Overview of the Division of Youth Services

Programs The Corps Network Conference

February 11, 2013

Youth ProgramsFormula & Competitive

WIA formula youth program – Serves low-income, in-school and out-of-school youth ages 14-21. – Funds activities to improve educational and skill competencies and to build

connections to employers and postsecondary education.– Includes case management, leadership development, mentoring, educational

and occupational training and supportive services.– Local program design includes developing service strategies tailored to specific

individual employment goals. YouthBuild

– Provides occupational skills training, educational, and leaderships development competitive grant program assisting out-of-school youth, ages 16-24, in entering a career pathway.

Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) – Youth and Adult– The youth RExO portfolio consists of programs that provide educational skills

training, occupational learning, restorative justice and employment opportunities for youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 that have been involved in the juvenile justice system.

Employment and Training Administration

Participants and Appropriations

Program Participants Served PY2011

PY 2011 Appropriations

Workforce Investment Act Youth Program

241,224 $825,914,000

YouthBuild7,279

$75,800,000

RExO-Youth 15,579 $ 54,000,000

WIA Youth Program Who we serve

WIA formula funded youth program serves in-school and out-of-school youth ages 14-21 who are low income, and have one or more of the following barriers:

– deficient in basic literacy skills;– school dropout;– homeless, runaway or foster child;– pregnant or parenting;– offender; or– require additional assistance to complete an educational program,

or to secure and hold employment (including a youth with a disability).

Services underthe WIA Youth Program

Academic– Tutoring, study skills training, and dropout prevention activities– Alternative secondary school offerings

Vocational– Work experience year round and during the summer months– Occupational skills training– Leadership development activities

Support– Supportive services– Mentoring– Follow-up services– Comprehensive guidance and counseling

Employment and Training Administration

Funding and Oversight Flow for Formula Funds for Youth

Employment and Training Administration

U.S. Department of Labor

Local WorkforceInvestment Boards

Service Providers (may include One Stop Career

Centers)

State Agency/State Workforce Investment Board

Develops a strategic vision for the state, provides leadership to the local workforce investment boards and informs local strategies

Provides strategic direction to their areas and sets training priorities

Oversees the public workforce system

Local service providers including community organizations and One Stop Career Centers may provide services to youth.

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What’s My Next Move?

Workforce System Strategieshttp://strategies.workforce3one.org/