Youth Have Opportunities for Employment or Career Readiness (Anne Arundel)

Youth Disconnection: Percent of Youth Ages 16-24 Not in School and Not Working

Current Value

10.3%

2019

Definition

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Comparison

Story Behind the Curve

FROM DISCONNECTED YOUTH WORKGROUP:

age to withdraw from school is increasing
lack of transportation
no drivers licenses (bad policy, lack of documentation)
lack of affordablechild care
lack of academic skills ***** MATH & READING
lack of soft skills/people skills
behavioral health challenges - mental health, substance abuse
criminal charges from early youth that can't be expunged (policy)
instability - including homelessness
understanding multiple pathways to employment above/beyond college
need career exploration opportunities (upward bound)
racism in hiring discrimination in general
cultural attitude that these kids can't be fixed/saved/salvaged/rescued
lack of access to caring adults - support systems
lack a personal vision for the future or lack support to help them achieve a vision they have
need to learn how to navigate life

What Works

JIFI
Jobcorps
mentoring
Navigation
Apprenticeship
wraparound in connection/collaboration with other pieces
integration of academics and vocational training
available jobs that pay a living wage
tuition incentive or waiver programs
investment in future(financial, social)
Student Achievement Success Program (SASP)
Montgomery County program for DJS/DSS kids
Diversion programs/restorative justice practices
Social supports (arts, sports,community)
Transition programs for foster care youth

Strategy

Mentors (low-cost)
Off the wall - takethesekids out of their communities and let them see other parts of the world
Alternative programs/high schools with different grad requirements (Off the wall)
Mopeds (Pam)
Work-based mentoring (Chipotle)
Government buys a "driving range" (not golf) where kids could get their drivers ed requirement hours -Safety City
Driving clubs to help with driving Transportation alternatives (Uber, Van-GO)
Work based childcare(free?)
Mentoring of families/parent support
2 Generation programming
Enhanced "early warning" systems with accelerated engagement
Enhanced wraparound Longitudinal tracking of youth (Baltimore?)
Life-skills classes (learn how to budget, homecare,cooking,etc.)
Affordable/accessible mental health services

Data Discussion

Unless otherwise specified, any missing data is either because there are no individuals who identify with the race/ethnicity or the data is suppressed to protect privacy. The race/ethnicity groups included in the indicator are as written in the original data source. Aggregate and disaggregated data are provided from two data sources (see data source note). Since the data sources are different, aggregate and disaggregated data should not be compared to one another.

Interested in PBIS data
School climate survey data
Need good unemployment data from AAWDC
disaggregated school graduation data
DJS data by zip code/school/jurisdiction
Chronic absenteeism data by school

Would like to do an overlay of PBIS, Absenteeism data and DJS data to identify potential"hot spots"

Data Source

Aggregate data is provided from Measure of America. Disaggregated data that is available for select counties is provided from National Equity Atlas. National Equity Atlas: https://nationalequityatlas.org/indicators/Disconnected_youthgeo=02000000000024000&breakdown=by-race-ethnicity; Measure of America: https://measureofamerica.org/disconnected-youth-tool/

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