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Attachment A:
Career Pathways for Adults & Opportunity Youth (cont.)
 Connect youth programs that energize the work; way to engage volunteers / mentors. o Develop alternative funding pathways so financial aid is not used for remediation of k-
12 education
Connection to Career for Opportunity Youth
o Develop a training or employment program for Opportunity Youth such as a soft skills training program, work ready skills training program, or learn and earn training program
o Develop clear career pathways in collaboration between local partners that align with local labor market
o Create college and career friendly internship, apprenticeship or job opportunities
o Work with schools systems to align and integrate workforce training and social supports
to alternative education pathways
Re-Engagement of Opportunity Youth
o Create a variety of youth friendly avenues to reach out-of-school youth and connect them to options that get them back on track to postsecondary success
o Partner with schools, youth development providers, or other organizations to offer wrap-around supports that will enable Opportunity Youth to work (e.g. transportation, daycare) and integrate workforce training and social supports to alternative education pathways
o Expand college and career friendly internship, apprenticeship or job opportunities; enhance resources to existing funding
Youth Development
o Support and create structures for the authentic engagement of youth voice in the shaping of solutions
Educational Momentum
o Create incentives for educational achievement
o Develop a robust set of options for recovering dropouts and building their educational
momentum for postsecondary success
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