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

• AACPS
• AAWDC
• Mental Health Agency
• employers
• transportation folks
• faith community
• DJS
• YSB's (incl. JIFI)
• Parole & Probation
• AACC
• Sororities and Fraternities
• Ft Meade
• Goodwill
• DSS
• Homeless coalition
• parents/families
• coaches
• philanthropy
• engaged citizens
• peers
• DLLR
• Parks & Rec
• Skill trade programs (ex. IEC)

• 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

• 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

• 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"

Indicator: Youth Not in School and Not Working (% ages 16-24)

Definition: The percentage of the population ages 16 to 24 who are not enrolled in school and who are not working (either unemployed or not in the labor force).
Source: Measure of America analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey PUMS Microdata (http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml) and custom tabulations for county and county equivalents provided by special arrangement with the U.S. Census Bureau.