The LA Story: Building A Workforce & Career Development System for Opportunity Youth
Publications & Research
This report shares the story of how two local coalitions with over 100 partners aligned their collective impact initiatives, resources, and skills to create systemic change in the Los Angeles region and captures the experience of efforts to increase access to and success in workforce and career development programs for opportunity youth (OY) those 16-to 24-year-old youth and young adults who are disconnected from both school and work, as well as those who have experienced foster care, the justice system or homelessness. Together these two coalitions have worked in solidarity to create the changes needed for the future of the workforce and to improve outcomes for OY. While there is still much work to do, a firm foundation has been built and productive systemic changes have been implemented.
Opportunity Youth: Disconnection, Persistence & The Path To Reconnection
Key Variables Of Advanced Prediction Of Disconnection In 2024, 510,727 young Californians between the ages of 16 and 24 – 10.8% of the age…
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Southern Nevada’s Opportunity Youth Coalition Strategic Action Plan
Disrupting The Disconnected Youth Pipeline The Opportunity Youth Coalition (OYC) is a major systems-level effort led by Workforce Connections (WC), the Local Workforce Development…
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Challenges And Opportunities For Change
Addressing Youth Disconnection In The Los Angeles Region This report is supported by the Alliance for Children’s Rights, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, The…
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Update on Teen & Young Adult Disconnection In California
Youth disconnection, a term referring to individuals ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor at work, is a significant concern in…
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Updated Data on California’s Opportunity Youth
According to the latest American Community Service data, taken in 2021, there are over 570,000 young people ages 16-24 in California who are disconnected…
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Los Angeles County’s Out-of-Work & Disconnected Youth Data Report
This brief paper serves as an update to the 2020 Los Angeles County Disconnected or (Opportunity) Youth report. According to data collected through the…
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California’s Opportunity Youth: 2022 Data Update
The importance of engaging teens and young adults in education and employment opportunities is well documented and cannot be overstated, yet a significant number…
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City of Los Angeles Opportunity Youth 2021 Data Report
In 2021, the City of Los Angeles (LA) was home to approximately 3.9 million people, making it the second most populous city in the…
Tools & Templates
COYN Action Guide: Expanding Workforce & Career Development Pathways For Opportunity Youth
A roadmap to expand access to and improve the quality of workforce and career development services provided for 16- to 24-year-old opportunity youth –…
Tools & Templates
All Youth One System: Elements Of A Comprehensive, Youth-Serving System
This framework guides partners in implementing the five elements of a comprehensive, youth-serving system. In a comprehensive and connected local youth system, programs, initiatives,…
