Overview of the
Division of Youth Services
Programs
The Corps Network Conference
February 11, 2013
Youth Programs
Formula & Competitive
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WIA formula youth program
– Serves low-income, in-school and out-of-school youth ages 14-21.
– Funds activities to improve educational and skill competencies and to build
connections to employers and postsecondary education.
– Includes case management, leadership development, mentoring, educational
and occupational training and supportive services.
– Local program design includes developing service strategies tailored to specific
individual employment goals.
YouthBuild
– Provides occupational skills training, educational, and leaderships development
competitive grant program assisting out-of-school youth, ages 16-24, in
entering a career pathway.
Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) – Youth and Adult
– The youth RExO portfolio consists of programs that provide educational skills
training, occupational learning, restorative justice and employment
opportunities for youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 that have been involved
in the juvenile justice system.
Employment
and Training
Administration
Participants and Appropriations
Program
Workforce
Investment Act
Youth Program
Participants Served
PY2011
241,224
PY 2011
Appropriations
$825,914,000
7,279
YouthBuild
RExO-Youth
$75,800,000
15,579
$ 54,000,000
WIA Youth Program
Who we serve
 WIA formula funded youth program serves in-school and out-of-school
youth ages 14-21 who are low income, and have one or more of the
following barriers:
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deficient in basic literacy skills;
school dropout;
homeless, runaway or foster child;
pregnant or parenting;
offender; or
require additional assistance to complete an educational program,
or to secure and hold employment (including a youth with a
disability).
Services under
the WIA Youth Program
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Academic
– Tutoring, study skills training, and dropout prevention activities
– Alternative secondary school offerings
Vocational
– Work experience year round and during the summer months
– Occupational skills training
– Leadership development activities
Support
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Supportive services
Mentoring
Follow-up services
Comprehensive guidance and counseling
Employment
and Training
Administration
Funding and Oversight Flow for
Formula Funds for Youth
U.S. Department
of Labor
Oversees the public workforce system
State Agency/State Workforce
Investment Board
Develops a strategic vision for the state, provides
leadership to the local workforce investment
boards and informs local strategies
Local Workforce
Investment Boards
Provides strategic direction to their
areas and sets training priorities
Local service providers
Service Providers (may
including community
include One Stop Career
organizations and One Stop
Centers)
Career Centers may provide
services to youth.
Employment
and Training
Administration
http://www.servicelocator.org
What’s My Next Move?
Workforce System Strategies
http://strategies.workforce3one.org/