How Are Youth Faring in Today’s Robust Economy?
The First in a Series on the State of Youth Employment Recent reports by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on unemployment and job growth show that the economy continues to expand. In September the U.S. economy created 250,000 new jobs, the 97th consecutive month of job growth. The overall unemployment rate remains below 4…
Read MoreInnovative Approaches for Career Training in Alternative Settings
Since 1998 SIATech has been committed to improving outcomes for low-income and out-of-school youth. Our dropout recovery program has aided in helping SIATech graduate more than 15,000 youth since their founding. SIATech’s dropout recovery efforts are led by Laurie Pianka, SIATech’s Executive Director of Community Development and Career Pathways. How has SIATech’s Career Pathways Program…
Read MoreNYEC Leading YSP/KSA Update Process
NYEC staff worked closely with staff of the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) in 2003 to develop a series of competencies that any person who works professionally with youth should master. These Youth-Serving Professionals’ Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (YSP/KSA) competencies have been delivered over the years as in-person training modules to thousands of staff through…
Read MoreDebunking Myths of Trauma-Informed Care: Lessons Learned from Hopeworks ‘N Camden
From school shootings to Oprah and even Netflix, we are hearing more and more about the importance of a trauma framework when working with young people. Shifting to this approach is not a one-and-done initiative. It’s a continual process, even for organizations that made the commitment long before it was a trending topic. Hopeworks ‘N…
Read MoreCity of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department Awarded DOL Grant For Compass Rose Collaborative
The City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) was one of three cities awarded a grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL-ETA) awarded grant for “The Compass Rose Collaborative”(CRC), a young-adult reentry program for participants. The program attacks one of the most serious social problems reentry youth face:…
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