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Youth and Young Adult Policy Update 4-17-26
April 17, 2026 News at NYEC Join us during National Apprenticeship Week: NYEC will be hosting a Virtual Workshop on April 30: Apprenticeship Today — The Landscape and Opportunity, featuring the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) within New America’s Center on Education & Labor. Legislative Branch Representatives McBath, Owens Introduce CREATES Act to Streamline…
Read MoreYouth and Young Adult Policy Update 4-10-26
April 10, 2026 News at NYEC Recapping NYEC’s Annual Forum: Rooted in Action: Thank you to everyone who joined us in Houston, Texas, for NYEC’s Annual Forum! More than 300 attendees learned from one another and from our amazing speakers about how to create better ecosystems for young people. Houston Mayor John Whitmire joined us…
Read MoreA Historic Day for Youth Opportunity: Houston Mayor John Whitmire Proclaims National Youth Employment Coalition Day
Houston, TX · April 1, 2026 A Historic Day for Youth Opportunity: Houston Mayor John Whitmire Proclaims National Youth Employment Coalition Day Celebrating the 2026 NYEC Annual Forum and our extraordinary local partners Official Proclamation Mayor John Whitmire officially proclaimed April 1st as National Youth Employment Coalition Day in the City of Houston, honoring NYEC’s…
Read MoreYouth and Young Adult Policy Update 3-27-26
News at NYEC: See You in Houston! The National Youth Employment Coalition will head to Houston, TX from March 30 – April 1. Attend sessions from our policy track such as Partnering for State Impact presented by Bert Quintanilla, Director of Development at Education to Employment, Caroline Roberts, General Counsel and Senior Director of Policy at Children At Risk, Fedora Galasso, Director of Practice at Texas Network of…
Read MoreYouth and Young Adult Policy Update 3-20-26
News at NYEC: Join NYEC in Houston, TX for Rooted in Action: 2026 Annual Forum! The National Youth Employment Coalition will head to Houston, TX from March 30 – April 1. Attend sessions from our policy track such as Gaming It Out: How Will Policy Changes Affect Your Program? presented by Thomas Showalter with Showalter Strategies and Nathan Hora, NYEC’s Senior Advisor for Federal Policy. Sign on to…
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