The Northern New Mexico Youth Fund is a new participatory, youth-led public-private partnership created by the Northern New Mexico Pathways to Opportunity Strategy Table to strengthen initiatives that support young people ages 13-29 in the region to thrive at school, work, and home. As part of our effort to showcase Read more
On Thursday, July 20th the Youth Transition Funders Group (YFTG) held a webinar titled “The State of Economic Well-Being for Vulnerable Young People: Trending Challenges & Opportunities in Youth Employment & Workforce Development”. The second installment of a 3-part learning series, the insightful 90-minute webinar featured senior representatives from education, labor, research, Read more
In 2021, the Wallace Foundation partnered with the American Institutes for Research to launch the Youth Fields Workforce Study, which includes a national survey called the Power of Us Workforce Survey and case stories, to learn more about youth-serving professionals and volunteers. In this Q&A, Deborah Moroney, a vice president Read more
Over the course of the global pandemic, millions of youth and young adults have seen their plans for the future severely disrupted. Internships and summer jobs were cancelled, community youth programs hit pause, and virtual schooling was frequently a poor stand-in for in-person classes. Younger workers were more likely to Read more
Thursday, 02/24 at 2:30 pm ET We’re kicking off our 2022 funder-to-funder discussion series on February 24th with a conversation about youth workforce development grantmaking. During this one-hour, informal Zoom meeting, you’ll have an opportunity to network with colleagues, ask questions, and exchange information about your work. Ranita Jain of Read more
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools is the flagship program of the Smidt Foundation. Everything we do to advance skilled trades education in America’s public high schools rests on three beliefs: People who work with their hands are intelligent, creative, and deserve our admiration and support; Students learning the trades can Read more
Wednesday, June 3 4:00 pm ET / 3:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm PT / 10:00 am HST Interested in learning more about how to support our nation’s most vulnerable young people to work, learn and earn this summer and next year? Join YTFG, Workforce Matters, and Read more
Career Academies and Real-World Learning Experiences Thursday, November 21st 3 pm ET Building on a site visit our Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning learning network made to the Racine Academies in May 2019, we’ve structured a follow-up learning opportunity for grantmakers interested in learning more about the Career Academy model. High school Read more