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Youth Opportunity
By
Naomi Clayton
| 23 April 2015
Youth Opportunity
By
Naomi Clayton
| 23 April 2015
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Overview
Introduction
Case study Youth employment in the UK and US
Case study Figure 1: Unemployment rate by age, 2000 to 2014
Case study Intervening to improve young people’s employment prospects
Case study Lessons from US cities – this report
The broader policy context
Case study The role of the state vs other actors
Case study Cities and youth services
Case study Box 1: WIA and local workforce investment boards
Case study Figure 2: The US Workforce Development System (incorporating adult and youth-specific programmes)
Case study Challenges facing US cities
Case study How does the context vary from UK cities?
Improving employment outcomes for young people – the importance of city collaboration
Case study Benefits of collaboration
Case study Case study 1: Collective efforts to boost educational attainment – the Kalamazoo Promise and its partners
Case study Case study 2: Developing a ‘no wrong door’ approach – Sunset Park Alliance
Case study Working with employers to close the gap between supply and demand
Case study Case study 3: Creating city-wide opportunities for work-based learning – After School Matters, Chicago
Case study Case study 4: Working with anchor institutions – Baltimore’s ‘Eds and Meds’
Case study Case study 5: ‘Real world’ work experience – Youth Build Boston
Case study Case study 6: Working with employers to create alternative routes into the professional service sectors – Year Up, 14 US cities with HQ in Boston
Case study Strong local leadership brings cross-sector leaders together and keep their active engagement
Case study Case study 7: Mayoral influence – the history of the Boston Compact
Case study Case study 8: Leadership from outside the public sector – Bill Strickland and the Manchester Bidwell Corporation
Case study Partners established shared and clearly defined goals
Case study Case study 9: City collectives – Thrive Chicago
Case study Case study 10: Neighbourhood-based collaboration – Bronx Opportunity Network
Case study Collaborative activity is supported by intermediary organisations
Case study Case study 11: A conduit for multiple funding streams – the Philadelphia Youth Network
Case study Case study 12: Using an intermediary organisation to leverage resource – City Connect Detroit
Case study Activity is underpinned by shared data and evidence
Case study Case study 13: Data for demand-led interventions – the Workforce Intelligence Network
Case study Case study 14: Evidence-based policy making – Centre for Economic Opportunity
Case study Funders and policymakers can create tools and incentives to enable and support collaboration
Case study Case study 15: Tackling policy barriers to effective collaboration – Performance Partnership Pilots
Case study How do the approaches taken vary from UK cities?
Recommendations
Facts and figures
Case study Table 1: Economic activity by age in the UK, 2014
Case study Table 2: Economic activity by age in the US, 2014
Case study Figure 3: Youth unemployment as a proportion of the total 16 to 24 year old population in UK cities, 2011
Case study Figure 4: Youth unemployment as a proportion of the total 16 to 24 year old population in US cities, 2011
Interviewee list
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16: Federal support for evaluation – Pathways for Careers and Education
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