Mar. 28: Opening Doors for Youth Act Event
March 28, 2017 — Washington, D.C. Congressman Bobby Scott will host Opening Doors for Youth:
Investments in Employment Opportunities for Opportunity Youth Are Investments in Our Communities and Our Nation, a discussion with youth, community leaders, advocates, and experts about the Opening Doors for Youth Act, which would expand federal investment to maintain youth connected to school and work. Measure of America co-director Kristen Lewis will participate as a panelist and discuss the latest data and findings on youth disconnection. To RSVP, click here.
Discussing Disconnected Youth Data and Reengagement Strategies
March 18, 2017 — The Annie E. Casey Foundation Blog
Disconnected youth: Growing up jobless and rootless in rural America
March 9, 2017 — Yahoo News
The Demographics of Disconnected Youth
March 8, 2017 — U.S. News & World Report
Mar. 30: Webinar on New Youth Disconnection Report
March 26, 2016 — New York, NY. Measure of America and the National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families will host a joint webinar on MOA’s latest youth disconnection report. The expert panel in “Moving the Needle on Youth Disconnection: Insights from Measure of America’s New Report: ‘Promising Gains, Persistent Gaps: Youth Disconnection in America’” will feature MOA co-directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, as well as NLC YEF Institute’s Director of Youth and Young Adult Connections, Andrew Moore. You can click here for more details, and register here.
Free Online Data Tools Provide Powerful Statistics for Funding Applications
March 1, 2017 — Family & Youth Services Bureau
Job fair aims to pair ‘disconnected’ youth with employment, education
February 23, 2017 — Arizona Central
Brooklyn Community Services Produces Short Documentary Video “Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness”
February 15, 2017 — Benzinga
Demography In Action: Auspicious Developments
February 6, 2017 — The Broadsheet
Brooklyn Community Services Explores Gentrification with “The Forgotten Farragut” – A Short Documentary Video
February 3, 2017 — Benzinga