Webinar: Investing in Youth and the Community: Summer Youth Employment Programs

May 2014

On Wednesday, May 7, 2014, the Office of Family Assistance's Peer TA Network, along with partners from the U.S. Departments of Labor, and Housing and Urban Development, hosted the Investing in Youth and the Community: Summer Youth Employment Programs Webinar. This Webinar explored emerging initiatives, partnerships, and strategies for implementing summer youth employment programs. The Webinar highlighted federal, state, private, and public services available to engage youth in summer employment, while also providing TANF-serving organizations and other stakeholders with the opportunity to learn how to engage various partners in support of summer youth employment activities. Presenters included representatives from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Brandeis University's Center for Youth and Communities, and the Denver Public Housing Authority's Youth Employment Academy.

As a followup to this presentation, OFA created a series of Summer Youth Employment Program Profiles – providing more in-depth information on the background, program model, lessons learned, outcomes, and successes for a number of programs engaging youth in summer employment. These profiles highlight the activities of the City of Richmond, Department of Employment and Training's YouthWORKS Division; the City of Buffalo, Buffalo Employment and Training Center; and the Denver Housing Authority's Youth Employment Academy.

Powerpoint Presentation [PDF - 4,209 KB] 

Webinar transcript [PDF - 815 KB] 

Audio Recording [MP3 - 41,664 KB] 

Program Profile: Buffalo Employment and Training Center [PDF - 198 KB] 

Program Profile: Denver Housing Authority [PDF - 227 KB] 

Program Profile: City of Richmond, Department of Employment and Training's YouthWORKS Division [PDF - 350 KB]

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