National Youth Employment Coalition: Information Center


The State of City Leadership for Children and Families 1/20/2010
	This groundbreaking new YEF Institute report identifies the nationâ??s 32 most cutting-edge city innovations to help children and families thrive, and documents emerging and established trends in municipal leadership to promote child and family well-being. Building on the YEF Instituteâ??s intensive work with hundreds of cities over the past decade, The State of City Leadership for Children and Families highlights the progress that cities have made and the potential for future action in nine areas. The publication was released October 13, 2009, before more than 350 municipal leaders attending the 2009 National Summit on Your Cityâ??s Families in Boston.

Making the Right Turn: A Guide About Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System - Jan. 2009
	This Guide has been developed to assist professionals in the workforce development system in gaining a better understanding of the needs of youth involved, or at risk of being involved in the juvenile corrections system. The "workforce development system" includes all national, state, and local level organizations that plan and allocate resources (both public and private), and operate programs that assist individuals in obtaining education, training, and job placement, as well as assist employers with training and job recruitment. The types of organizations and array of settings making up the workforce development system are quite varied, and include programs operating in the community and in the juvenile corrections system, such as youth development programs, vocational rehabilitation programs, corrections-based career and technical education, diversion programs, high schools, colleges, after-school programs, and job training programs, including those offered through One-Stop Career Centers. - January 8, 2009

A Collective Responsibility, a Collective Work: Supporting the Path to Positive Life Outcomes for Youth in Economically Distressed Communities - May 2008
	A Collective Responsibility, a Collective Work: Supporting the Path to Positive Life Outcomes for Youth in Economically Distressed Communities by Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt, Center for Law and Social Policy Many poor communities lack resources to provide comprehensive support to young people to allow them to transition to productive adulthood. To bring focus to this deleterious situation, data from 10 communities across the country will be used to highlight the magnitude of the challenges faced by youth growing up in these cities. Cities were selected based upon their graduation rates (less than 60 percent) and their rates of child poverty (greater than 30 percent). The 10 cities highlighted in this paper are: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Oakland, and Philadelphia. These cities represent both areas of the country traditionally labeled as "distressed" as well as others where problems are more masked because the community appears to be thriving. - May 2008

Beyond City Limits: Cross-System Collaboration to Reengage Disconnected Youth (2007)
	This report describes how eight different cities have launched cross-system initiatives and what they have accomplished through these new collaborations. Their efforts vary greatly and involve a broad array of partners. The experience of all eight cities suggests that simply opening a dialogue about the gaps between public systems serving young people can yield major dividends, and that the benefits of collaboration become evident even when as few as two key agencies start working together. Cities profiles include Albany, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; San Diego, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Corpus Christi, Texas; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; San Fransisco, California; and San Jose, California.