News at NYEC:  Join the National Youth Employment Coalition’s 2025 Annual Forum- Empowering Youth, Transforming Communities, in Minneapolis, MN, from May 12-14, 2025! This event will gather practitioners, youth advocates, and community leaders to explore key topics like youth leadership, holistic supports, living wage employment, and policy & advocacy.  WIOA Programs can Help…

    News at NYEC:  Join the National Youth Employment Coalition’s 2025 Annual Forum- Empowering Youth, Transforming Communities, in Minneapolis, MN, from May 12-14, 2025! This event will gather practitioners, youth advocates, and community leaders to explore key topics like youth leadership, holistic supports, living wage employment, and policy & advocacy.  WIOA Programs can Help…

    News at NYEC:  WIOA Programs can Help Participants Register to Vote: As we approach the 2024 election, NYEC wants to remind its members that the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance in 2022 sharing that programs receiving WIOA funds may engage in voter registration activities. Specifically, DOL stated that the following partners of…

    News at NYEC:  Thank you for joining us at Youth Days!: We were so happy to see many of you at Youth Days last week! Your participation resulted in more than 65 meetings with legislators on Capitol Hill and federal agency staff, amplifying our collective voice for opportunity youth in D.C. We were…

    Children and Youth  This blog post from the Children’s Funding Project highlights the urgency for communities, advocates, and policymakers to strategically utilize the remaining American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds dedicated to children and youth. With deadlines approaching, the article emphasizes the importance of thoughtful planning and collaboration to ensure these funds create lasting…