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This is part one of a three-part series written by CLASP and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions. Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) offer short-term, paid opportunities for youth and young adults to gain career exposure, training, and work experience. These programs have been shown to improve participants’ economic, academic, and behavioral outcomes.
Kisha Bird was quoted about why a New Deal for youth is needed.
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.
New data paints a portrait of the state of young people, both before and since the pandemic
“We live in a country that is more concerned about making up for lost profits instead of the rising death toll—massive unemployment rates and the ones that had hardships before the pandemic occurred—but continue.” —Christian “C-STEEZ” Sutton
Kisha Bird was quoted: "For low-income young people living in high-poverty communities, first jobs — summer jobs — “have not necessarily been in their communities for decades."
New report, Reconnecting, Realizing and Reimagining Justice, written by Duy Pham, Kisha Bird and Shae Harris
Kisha Bird was quoted about how the coronavirus will have an impact on youth: “When the economy reopens, it will not necessarily be reopening for these young people.”
CLASP and our partners have identified principles for all advocates and stakeholders to consider when imagining a Green Economy
On April 1, 2020, CLASP and FHI 360 hosted a webinar on supporting young adults with transformation, reentry, and connections to employment.