Rockland County Youth Employment Program, (YEP). This year-round youth workforce preparation initiative provides employment training and job placement for eligible young people between the ages of 14 and 21. The YEP builds partnership with local private businesses, not-for-profits and municipal agencies to promote youth workforce development within the county, as well as providing for a labor cost savings for all participating employers. The YEP, funded by Rockland County and the Department of Social Services through the Federal Summer Youth Employment Program funding consists of two components: T.E.E.N. Works (Teen Employment Education Network), a 13-week program, offered in the after school hours, provides workforce preparation training and experiential activities for teens and young adults between the ages of 14 and 21.