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Youth Changing the Culture: Developing Solutions for Reentry Youth Work

Join us for a workshop on innovative solutions for reentry youth work, presented by a team from Ventura County agencies and Social Policy Research Associates. Learn about the STeps-Youth program, partnerships, and incentivized job readiness training. Explore best practices and collaborations for successful case management and system integration. This session aims to strengthen support services and employment opportunities for justice-involved youth.

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Youth Changing the Culture: Developing Solutions for Reentry Youth Work

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  1. STEPS-YouthChanging the Culture&STEPS ConnectionsDeveloping Innovative Solutions to Effectively Serve Reentry YouthWorkCon 2019Thursday, May 16, 2019 1:15 – 2:15

  2. Welcome to Today’s workshop…

  3. Presentation Team Ventura County Human Services Agency (HSA) WIOA Re-Entry Division • Edward Sajor, Administrative Specialist • Elsa Banuelos, Employment Specialist Lead Ventura County Probation Agency • Guadalupe Paz, Supervising Deputy Probation Officer Social Policy Research Associates • Kate Dunham, Director of Workforce and Human Services • Ivette Gutierrez, Associate

  4. The Model STEPS-YOUTH Specialized Training and Employment Program for Success – Youth

  5. bACKGROUND STEPS-Youth • Launched in January 2018 to serve justice-involved youth ages 16-21 • Designed after STEPS-Adult Program • Job readiness training and workshops • Job placements and OJTs • Supportive services • Incentives

  6. The PARTNERSHIP VC Probation • Youth Day Reporting Center • Juvenile Justice Facility VC Human Services Agency • America’s Job Center of CA • WIOA Career Services

  7. Day reporting center

  8. Workforce Accelerator fund 6.0: steps connection • Accelerator2 Project Awardee for Strengthen partnerships • Develop resources to strengthen participation and employment • Conduct a support service gap analysis • Create a best practices guide

  9. Accelerator: steps connection (continued) • Making the ‘Connection’ through the WAF 6.0 STEPS-Connection • A steps-up to the STEPS-Youth Re-entry Program • Sharing on the Web . . . . www.VenturaCountyAJCC.org • Hire the SPR Consultant team

  10. Promising Practices

  11. Co-location Senior, P., Wong, K., Culshaw, A., Ellingworth, D., O'Keeffe, C., & Meadows, L. (2011). Process evaluation of five integrated offender management pioneer areas. Sheffield Hallam University. Shufelt, J. L., Cocozza, J. J., & Skowyra, K. R. (2010). Successfully collaborating with the juvenile justice system: benefits, challenges, and key strategies. Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health. Sloper, P. (2004). Facilitators and barriers for co-ordinated multi-agency services. Child: Care, Health and Development, 30(6), 571-580.

  12. Case Management Laird, E., and Holcomb, P. (2011). Effective case management: Key elements and practices from the field. Social Policy Research Associates and Mathematica Policy Research.

  13. Program Incentives • STEPS-Youth provides a variety of incentives for youth who achieve program milestones • Financial incentives can be an effective strategy for increasing or maintaining the program participation of participants American Probation and Parole Association (APPA). (n.d.). Effective responses to offender behavior: Lessons learned for probation and parole supervision. Ivry, R., & Doolittle, F. (2002). Improving the economic and life outcomes of at-risk youth. MDRC. Collins, A., Bronte-Tinkew, J., & Burkhauser, M. (2008). Using incentives to increase participation in out-of-school time programs. Child Trends.

  14. Future deliverables • Best practices guide (will include info on STEPS-Youth, best practices lit review, & gap analysis) • Directory of programs and services (related to the guide’s gap analysis)

  15. Presenter contact information Ventura County Human Services Agency (HSA) WIOA Re-Entry Division Edward Sajor edward.sajor@ventura.org (805) 289-8119 Elsa Banuelos elsa.banuelos@ventura.org (805) 204-5156 Ventura County Probation Agency Guadalupe Paz guadalupe.paz@ventura.org (805) 973-5136 Social Policy Research Associates Kate Dunham Kate_dunham@spra.com (510) 788-2475 Ivette Gutierrez Ivette_Gutierrez@spra.com (510) 788-2487

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