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Pastoral Counseling from Jamison Christian College and a Masters Degree in Human Services from Lincoln University. Dr. Schwartz holds an earned Masters Degree in Human Services, an earned Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD), and a Doctor of Theology (ThD). Currently, she is an Associated Clergy at the Vine Memorial Baptist Church, and also the Chaplain for the American Women's Heritage Society/Belmont Mansion. She is a member of the Alpha Lambda Graduate Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, the International Honor Society in Social Science and the Phi Delta Kappa International. In addition, she is a former feature writer and columnist for The Prospective Bride, a former communicator/host of a radio program for The Prospective Bride and she is the author of the book titled From the Day You Say Yes. Dr. Schwartz is also the former Self Enrichment Director, Heritage House Educational Center and the Former Job Counselor Specialist for the Mayor's Office of Community Services Project Self Sufficiency, Vice Consul Provident National Bank moreover, she is the Former Guidance Counselor and later the Career Exploration Coordinator for the Robert E. Lamberton High School. Currently she is the guest Counselor at the Overbrook Educational Center.