Youth Today
All posts tagged "career pathway"
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399From the FieldWhy career readiness programs should treat teens as emerging adults
In this career readiness program, teens get work ready not by hearing about how work operates but by trying it themselves.
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1.4KGrantsYouth career pathway access expansion program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Career Pathway, Job/Career Training, Workforce Readiness/Development | Amount: $900,000 - $1,500,000 | Deadline: July 10, 2026
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1.1KFrom the FieldYouth development’s missing link? Intergenerational connection
Intergenerational connection allows older adults to have companionship that matters and for youth to build genuine connections.
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1.2KFrom the FieldWe’re teaching skills but not purpose: The missing metric in youth development
Youth development programs emphasize measurable skills but should be more intentional about developing purpose.
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1.0KGrantsCareer pathway exploration opportunity expansion grants
GRANT FOCUS: Job/Career Training, Career Pathways/Development/Exploration, Workforce Readiness | Amount: Up to $9,000,000 | Deadline: June 9, 2026
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1.7KFrom the FieldWhy America must invest in apprenticeships — now
Strengthening and expanding apprenticeships may provide a crucial solution in the middle of the worst labor market for young adults since the...
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2.0KFrom the FieldDance builds the skills young people need. I credit dance with my pursuit of medicine.
If we want young people to relish the joy of learning and grow into capable, compassionate adults, youth dance deserves its place...
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6.2KNewsQ&A: Why the former CEO of AmeriCorps is excited about heading an organization he had never heard of
Karen Pittman talks with Michael Smith about building pathways to success for opportunity youth.
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2.2KOpinionWhat is the next step?
We should build options for students to gain skills needed for alternative career pathways.
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2.8KNewsJuma Ventures helps “opportunity youth” earn, learn and launch careers
Opportunity youth are young people from low-income households often disconnected from school and work.
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1.4KGrantsOregon job/career training and development program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Job/Career Training and Development, Workforce Development, Economic Mobility, Oregon | Amount: $5,000 - $25,000 | Deadline: July 7, 2025
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1.9K► ReportsPower of us: The youth fields workforce — findings from the National Power of Us Workforce Survey
A report details key findings from a national survey of the youth fields workforce.
