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Employment & Training Strategies for Disconnected Youth April 3, 2012

Employment & Training Strategies for Disconnected Youth April 3, 2012.

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Employment & Training Strategies for Disconnected Youth April 3, 2012

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  1. Employment & Training Strategiesfor Disconnected YouthApril 3, 2012

  2. Roberta GassmanDeputy Assistant Secretary for Employment & Training, U.S. Department of LaborJacqueline FreemanUnit Chief, Division of Youth Services, U.S. Department of LaborDave RobertsOffice of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of LaborAnthony DayPotomac Job Corps Center Graduate, Kitchen Manager, Meatballs RestaurantEdna Primrose (Facilitator)National Director, Office of Job Corps, U.S. Department of Labor 2

  3. Agenda • Employment & Training Programs • Grant Opportunities • Best Practices in Serving Disconnected Youth • Summer Jobs+ Initiative • Real-Life Benefit of Youth Employment Programs 3

  4. John KellySenior Advisor to the CEO and Director of Partnerships and Public Engagement For more information:http://www.americorps.gov/about/programs/nccc.asp

  5. 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

  6. Summer Jobs+ Accepting the President’sCall-to-Action Participating employers can make a “Pathway Pledge” by offering one of the following pathways: • Life Skills • Work Skills • Learn & Earn 6

  7. 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

  8. Summer Jobs+ Partners • 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! 8

  9. Summer Jobs+: Partners to Date 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 9

  10. 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

  11. Discussion 11

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