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RECONNECTING DISCONNECTED YOUTH: THE CCRY NETWORK EXPERIENCE Presentation at the National College Access Christopher L. Scott October 12, 2010 Network Conference in Washington, DC What is the CCRY Network Formally established in 2006, the

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Presentation at the National College Access Network Conference in Washington, DC

Christopher L. Scott October 12, 2010

RECONNECTING DISCONNECTED YOUTH: THE CCRY NETWORK EXPERIENCE

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What is the CCRY Network

Formally established in 2006, the CCRY Network is:

 Outgrowth of Youth Opportunity Movement  Focused on cross-system approaches for

reconnecting youth

 Gathers semi-annually for peer-to-peer exchange

n effective practice and to focus attention on areas
f collective interest

 Local advocacy voice for Federal Policy  Affinity group of 16 communities Across the Nation

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CCRY History and Overview

Partnerships with secondary

and post secondary

Collaboration with justice,

child welfare, workforce

Community based resources
Quality management &

tracking system

Youth Opportunity Centers
Cadre of case managers
Multiple education pathways
Work experience, internships

and workplace connections

Personal development/

leadership /civic engagement/ recreation

KEY COMPONENTS

36 communities received Youth Opportunity Funding to Build Comprehensive Delivery systems

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YO! Participation in Education

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YO! Participation in Other Activities

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Findings from YO! Impact Study

 Nearly 73,000 young people were engaged in

education re-engagement activities

 Pell grant receipt in the urban sites increased  A CLASP survey of dropouts in YO! found 40

percent indicated college goals

 Of those without college ambitions 45% had

specific career goals

 Of those with prior criminal activity 41% had

post secondary intentions

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Baltimore  Boston  Brockton  Denver  Hartford  Hawaii  Houston  Indianapolis  Kansas City  Los Angeles  Memphis  Oakland  Philadelphia  Rural Arkansas  San Diego  Seattle

CCRY Member Communities

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What does CCRY mean by Disconnected Youth?

The term „disconnected youth‟ means an individual between the ages of 16 and 24, who fall into one of several high-risk categories.

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Community Capacity Building

CCRY communities have invested in considerable capacity-building efforts and innovative approaches Learning from the Youth Opportunity Experience Making the Juvenile Justice/ Workforce Connection Building an Effective Youth Delivery System Benchmarking Progress on the Path to labor Market Success Building an Employer Engagement Pipeline

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On March 4, 2010 , the CCRY Network

held a briefing, “Recommitting to Our Nations Youth: Building on the Legacy

f Youth Opportunity,” to showcase the

impact YO! funding had on disconnected youth and the lessons learned.

CCRY network raised awareness of the

existing gaps in youth services and the need for Federal investments to support communities in reconnecting youth.

CC CCRY RY Ca Capit itol l Hi Hill ll Brie Briefi fing ng

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The goal: Connections to Multiple Pathways

MULTIPLE CAREER PATHWAYS

2 & 4 YEAR COLLEGE Integrated basic skills instruction Modular curricula Competency- based instruction Credit recovery GED plus Dual enrollment Middle college Bridge programs Transitional jobs Community -service projects Service Corps Internships OJT Subsidized & un- subsidized jobs Customized training Industry pipelines Work/Study Full and part-time jobs Advocacy Guidance Support & Referrals Transition Support Retention Support Entry Point Entry Point

Good jobs Good wages Good careers

Community Development Employers Workforce Boards Industry Leaders

Key Education Partners

Post secondary Institutions Local School District Adult Education CBO Providers

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CCRY Network recommends

That together, with policymakers, we must:

 Make dropout recovery a part of education reform  Connect WIA, HEA, Career Tech, ESEA resources to

create college and career training pathways for disconnected youth;

 Secure large scale investment and effective cross-

system collaboration to build community capacity to better serve disconnected youth;

 Greatly expand work experience opportunities, and  Share collective accountability for better youth

utcomes

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In Their Own Words

Video based on survey of nearly 200 youth in 13 communities

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Links to Resources

 Learning From the Youth Opportunity Experience: Building Delivery

Capacity in Communities of High Youth Distress http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0283.pdf

 Making the Juvenile Justice-Workforce Connection for Re-entering Young

Offenders www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0329.pdf

 Building a Comprehensive Youth Employment Delivery System: Examples of

Effective Practice http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Youth-Employment- Systems.pdf

 Creating Postsecondary Pathways to Good Jobs for Young High School

Dropouts http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/0438.pdf

 Collective Work/Collective Responsibility  Fact Sheet on the Evaluation of Youth Opportunity Grant

http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/FACT-SHEET-FROM- the-YOUTH-OPPORTUNITY-GRANT-EVALUATION.web.pdf

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Christopher L. Scott Youth Policy Analyst, CLASP cscott@clasp.org

Contact Information

Center for Law and Social Policy ∙ 1200 18th St. NW, Suite 200 ∙ Washington, DC 20036 ∙ 202-906-8027