The Role of Risk: Mentoring Experiences and Outcomes for Youth with Varying Risk Profiles

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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation commissioned this independent evaluation to examine the effectiveness of mentoring programs. With a focus on seven mentoring programs in Washington State, the study assessed how benefits accrued by youth varied according to individual and environmental risk. “Individual risks” include behavioral challenges, social and academic functioning, and health; while “environmental risks” include challenges in the youth’s surrounding environment, such as poverty or living in a dangerous neighborhood. The findings indicated that mentored youth experienced fewer depressive symptoms, greater acceptance by their peers, more positive beliefs about their ability to succeed in school, and better grades in school. Although a 13-month follow-up survey showed that almost half of the youth had experienced at least one match closure, it also indicated that mentors faced different types of challenges based on their mentee youth’s risk profile. The authors identified a number of implications for practitioners and funders: 1) Training and support for matches should be tailored to the types and levels of risk experienced by youth. 2) Mentoring should be broadly available, as youth with varying levels and types of risk appear to derive important benefits. 3) Greater emphasis should be placed on the mental health needs of youth and the benefits that mentoring can provide in this area. 4) Efforts should continue to improve the strength and consistency of the benefits that youth derive from mentoring programs.
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2013-01-31T19:00:00
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http://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/Role%20of%20Risk_Final-web%20PDF.pdf
Publication Date
2013-02-01

Using SNAP E&T to Offer Job-Driven Training for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWDs)

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Under Federal law, able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) may only receive SNAP benefits for 3 months in a three-year period unless they meet work or training requirements. Until recently, almost every State had chosen to use a temporary waiver of the three-month time limit because of high unemployment or lack of sufficient jobs. However, many of these waivers expired at the end of 2015 due to an improving economy and ABAWDs in most States are now subject to the time limit. This brief from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service highlights the potential—and limits— of the SNAP Employment & Training (E&T) in responding to the needs of ABAWDs. The most promising role for SNAP E&T may be to offer job-driven education and training services that can open a path for ABAWDs to transition from the program the right way: by becoming self-sufficient through better paying jobs.
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2016-05-01T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/snap/S2Sbrief2_OfferJobDrivenTraini…
Publication Date
2016-05-02

The New CTE: New York City as Laboratory for America

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Previously known as “vocational education,” career and technical education (CTE) has emerged in the past decade as one of the most promising approaches to preparing students for the future. New York City is at the forefront of the national revolution in career education, with 50 of the city’s schools dedicated exclusively to CTE and others providing opportunities to concentrate in a CTE subject area. This report from the Manhattan Institute presents data suggesting that young people who attend CTE schools have better attendance rates and are more likely to graduate. The report concluded that continued program innovation, greater resource investment, and stronger collaboration with business and industry are necessary to build on the CTE movement’s initial success.
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2016-02-29T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/new-cte-new-york-city-laboratory-americ…
Publication Date
2016-03-01

The Mentoring Effect: Young People’s Perspectives on the Outcomes and Availability of Mentoring

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This study, commissioned by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, shares the findings from a nationally representative survey of young people’s perspectives on mentoring. The report offers young people’s perspectives on mentoring in three areas: mentoring’s connection to outcomes, the value of mentors, and the availability of mentors. Researchers found that youth with mentors were more likely to engage in positive behaviors, such as setting higher education goals, volunteering, or participating in sports and extracurricular activities. Nearly all youth who had mentors believed the mentoring relationship was helpful and many were interested in becoming mentors themselves. However, mentors are not always available for youth. One in three young people do not have a mentor, and high-risk youth are even less likely to have a mentor. The report, guided by the voices of young people, offers recommendations to ensure that young people most in need have access to a quality mentor relationship and receive the adult supports they need to succeed in school, work, and life.
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2013-12-31T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.mentoring.org/images/uploads/Report_TheMentoringEffect.pdf
Publication Date
2014-01-01

The 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book

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This dataset from the Annie E. Casey Foundation is part of an annual series that assesses child well-being across the United States. The KIDS COUNT index uses four domains to capture what children need most to thrive: 1) Economic Well-Being, 2) Education, 3) Health, 4) Family and Community. Each domain includes four indicators that are used to rank states on overall child well-being. Despite mounting economic inequality and increasingly unaffordable college costs, the 2016 data show that today’s youth are healthier and completing high school on time. The report focuses on key trends in child well-being and offers recommendations for policymakers to ensure these positive trends continue.
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2016-06-20T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.aecf.org/resources/the-2016-kids-count-data-book/
Publication Date
2016-06-21

WIOA Fact Sheet: Quick Overview of All Final Rules

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This fact sheet from the Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services gives a brief summary of each of the five final rules documents that were made available on June 30, 2016. The final rules provide the foundation upon which services to individuals and businesses can be strengthened and improved over time under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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2016-06-29T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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https://www.doleta.gov/WIOA/Docs/Final-Rules-An-Overview-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Publication Date
2016-06-30
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Latest Information from Network (Home)

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Department of Labor Only; Final Rule

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The Department of Labor issued this Final Rule to implement Titles I and III of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Through these regulations, the Department reforms and modernizes our nation’s workforce development system. The rule provides the framework for changes for statewide and local workforce development systems to increase the employment, retention, earnings, and occupational skill attainment of U.S. workers, particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, so they can move into good jobs and careers and provide businesses with the skilled workforce needed to make the United States more competitive in the 21st Century global economy. 

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2016-06-29T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
https://www.doleta.gov/wioa/Docs/wioa-regs-labor-final-rule.pdf
Publication Date
2016-06-30

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule

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The Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) issued this Joint Final Rule to implement jointly administered activities authorized by Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that was signed into law on July 22, 2014. Through these regulations, the Departments implement workforce education and employment system reforms and strengthen the nation’s public workforce development system to provide increased economic opportunity and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century evolving labor market. This Joint WIOA Final Rule provides guidance for State and local workforce development systems that increase the skill and credential attainment, employment, retention, and earnings of participants, especially those with significant barriers to employment, thereby improving the quality of the workforce, reducing dependency on public benefits, increasing economic opportunity, and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the nation.

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2016-06-29T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa/regulations
Publication Date
2016-06-30

Training and Employment Notice N. 42-15: Announcing the Release of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Final Rules and Information Collections for WIOA and Additional DOL Administered Programs

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The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to announce the advance posting of the WIOA final regulations, specifically:

  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule.
  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Department of Labor-Only; Final Rule.
  • Programs and Activities Authorized by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act); Final Rule.
  • State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage; Final Rule.
  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Miscellaneous Program Changes; Final Rule. 

This TEN also announces two information collections to implement WIOA, and align performance accountability and information reporting for WIOA and additional Department of Labor programs. Further, the DOL established Information Collections for all programs authorized by WIOA title I and additional DOL administered programs. These information collections are as follows:

  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Common Performance Reporting; OMB Control No. 1205-0526.
  • DOL-Only Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System; OMB Control No. 1205-0521.
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2016-06-29T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=6469
Publication Date
2016-06-30

Work Supports Strategies Evaluation Publications Page

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This webpage from the Urban Institute includes several publications related to the Work Support Strategies (WSS) initiative evaluation. Topics include changes in joint Medicaid/CHIP and SNAP participation rates, using technology to improve delivery of benefits, and using behavioral economics to inform the integration of human services and health programs.
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2016-05-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
URL
http://www.urban.org/work-support-strategies-evaluation-publications-and-resour…
Publication Date
2016-06-01