Strategies for Disconnected Youth Employment and Training Program
Explore employment and training strategies for disconnected youth, presented by key officials from the U.S. Department of Labor. Learn about grant opportunities, best practices, and the Summer Jobs+ Initiative aiming to provide 250,000 job opportunities for low-income youth. Discover pathways to employment through the program and the upcoming launch of the Summer Jobs+ Bank online search tool. Join leading partners in the commitment to support youth employment.
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Employment & Training Strategies for Disconnected Youth April 3, 2012
Roberta Gassman Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment & Training, U.S. Department of Labor Jacqueline Freeman Unit Chief, Division of Youth Services, U.S. Department of Labor Dave Roberts Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor Anthony Day Potomac Job Corps Center Graduate, Kitchen Manager, Meatballs Restaurant Edna Primrose (Facilitator) National Director, Office of Job Corps, U.S. Department of Labor 2
Agenda Employment & Training Programs Grant Opportunities Best Practices in Serving Disconnected Youth Summer Jobs+ Initiative Real-Life Benefit of Youth Employment Programs 3
John Kelly Senior Advisor to the CEO and Director of Partnerships and Public Engagement For more information: http://www.americorps.gov/about/programs/nccc.asp
Summer Jobs+ A call-to-action for businesses, non-profit organizations, & governments to provide pathways to employment Targeted at low-income & disconnected youth Goal: Provide 250,000 employment opportunities for youth by Summer 2012 5
Summer Jobs+ Participating employers can make a Pathway Pledge by offering one of the following pathways: Life Skills Work Skills Learn & Earn Accepting the President s Call-to-Action 6
Summer Jobs+ Bank One-stop online search tool for youth to access postings from employers Will be launched in April 2012 Includes a Widget a what? a widget! http://www.dol.gov/summerjobs/Widget.htm 7
Initial commitment list includes nearly 180,000 employment opportunities Examples in Forum target cities: Baxter International Inc. Chicago JPMorgan Chase Chicago State Street Corporation Boston Many more to come! Summer Jobs+ Partners 8
The American Assn. of People with Disabilities AT&T Bank of America Baxter International Inc. * Bender Consulting Services, Inc. The Camber Corporation CenturyLink CodeNow The Corp. for National & Community Service CVS Caremark Deloitte The Department of Agriculture The Department of Health & Human Services The Department of the Interior The Direct Employers Association Discovery Communications Easter Seals Expeditors Gap Inc. General Dynamics C4 Systems Goodwill Industries International H-E-B J.B. Hunt Transport Jamba Juice** JPMorgan Chase* LinkedIn Manpower Group Operation HOPE PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP The SI Organization Starbucks Coffee Company State Street Corporation* Syracuse University The McGraw-Hill Companies UPS Viacom WE ARE GOLF Wells Fargo Summer Jobs+: Partners to Date 9
Additional Resources TEN 33-11 -- Partnering with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Jurisdictions, State Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Offices, and local CSBG Entities to Create or Expand Summer Youth Employment Opportunities has been posted to the ETA Advisory Web site and disseminated to the workforce development system. Link: http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=7506. 10
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