Preparing Youth for the 21Preparing Youth for the 21stst Century EconomyCentury Economy

Gregg WeltzGregg Weltz

Director of Youth ServicesDirector of Youth Services

U.S. Department of LaborU.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Labor Youth U.S. Department of Labor Youth VisionVision

Created in response to the 2003 Created in response to the 2003 White House Task Force White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth Final Report:on Disadvantaged Youth Final Report:

Focus on Focus on Disconnected YouthDisconnected Youth prioritizes investments to prioritizes investments to serve youth in and aging out of foster care, youth serve youth in and aging out of foster care, youth offenders, children of incarcerated parents, migrant youth, offenders, children of incarcerated parents, migrant youth, Indian and Native American youth, youth with disabilities Indian and Native American youth, youth with disabilities and out-of-school and dropout youth.and out-of-school and dropout youth.

Focus on Focus on Alternative Education Alternative Education is to provide is to provide leadership to ensure that youth served in alternative leadership to ensure that youth served in alternative education programs will receive a high quality education education programs will receive a high quality education that adheres to expected standards and provides that adheres to expected standards and provides accountability within schools for the curriculum taught and accountability within schools for the curriculum taught and student outcomes achieved.student outcomes achieved.

U.S. Department of Labor Youth U.S. Department of Labor Youth VisionVision

Focus onFocus on Business DemandsBusiness Demands is to is to ensure that youth obtain the skills needed ensure that youth obtain the skills needed by businesses so that they can succeed in by businesses so that they can succeed in the 21the 21stst century economy. century economy.

Focus on Focus on PerformancePerformance is to implement is to implement key initiatives to assure that funding for key initiatives to assure that funding for youth programs is performance based and youth programs is performance based and that systems and programs are focused on that systems and programs are focused on outcomes.outcomes.

Creating a Collaborative Approach Creating a Collaborative Approach to Prepare Youth for Labor Market to Prepare Youth for Labor Market

SuccessSuccess

In response to the In response to the 2003 White House Task 2003 White House Task Force Report for Disadvantaged Youth, Force Report for Disadvantaged Youth, a a Federal Interagency Work Group was Federal Interagency Work Group was created to:created to:enhance communication, coordination, and enhance communication, coordination, and collaboration among Federal agencies; andcollaboration among Federal agencies; and

ensure that well-designed and coordinated ensure that well-designed and coordinated programs provide the neediest youth opportunities programs provide the neediest youth opportunities to successfully transition to adult roles and to successfully transition to adult roles and responsibilities. responsibilities.

The Federal Shared Youth The Federal Shared Youth Vision PartnershipVision Partnership

http://www.doleta.gov/ryf/ http://www.doleta.gov/ryf/

A Federal Partnership between the United States Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor, Transportation, the United States

Social Security Administration, and the Corporation for National & Community Service.-Drive Economy

Youth Vision PartnersYouth Vision Partners

US Department of EducationUS Department of EducationUS Department of Health & Human ServicesUS Department of Health & Human ServicesUS Department of Housing & Urban US Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDevelopmentUS Department of JusticeUS Department of JusticeUS Department of LaborUS Department of LaborUS Department of TransportationUS Department of TransportationSocial Security AdministrationSocial Security AdministrationCorporation for National & Community ServiceCorporation for National & Community Service

State VisionState Vision Youth Forums Youth Forums 2004 Forums - - All states and territories 2004 Forums - - All states and territories

attended the forums and began work on attended the forums and began work on their “Shared Youth Vision”their “Shared Youth Vision”

2006 Forums - - 16 states competitively 2006 Forums - - 16 states competitively selected to attendselected to attend

Receive process management/facilitation Receive process management/facilitation support around developing a state vision, support around developing a state vision, resource alignment and peer-to-peer resource alignment and peer-to-peer learning learning

In response to requests for In response to requests for additional resources:additional resources:

A “Solutions Desk” was created to provideA “Solutions Desk” was created to provide a a technical assistance (TA) resource that will:technical assistance (TA) resource that will:

Provide a gateway to each of the federal Provide a gateway to each of the federal partners’ resource centers, clearinghouses, and partners’ resource centers, clearinghouses, and training and technical assistance providers, and training and technical assistance providers, and

Assist State Teams with their Shared Youth Assist State Teams with their Shared Youth Vision activities.Vision activities.

Moving Forward in 2007…Moving Forward in 2007…

State Pilots projects - - State Pilots projects - - move to the next level move to the next level of collaboration in serving its neediest youth and of collaboration in serving its neediest youth and serve as models serve as models

The Federal Partnership will also work with teams The Federal Partnership will also work with teams to develop strategies that assist them in attracting to develop strategies that assist them in attracting new partners and leveraging resources by new partners and leveraging resources by expanding their collaboration through the expanding their collaboration through the engagement of business and industry as well as engagement of business and industry as well as foundations.foundations.

Resources:Resources:

White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth Final Report,White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth Final Report, October 2003October 2003

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/docs/white_house_taskffohttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/docs/white_house_taskfforce.pdfrce.pdf

““New Strategic Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under New Strategic Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under the Workforce Investment Act.”the Workforce Investment Act.” (Training & Guidance Letter No 3-04, (Training & Guidance Letter No 3-04,

http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL3-04.pdfhttp://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL3-04.pdf

““TEGL 28-05: Expanding ETA’s Vision for the Delivery of Youth TEGL 28-05: Expanding ETA’s Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under WIA to Include Indian and Native American Services Under WIA to Include Indian and Native American Youth and Youth with Disabilities.” Youth and Youth with Disabilities.” http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2224http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2224