improving outcomes for opportunity youth nationwide 

The National Youth Employment Coalition is a nonprofit membership network that fosters synergy among organizations across the country and amplifies their impact through capacity building, policy work, and youth leadership.

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NYEC Relases Report on Youth With Justice Involvement

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NYEC has released its latest report spotlighting the important work being done across the nation to better serve youth with justice involvement (JI youth). In partnership with the Urban Institute and funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), this project was focused on identifying cross-system collaborative efforts that are serving JI youth with a focus on promoting workforce development. The research team interviewed participating organizations, their partners, and the youth they serve, to gain a better understanding of the nature of the collaboratives, their goals, barriers, and successes. This report also highlights several key factors that were identified as being crucial to a successful cross-system approach to serving JI youth. Though much work remains to be done in this space, this report serves as a launching pad for other communities who desire to implement, strengthen, or maintain an effective, collaborative approach to serving this population of youth.  

Thank you to our funder, AECF, and to our partner the Urban Institute, for making this report a success.

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Our Mission

The National Youth Employment Coalition improves the lives of the 4.9 million young people who are out of school and out of work.We do this by improving the effectiveness of the organizations, and the systems, that serve these "opportunity youth." We collect, study, and support the implementation of best practices, all with a strong equity focus.

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Core Practice Brief on Employer Engagement

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Mental health Report 4X3

NYEC Releases First of Its Kind Mental Health Report

A nationwide survey revealed the readiness of youth programs across the United States to respond to the youth mental health pandemic; the processes and systems providers have in place to fight the crisis; and what supports they need to combat this ongoing, life-threatening challenge.

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Youth Justice and Employment Community of Practice

Exploring Best Practices in the Field serves as an expansion of the NYEC literature review and includes additional findings from focus groups comprised of employers, providers, youth and young adults in New Orleans and Los Angeles.

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Statement of the National Youth Employment Coalition on HR 7309, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

On Tuesday, the House Education and Labor Committee passed HR 7309, a bill to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

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Hear from our members!

"Being a member of NYEC has been the greatest professional development of my career.  In addition to supporting the great work that NYEC does on behalf of young people and our programs, being a member has given me a network of incredibly passionate people doing amazing work in communities across the country."

- Glenn Eagleson, former board member and board chair, 20+ year NYEC member

"NYEC membership provides evidence-based research to strengthen our team's practice  to serve youth and offers current information about the policy agenda through various platforms and invaluable online workshops. One of our favorites is the opportunity to engage live with DOL question and answer sessions  as we connect virtually with over 200 organizations nationwide. HIGHTS values the networking and collaborative opportunity with other organizations who strive to uplift and re-engage our youth with employment and credential attainment."
 
- Caroline Williamson, NYEC Board Member