New Orleans Area New Orleans Area YouthBuild InitiativeYouthBuild Initiative

In March 2008 four programs began YouthBuild In March 2008 four programs began YouthBuild operations with NEG funds through the Louisiana operations with NEG funds through the Louisiana Department of Labor. Each program will operate 2 Department of Labor. Each program will operate 2 cycles of youth for a total enrollment of 300 youth. Cycle cycles of youth for a total enrollment of 300 youth. Cycle 1 March 2008-October 2008 and November 2008-June 1 March 2008-October 2008 and November 2008-June 2009.2009.

YouthBuild Helping Hands, a program of Catholic YouthBuild Helping Hands, a program of Catholic CharitiesCharities

Youthworks NOLA, a program of New Orleans Parish Youthworks NOLA, a program of New Orleans Parish Juvenile CourtJuvenile Court

River Parish YouthBuild, a program of St. James Parish River Parish YouthBuild, a program of St. James Parish GovernmentGovernment

Youth ReBuilding Louisiana, a program of the Hope Youth ReBuilding Louisiana, a program of the Hope CenterCenter

The BasicsThe Basics

Program outcomesProgram outcomes

OutcomeOutcome ProjectedProjected Actual to dateActual to dateEnrollmentEnrollment 300 Applications300 Applications

245 Enrolled245 Enrolled

147147

Numeracy/Numeracy/literacy increase literacy increase of 1 grade levelof 1 grade level

86 (for the 186 (for the 1stst cycle) cycle)

9th grade level or 9th grade level or above to achieve above to achieve GED GED

49 (for the 149 (for the 1stst cycle) cycle)

Graduates placed Graduates placed in employmentin employment

70% in 170% in 1stst cycle at cycle at wage of $8.00 / hr wage of $8.00 / hr

or higheror higher

Construction units Construction units completedcompleted

1010 33

Our Cycle 1 Federal Collaborations Our Cycle 1 Federal Collaborations to date:to date:

US Dept. of LaborUS Dept. of Labor: NEG funds, WIA services through 4 One : NEG funds, WIA services through 4 One Stop Career Centers, coordination on placement,opportunity fairs, Stop Career Centers, coordination on placement,opportunity fairs, recruitment and visibility recruitment and visibility

US Dept. of Housing and Urban DevelopmentUS Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: : Coordination on recruitment, housing units, potential employment Coordination on recruitment, housing units, potential employment

OJJDP (DOJ)OJJDP (DOJ) Coordination around potential funding, Coordination around potential funding, recruitment, Coordinated case management, drug testingrecruitment, Coordinated case management, drug testing

US Department of EducationUS Department of Education: GED instruction, testing, : GED instruction, testing, facility partnership, literacy education, community college facility partnership, literacy education, community college partnershipspartnerships

Corporation for National and Community ServiceCorporation for National and Community Service: : Education awards available for 150 youthEducation awards available for 150 youth

US Dept. of Health and Human ServicesUS Dept. of Health and Human Services: TANF, Food : TANF, Food Stamps and Childcare for eligible youthStamps and Childcare for eligible youth

Projected Federal collaborations in Projected Federal collaborations in 2009 and beyond…2009 and beyond…

US Dept. of LaborUS Dept. of Labor: Continued employment and other : Continued employment and other placement options, assisting sites to use market data to plan for placement options, assisting sites to use market data to plan for their futuretheir future

US Dept. of Housing and Urban DevelopmentUS Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: : Increased coordination in renovation of 3-5 Section 3 Housing Increased coordination in renovation of 3-5 Section 3 Housing communities in New Orleanscommunities in New Orleans

OJJDPOJJDP: (DOJ) Increased staff training around youth justice : (DOJ) Increased staff training around youth justice issues and potential sustainability funding for programsissues and potential sustainability funding for programs

US Dept. of EducationUS Dept. of Education: Coordination with DOE and the : Coordination with DOE and the Recovery School District to work toward Charter Schools for Recovery School District to work toward Charter Schools for Youth ReBuilding LA and Youthworks NOLAYouth ReBuilding LA and Youthworks NOLA

Corporation for National and Community ServiceCorporation for National and Community Service: : Continued presence of AmeriCorps members in New Orleans Continued presence of AmeriCorps members in New Orleans receiving education awards and providing servicereceiving education awards and providing service

US Dept. of Health and Human ServiceUS Dept. of Health and Human Service: Continued : Continued coordination of concrete services to assist these youth as they coordination of concrete services to assist these youth as they move toward self-sufficiencymove toward self-sufficiency