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May 11, 2022 | Report/Brief

SYEP in 2021: Lessons For a Changing World

This brief summarizes key themes that emerged from interviews with Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEP) funders, program providers, and youth participants in Albany, Denver, Louisville, Los Angeles, New York, and Orlando.

May 11, 2022 | Report/Brief

Toward a Vision of Quality Summer Employment For All Youth

By Noel Tieszen For decades, Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) have provided income, career exposure, and real-life work experience for thousands of young people across the United States. Yet year after year, youth and community leaders report that there are not enough summer jobs to…

September 15, 2021 | Report/Brief | Hannah Matthews

Census Data Demonstrate Success of Federal Investments to Address Poverty

The Census Bureau annual release on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage shows that government investments in 2020 successfully reduced poverty.

December 1, 2020 | Report/Brief | Kisha Bird

Youth, Equity, and the Power of Now: Our Collective Responsibility

These policy recommendations address health and mental health, employment and economic security, education and career pathways, justice and safe communities, and child care for youth and young adults in America. 

February 6, 2020 | Report/Brief | Kisha Bird

From Surviving to Thriving: Supporting Transformation, Reentry and Connections to Employment for Young Adults

This report offers practical programmatic solutions that support second chances for young people and raise policy and systems considerations to address equity, collateral consequences, and opportunity. 

April 11, 2019 | Report/Brief | Nia West-Bey

Behind the Asterisk*

This report describes the lived experiences of marginalized youth and young adults living in poverty. It's based on findings from our focus groups in "small and hard-to-reach" communities.

December 4, 2018 | Report/Brief | Nia West-Bey

Systems of Power and Young Women of Color

This brief outlines seven structural barriers experienced by young women of color, based on multiple focus groups.

October 9, 2018 | Report/Brief | Kisha Bird

Unjustice: Overcoming Trump’s Rollbacks on Youth Justice

This brief shows how Trump's justice department has turned back progress for youth and young adults of color. It also provides an anti-incarceration framework to combat law-and-order policies.

December 7, 2017 | Report/Brief | Kisha Bird

Forgotten and Left Behind: Shifting Narratives and Exploring Policy Solutions for Vulnerable Youth and Young Adults

This report provides insights and next steps from our 2017 convening, which discussed the need for a multi-generational, multi-racial, youth-centered dialogue around policy change.

November 16, 2017 | Report/Brief | Duy Pham

Expanding the Dream: Engaging Immigrant Youth and Adults in Postsecondary and Adult Education

This brief discusses pathways to adult and postsecondary education for undocumented youth, including those who did not qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

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