Opportunity Works: Four Ways to Help Young Adults Find Pathways to Success

This Jobs for the Future report profiles the Opportunity Works program, a national effort to create postsecondary education and career pathways for over 2,000 out-of-school and out-of-work youth. The research in this report identifies four strategies for program success: place community-based organizations at the center, locate the “sweet spot” of a guiding model, provide excellent programming, and plan for program sustainability from the beginning.
Record Type: 
Report
Publication Date: 
January, 2019
Date: 
January 2019
Source: 
Partner Resources
Topics/Subtopics: 
  • Employment
  • Education and Training
    • Career Pathways
    • Post-secondary Education
  • Special Populations
    • Youth in Transition