This toolkit offers steps on how the juvenile justice and workforce development systems can collaborate to serve youth with justice involvement. The toolkit includes a review of evidence-based practices in youth workforce development, an…

In April 2020, the U.S. Department of Education expanded the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative to include 67 new higher education institutions in the program, beyond the 63 colleges that had already been providing postsecondary…

This blogpost explains how juvenile diversion programs can be used as an alternative to the juvenile justice system. The blogpost notes the effectiveness of diversion programs and how commonly these programs are implemented in lieu of…

Opportunity populations—such as youth between the ages of 17-24 who are not in school or out of work, formerly incarcerated persons, members of indigenous communities, refugee populations, homeless persons, and people with disabilities—all face…

This webinar described an evaluation, Keeping Youth Out of the Deep End of the Juvenile Justice System, which pinpointed tactics for engaging families and creating strategies that target equitable outcomes for youth of color. These youth are…

This report is a developmental evaluation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s deep-end reform initiative covering 12 juvenile justice jurisdictions across the U.S. The evaluation not only presents the deep-end approach as a comprehensive and…

This report examines lessons learned and strategies adopted for service delivery by social services organizations in Los Angeles County, California that support the needs of homeless individuals (or at risk of becoming homeless) and those…

This practice guide illustrates case management practices that are appropriate and effective for promoting youth well-being and provides methods for helping youth on probation understand and take responsibility for their actions. The guide…

The Office of Human Services Policy at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation will host a virtual training series and offer concrete strategies for organizations working with incarcerated/reentering participants to help…

The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals will conduct a webinar on July 21, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET to cover job development techniques, interviewing skills, and client preparation for returning citizens to enter employment.…