content conference call may 27, 2008 youth transition action team initiative
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Content Conference Call
May 27, 2008
Youth Transition Action Team Initiative
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Housekeeping
• All Participants will be muted for the duration of the call • Questions should be submitted via the “chat” screen in the lower left hand corner of your screen• If you are not accessing the web feature of this conference call you can send your questions to Heidi Peyser, [email protected]• If you have any trouble with your phone or internet access on this call please contact Heidi Peyser 707-824-4000 x 31 or [email protected]
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Visual Map
• Don’t forget to add yourself to the map• Check the map to see what different geographic areas
are represented on this call
http://www.newwaystowork.org/initiatives/ytat/frapprmap52708.html
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New Ways to Work
Builds community connections that prepare youth for success
• 25 years building comprehensive youth-serving systems nationally
• Focuses on effectively targeting public resources to prepare youth for the future
• Connects efforts to Economic Development• Pioneered the All Youth-One System approach
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New Ways to Work
Where New Ways Works
• Supporting connections between schools, community, and the workplace across the nation
• Building connected transition systems for all youth in California
• Building community capacity through customized technical assistance locally
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Youth Transition Action Teams Initiative
Charge of Local Transition Action Teams• Leverage community resources to ensure successful
transitions for foster youth• Connect leaders across systems to work together• Develop and implement strategic plans to improve
transition outcomes for youth touched by child welfare
• Support achieving local system improvement goals
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Foster Youth Career Development and Employment Summit Priority Areas
• Prioritize Career Development and Employment for every Foster Youth
• Connect Youth to Education and Workforce Development Programs
• Support Emancipating and Emancipated Youth in their Transition to Adulthood
• Provide Work Experience and Job Opportunities that Lead to Economic Success
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Challenges Facing Rural Youth
• Geographic isolation
• Lack of public transportation
• Limited number of programs available
• Limited diversity of programming
• Significantly low concentrations of workplace partners
• Scarce opportunities for youth employment
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Glenn County YES ProgramYouth Employment Services
Presenter: Linda Joseph, Employment Training Worker Supervisor
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A Multi-Agency Collaborative
Why the YES Collaborative came into being:
• Multiple agencies were providing programs for youth.• Services were overlapping (particularly in job development)• Concerned individuals shared a common goal for youth.• Funding changes were occurring in several programs.• Grant sources were stressing collaboration.• Business partners were getting confused by the multiple programs.• Local needs assessment demonstrated youth wanted additional training and
“jobs”.
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YES Program: a “real quick” synopsis
Classroom Training:
Career Planning/Decision Making
Work Attitudes
Basic Skills Assessment
Labor Market Knowledge
Job Applications
Interviews
Much, much more…
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YES Program: a “real quick” synopsis
•Paid Work Experience:
•in addition to the job-specific skills acquired at the work site, students learn –
•communication skills
•problem solving skills
•conflict resolution skills
•Awareness of safety in the workplace
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Challenges incorporating Foster Youth?
• Transience of the population
• Difficulty obtaining documents in a timely manner
• Staff frustration
• Scheduling constraints
• Home situations/limitations
• Entry Dates
• Program Integrity
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3 Considerations for Foster Youth in Y.E.S.
I. Specific Outreach
II. Priority Registration
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III. Open Enrollment
• Program Restrictions/Flexibility
• Missed Competencies/skills/instruction
• Case Manager commitment
3 Considerations for Foster Youth in Y.E.S.
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Participation in “real” workforce training
• Ability to be part of an established program• No isolation because of living situation• Opportunity• Access• Support
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Business Community Support
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01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07
233250 243
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160 139
Total # of YES participants
Some Numbers:
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Humboldt County STEP UP Program
Presenters: Joe Davey & Jose Quezada
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Humboldt Youth
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WIA Youth Council Strategic Goals
• Act as a convener for all youth programs “Provide the Big Tent.”
• Increase the number of work experience opportunities for all youth
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WIB Youth Council Strategic Goals
The WIB YC was a catalyst:• That led to a new partnership between public & private sectors of
our community• That encouraged Humboldt youth organizations to blur lines
between program silo funding.
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A program for youth that want to work.
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2006 and 2007 StepUp programs…
• Operated on a shoestring budget
• Some staff worked on volunteer basis
• Had many of the services, materials donated…
…YET very successful matching youth to jobs that fit employer needs.
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# of Youth
StepUp 2006 StepUp 2007
Year
StepUp Youth Matched to J obs
Private SectorPublic SectorTotal
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Memorandum of Agreement
The Youth Council, DHHS Social Services Branch and the
Probation Department have joined together to put the first
dollars in to “institutionalize” the StepUp program throughout the
County.THIS IS HOW IT WILL LOOK:
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Total WIA
Youth Program Dollars
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Total WIA
Youth Program Dollars
16% (about
$55,000)
WIA
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Total WIA
Youth Program Dollars
16% (about
$55,000)
WIA
DHHS
Up to$50,000
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Total WIA
Youth Program Dollars
16% (about
$55,000)
WIA
DHHS Probation
Up to$50,000
Up to$50,000
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Total WIA
Youth Program Dollars
16% (about
$55,000)
WIA
WIA
DHHS
ProbationDHHS Probation
Up to$50,000
Up to$50,000
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WIA
DHHS
Probation
= more than 3 piles of cash
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= $150,000 a year for 3 years
Half of funding for salary of work experience coordinator
Half of funding for work experience opportunities
WIA
DHHS
Probation
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WIA Request for Proposals
• Youth Council has released an RFP for WIA youth services that includes the StepUp concept.
• RFP intends to serve youth in all regions of County.
• Bidders must respond on how they will coordinate services with StepUp concept.
• RFP requires a dollar-for-dollar match (between WIA dollars and non-WIA dollars)
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Digital Pathways-Eureka
• Success of Hoopa Digital Pathways
• Multi-media Apple computer lab being built in Eureka
• 12 out-of-school and 5 in-school youth participating in 180 hour digital video project
• Youth paid incentives for reaching program milestones
• 3 HSU credits (graded)
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Digital Pathways-Eureka
• Eureka City Schools• Eureka Adult School
• Access Humboldt• Social Services Branch• Probation Department
• Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc.
• Humboldt State University
Original $49,000 from Youth Council has leveraged more than 3 times the amount from non-WIA resources.
Partners with WIA include: