Opportunity Road: The Promise and Challenge of America's Forgotten Youth

From Civic Enterprises, the America's Promise Alliance, and Peter D. Hart Research Associates, this report provides findings from a survey of youth ages 16 to 24, who were not enrolled in school, not employed, and not planning to enroll in school in the coming year. Among the findings, 73 percent of respondents stated that they were very confident in being able to reach their goals in life and were optimistic about their futures. Around 75 percent had a goal of finishing high school or college and also accept responsibility for their own future.