NYEC Member Spotlight: Breaktime Secures Historic $40M Investment for Opportunity Youth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BREAKTIME, I HAVE A FUTURE SECURE HISTORIC $40 MILLION INVESTMENT IN JOBS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH On Tuesday, the Massachusetts House of Representatives allocated $40 million in ARPA funds for the state’s youth employment program, YouthWorks. This is an historic, record-breaking allocation of funds toward employment programs for at-risk youth, and two MA…
Read MoreA Blueprint for Implementing the Lessons of Adolescent Brain Science
The COVID-19 pandemic shows signs of abating in the United States, but other crises remain. Youth unemployment remains nearly double the overall unemployment rate (March 2021 11.1% vs. the overall rate of 6%), and the triple pandemic has had devastating effects on the mental health of young people (and the adults who work with them).…
Read MoreReengage, Rebuild and Reconnect at the 2021 All Youth Connecting Forum!
For a fourth year, the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) is partnering with the National League of Cities (NLC) Reengagement Network and other local and national partners for the All Youth Connecting Forum. One year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, youth-serving organizations have transformed and tried out a myriad of tools and models…
Read MoreMentoring Solutions for Sustaining Youth Employment
In this time of social distancing and multiple pandemics, MENTOR thinks a lot about power, privilege, and opportunities, especially when it comes to how young people will access the job market. Last September, Equitable Futures surveyed approximately 1,200 young people ages 15- to 21-years old and found 39% of the respondents were Very Concerned or…
Read MoreEquitable Paths to Employment: NYEC’s Strategic Roadmap, 2021-2031
We represent the National Youth Employment Coalition’s staff, as well as board members who have led the effort to develop a new strategic roadmap for NYEC. At our Annual Forum in December we hosted a discussion of the roadmap for the next 10 years. We received some great feedback, which the working groups crafting the…
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