New Jersey's Youth Agenda

New Jersey’s Youth Agenda Strategic Planning for Youth and Young Adults NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development GSETA, September 14, 2011

Purpose:
To determine the value of addressing youth development strategically.
Outcomes:
Identify next steps to coordinate youth development activities and move forward to achieve a shared vision.

And…………
To explore and Identify the current situation
To identify short and long term goals
To determine where support may come from
To review possible obstacles
To outline first steps for action

Background
In May, 2011 LWD laid the groundwork to bring together a NJ Team that would focus on strengthening services to youth.
A small representative group met on May 12 to develop a baseline plan to assemble the larger team.
On June 24, a larger group was convened to continue the discussion and determine the value of moving forward .

The Youth We Serve…….
Many are:
Basic skills deficient
Homeless
Aging out of foster care
Prone to risky behavior
Parents
Unemployed or Underemployed
And face these barriers:
Lack of Transportation
Lack of parental involvement, family issues and dynamics
Low life and coping skill
Lack of mentors
Delayed medical intervention
Experiencing addictions
Mental health issues

The Need Well-designed and coordinated programs offer youth who have become disconnected from mainstream institutions and systems additional opportunities to successfully transition to adult roles and responsibilities. The Vision The nation’s neediest youth will acquire the talents, skills and knowledge necessary to ensure their healthy transition to successful adult roles and responsibilities.

Objectives
New Jersey’s team was created to support the objectives of the federal mission to ensure that communication, coordination, and collaboration focuses on:
Developing and coordinating policy, within existing policy
structures to address the needs of disadvantaged youth.
Maximizing interagency collaborations to utilize the significant
expertise within specific Federal agency.

Objectives
Coordinating research so the government can fund programs that produce results that help disadvantaged youth.
Finding and elevating models of "what-works" and help replicate them nationwide.
Developing innovative model strategies that efficiently and effectively respond to the needs of disadvantaged youth.

What We Know So Far----The Work Done to Date

Top 10 Signs of a Successful Youth
Equipped for a career
Marketable skills for a sustainable living
High school diploma
Self-sustaining
Resilient, self aware, motivated
Career awareness, knowledge of options
Wellness, addiction-free
Work experience
13 th Year educational attainment
Culturally sensitive

Top 10 Signs of a Successful System
Active collaboration at the policy level
Collaborating through shared planning, decision making, resources
Services not limited by funding rules
Leverage private resources
Universal comprehension of services/funding
Opportunity for progressive work
Tailors service to meet specific needs of youth
A shared vision
Seamless, comprehensive delivery
A system that continues to evolve and improve

Coordination/Collaboration Across Organizations

Contact Information Lynn Logo-Keepers, State Director New Jersey Youth Corps Department of Labor and Workforce Development 609-292-2060 Email: [email_address]

New Jersey's Youth Agenda

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