program

Who We Are:

     Project L.A.W.S., A Project for Learning and Achieving Work Skills, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social agency,
focused on providing meaningful summer employment through corporate channels to inner-city youth. You may contact us at: Project L.A.W.S., Inc., 2033 West Edgemont Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009, call 602-716-9625 or email us at the link below.

Our Mission Statement:

     Project L.A.W.S. has a mission to provide at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 21 with an opportunity
for success through the pursuit of a higher education, personal development, skill building and on-the-job training
in a professional business environment.

What's In It For You:

     * Enhance cultural diversity in the work environment
     * Support future needs for a multi-ethnic workforce
     * Fortify community relations
     * Distinct tax advantages for community service involvement
     * Eager, determined employees encouraged to cross-train while working for minimum wage

What's In It For The Youth:

     * Gain valuable professional development skills
     * Formal career management training
              - career counseling
              - work ethics
              - budgeting
              - goal setting
              - time management
              - dressing for success
              - etiquette and social skills
              - transportation to and from class
     * Earn a fair wage in a corporate environment
     * On-the-job training
     * Active contact with mentors and staff
     * Guest speakers and workshops

Past Contributors and Supporters of Project L.A.W.S.

* ABE Magazine * Adcom Communications, Inc. * Ad Forsight, Inc. *
* Arizona Community Foundation * Arizona Public Service * Bank One *
* Black Opal Beauty Products * Brown & Bain, P.A. * CC Flowers *
* Dolly Steamboat * Graphic Law * Gust Rosenfeld * Hawkins & Campbell, Inc. *
* Hayzel B. Daniels Bar Association * Honey Bear's BBQ * Lewis & Roca, LLP *
* Maricopa County Bar Foundation * Michael's Jewelers * Microtest * Ocotillo Golf Club *
* Project L.A.W.S. Board of Directors and Volunteers * Pederson Group, Inc. *
* Phoenix 100 Rotary * Quarles & Brady Streich Lang P.A. * Snell and Wilmer *
* Southwest Behavioral Health * AZ Governor's Office of Community and Family Programs *
* Steptoe & Johnson * Sun Charities * The Longfellow Practice * The Phoenix Mercury *
* The Wallace Foundation *

Board of Directors

Linda O'Keeffe, Tucson, AZ, President
Paul F Eckstein, Brown & Bain P.A.
David Bodney, Steptoe & Johnson
Joyce Anne Ware Longfellow, AZ Leadership 2000 & Beyond
Shirley Jones, Parent
Reverend William R. Hogans, Pastor
Dr. Chuck McLeod, Principal Chandler High School
Lillian M. Woods, Founder/Executive Director

~ Website created by Donna Hebert ~ 02/28/03 ~ [email protected] ~

~ Site Music By David Lanz ~ And Time Stood Still ~