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Sociedad Latina

Sociedad Latina. Youth Skill Development. Sociedad Latina-- Mission.

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Sociedad Latina

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  1. Sociedad Latina Youth Skill Development

  2. Sociedad Latina-- Mission Since 1968, Sociedad Latina has been working in partnership with Latino youth to cultivate the next generation of leaders. With the support of families and the broader community, Sociedad Latina fulfills its critical mission by providing a broad array of programs that promote community leadership, civic engagement, meaningful employment, educational attainment, cultural identity and pride and the continuation of traditions.

  3. Who We Serve… • Targeted one-on-one services to some 1,000 youth and adults annually • Approximately 90% of our service population is school aged (6-18); the remaining individuals are older youth and adults. • The majority is Latino (70%); African American (20%) and 10% from various ethnic and racial backgrounds, including an increasing number of recent immigrants from Africa. • All our youth live at or below the poverty level.

  4. Sociedad Latina’s Youth Development Model • 4 Components for Youth Development Model • Workforce Development • Civic Engagement • Education • Arts and Culture • Each component has short, intermediate and long term outcomes

  5. Why a Youth Development Model? • Measure Effectiveness of Programming • Recognize youth accomplishments from the moment they begin the program to the time they leave • Provide youth with a guide on skills to develop

  6. Process of Creating our YDM • Strategic Planning Process with input from key stakeholders (youth, parents, community leaders)– helped to identify the areas to focus on • Team of direct youth-serving staff and managers/directors worked together to create outcomes for each area (were skills we were already doing) • Youth evaluated the Youth Development Model and helped to figure out gaps • Creating assessment tools to measure each outcome

  7. Skills Under the YDM • Workforce Development— Outcomes that address Out of Work Youth • Interview Skills, Resume Writing, Conducting a Job Search • Education—Outcomes that address Out of School Youth • Test-taking Skills, Organization Skills, Communicating with Teachers • Civic Engagement— • Public Speaking, Understanding the Political System, Participating in and leading Community Events • Arts and Culture— • History and Origins of Latin American cultures, analyzing media messages

  8. How It All Works… • Beginning, mid and final assessments (youth, supervisor and team supervisor) • Youth placed in teams based on skill levels and monthly trainings held in each topic tailored to skill level • Monthly supervision by program coordinator and team supervisors to track progress and identify areas to focus on • Opportunities for recognition by moving up to different levels

  9. How It All Works… • Health Careers for Youth Program • Youth who are struggling in school (60%) or out of school (40%) • Components: Workforce Development, Career Exploration, Case Management, Mission Possible • Civic Engagement and Arts/Culture programming opportunities through the Youth Development monthly trainings

  10. Accomplishments of the HCFY program • Employment placement for out of school youth in local hospitals • Youth gaining GED or returning to school • Youth retention in high school • Youth accepted into college

  11. Parent Engagement • Parents as partners in youth development • Parent participation in events • Contact with parents on youth performance and any issues with school • Parent organizing and opportunities to become involved in child’s education

  12. Meet Marvin • Youth testimony • Out of School Youth • Health Careers for Youth– through his hospital internship, gained full-time employment • Received his GED • Case Management– help to identify goals and careers

  13. Lessons Learned • Parent Engagement • Case Management • Meeting youth where they are at in skill development • Youth and community input in Youth Development Model and skills focused on in SL • Having clear expectations for youth and a path to build skills • Team approach in supporting youth to best serve them • Internships as foot in the door for stable employment opportunities • Career exploration as a motivator and retaining youth in school

  14. For more information or questions: • Melissa Luna, Director of Workforce Development and Community Organizing • melissa@sociedadlatina.org • 617-442-4299x119

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