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Building a Bridge for Youth to Careers: Corporate and Community Partnerships in Mentoring

Building a Bridge for Youth to Careers: Corporate and Community Partnerships in Mentoring. January 24, 2013 National Mentoring Summit Washington, DC. Presenters. Michael Wood Goodwill Industries International (GII) Youth Services Program Manager Rebecca Headen

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Building a Bridge for Youth to Careers: Corporate and Community Partnerships in Mentoring

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  1. Building a Bridge for Youth to Careers: Corporate and Community Partnerships in Mentoring January 24, 2013 National Mentoring Summit Washington, DC

  2. Presenters Michael Wood Goodwill Industries International (GII) Youth Services Program Manager Rebecca Headen GII Youth Services Program Senior Specialist Ashleigh Curtis GoodGuides® Mentoring Program Manager, Oklahoma City, OK (GII’s GoodGuides Mentoring Program is funded by US Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)

  3. Objectives • Identify different types of partnership benefits that strengthen mentoring programs; • Discuss potential partners that address an array of mentoring program needs and the spectrum of partnership; • Explore strategies to build and sustain partner relationships with corporate as well as community-based organizations as well as coalitions; • Identify challenges to career-focused partnerships and strategies to leverage resources; • Hear examples of partnerships with business and community-based organizations for exposure to careers and skills attainment and how they can be replicated in other communities.

  4. What is “Partnership?” The definition and spectrum of partnering What mentoring programs bring to partnership Partnering to build, rather than compete over, community resources

  5. Career Opportunity Needs of Youth Career awareness Job training Soft skills Experience/ exposure Evaluation

  6. Goodwill Youth Services and GoodGuides Mentoring Program: An Overview Michael Wood Goodwill Industries International (GII) Youth Services Program Manager

  7. YouthServices Ages 12 - 24 • Physical and psychological safety • Appropriate structure • Supportive relationships • Opportunities to belong Social Justice Services Trauma Informed Care Education Positive Youth Development (E3) Opportunities Positive Youth Development Employment SanctuaryModel® Supports Evaluation Engagement • Positive social norms • Support for efficacy and mattering • Opportunities for skill-building • Integration of family, school and community efforts

  8. People, programs and institutions who work with youth are engaged in youth development if there is a strong evidence of the following practices: 1 Services – Opportunities – Supports 1Center for Youth Development and Policy, “What is Youth Development?” Academy for Educational Development, available at http://cyd.aed.org/whatis.html

  9. Continuum of Goodwill S.O.S. for Youth:

  10. Case Study: Oklahoma City GoodGuides Youth Training Program Ashleigh Curtis GII GoodGuides Mentoring Program Manager, Oklahoma City, OK

  11. Partnering in Action Farmer’s Market Oklahoma City Retail Training Program Oklahoma City Summer School/ College Prep Springfield

  12. Oklahoma City GoodGuides • Youth Training Program: • Daily, curriculum-based class • Four hours hand-on training with job coaches • Daily de-brief session/ evaluation session • Program provided monitoring and coaching • Skills evaluation and development • Resume and interview experience • Local certificate

  13. Oklahoma City GoodGuides From idea to implementation: Progress and roadblocks on the youth training program road Identifying the issues: career needs of OKC youth Creating a solution “Selling” the idea Program development and planning The pilot program

  14. Oklahoma City GoodGuides Program success, expansion and growth Organizational support Accountability Measuring success Challenges Realizing benefits

  15. Training and Technical Assistance in Partnership Creation and Sustainability Rebecca Headen GII Youth Services Program Senior Specialist

  16. Partnership Engagement Model

  17. Partnering Prioritization

  18. Why partnerships work • Internal team is fully educated about the program • Give your internal team elevator speeches • Key vested partners are engaged • Figure out a good system for regular contact • Program is showcased • Via marketing, online presence, offer press releases • Partners communicate regularly and clearly • Anticipate and address challenges; celebrate successes

  19. Key Areas of Partnership

  20. Discussion • Revisit youth career needs in relation to partner needs • How can your resources as well as partners be leveraged to enhance your program?

  21. Questions

  22. Michael Wood Goodwill Industries International (GII) Youth Services Program Manager Michael.wood@goodwill.org Rebecca Headen GII Youth Services Program Senior Specialist Rebecca.headen@goodwill.org Ashleigh Curtis GII GoodGuides Mentoring Program Manager, Oklahoma City, OK acurtis@okgoodwill.org (GII’s GoodGuides Mentoring Program is funded by US Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)

  23. Contact Us: Michael Wood Goodwill Industries International (GII) Youth Services Program Manager Michael.wood@goodwill.org Rebecca Headen GII Youth Services Program Senior Specialist Rebecca.headen@goodwill.org Ashleigh Curtis GII GoodGuides Mentoring Program Manager, Oklahoma City, OK acurtis@okgoodwill.org (GII’s GoodGuides Mentoring Program is funded by US Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)

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