Kiowa Youth Career Development Program

WIOA-funded work experience and short-term training for tribal youth, run as a six-week summer session plus a year-round program youth can qualify for. Participants receive incentives. The 2026 summer session ran June 22 through July 30, with packet pick-up June 12, orientation June 16-17 (drug testing, paperwork, a food handlers license and CSP certification, and a highway safety exercise), and a mandatory Kiowa Work Day on June 20.

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Who qualifies

Any enrolled tribal citizen

Open to enrolled members of ANY federally recognized tribe aged 16 to 24 — not Kiowa citizens only. Applicants must reside in one of the six jurisdiction counties and submit a complete application with all supporting documents: driver's license, birth certificate, Social Security card or voter registration, CDIB, a utility bill or postmarked mail, and income verification. The pre-screening form records employment barriers, in-school or out-of-school status, labor status, and household public assistance, and states that these barriers count toward approval. The director makes the final eligibility determination.

How to apply

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Start with the Youth Career Development Program application posted on the Career Development page, but note that it is a pre-screen: the document states "this document is not the actual application required for successful completion of the intake process," and that completing it does not automatically determine eligibility — a client determined eligible must then supply the required documents. An applicant under 18 needs a parent or guardian signature. The summer session dates are printed on the form. Phone 405-648-0876 (the youth form lists 405-648-0446) or email CareerDevelopment@kiowatribe.org for the current cycle.

Where it's available

Caddo, Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman, Harmon, and Greer counties, Oklahoma — the six-county jurisdiction the department publishes on its jurisdiction map for both the adult and youth programs. Applicants must reside in one of them.

208 Hardee Street West, Anadarko, OK 73005