AZ Commission-Post Secondary

The Governor s Office of Arizona operates through several divisions, including a commission on the states relations with Mexico, a commission to prevent violence against women, a division dedicated to children, a division for community and youth development, a department dedicated to preventing substance abuse, an office of equal opportunity, an office of highway safety, a division dedicated to aiding children, youth and families, a regulatory review council, and a division of strategic planning and budgeting. The governor, an elected official, also oversees commissions, task forces and councils on medical education and research, invasive species, education, finance review, technology, small businesses, efficiency review, film and television, forest health, military affairs, nursing and workforce policy. The Governor s Office is located in Phoenix.

Arizona Call-A-Teen Youth Resources is a non-profit corporation that was incorporated in 1976. ACYR provides learning-rich education, training and employment for in-and out-of-school youth and young adults, 14-to 21-years of age. ACYR conducts the Workforce Investment Act training programs for the City of Phoenix and Maricopa county that include work readiness skills, vocational and occupational skills training, educational skills, job development and referral, summer youth employment, follow-up, support services and collaborative partnerships. The corporation also provides consulting services, the Youthbuild Phoenix education and construction trades program, adult education and various employer services. The ACYR Center of Excellence Charter High School provides academic instruction and work-related educations to students of grades nine to12. ACYR's also provides the ABE/GED program for youth or adults lacking the level of literacy skills required for productive employment. ACYR is headquartered in Phoenix.