Youth leadership
Report: Collaborative Outcomes from the Youth Justice and Employment Community of Practice
Contact Information National Youth Employment Coalition Mimi Haley Executive Director mhaley@nyec.org Release Date: October 11, 2022 NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COALITION RELEASES OUTCOMES FROM YOUTH JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE Washington D.C., October 11, 2022 — The National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) released a report “Youth Justice and Employment Community of Practice: Lessons…
Read MoreA Note from Our Summer Intern
Most people have internships during their sophomore year of college, but thanks to NYEC and my parents’ push for me to have an educational summer, I was able to have an internship experience during my sophomore year of high school. I am Kendi Caldwell, a rising junior at Atholton High School in Columbia, MD, and…
Read MoreMeet Cailee
NYEC is proud to introduce Cailee Fitzgerald, NYEC’s Youth Leadership Coordinator to our team! Cailee comes to NYEC with years of experience serving youth. Her past roles include coaching basketball, working with systems-involved youth, case management for homeless and low-income individuals, and health education and promotion. Seeking to combine her passion for under-resourced communities…
Read MoreMuhamed Salevic: Learning from Mistakes and Helping Others to Avoid Them
Quick Take. Muhamed Selavic spent seven years in a variety of correctional facilities before finding his calling as a peer mentor. Then, based on his experiences, he created Washington State’s first formal peer counseling program for individuals in juvenile rehabilitation. Muhamed shared his experiences as an Action Hour presenter at NYEC’s 2021 Annual Forum. …
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…
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