| Summit
Agenda & Speaking Faculty |
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| Day
One: October 25, 2004 |
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| 8:00 |
Conference
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30 |
Keynote
Presentation: The State of America’s Youth
With only 11% of high school dropouts employed full time, our nation’s
youth are increasingly at-risk of incarceration, substance abuse
and dependency on the system as they transition to adulthood. Identify
the current status of youth development today throughout the country.
Join us for this valuable keynote presentation highlighting the
unique system of youth services and updates on the future of youth
development.
• Youth Development: Understand the developmental stages from
childhood to adulthood
• Youth Services: Creating a pipeline of services to avoid
duplication, promote cross-sector, community collaboration and meet
the developmental needs of youth
• Performance Management: What it is and how to apply it to
youth services
Daniel Horgan, Executive Director, America’s
Promise, Allegheny, PA, and Senior Fellow, Social Policy Center,
The Performance Institute
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| 9:30 |
Leadership
Panel: Improving Performance of Youth Development and Employment
Programs
Join us for this engaging discussion amongst experts in youth development.
Identify provisions in the WIA reauthorization bills and the potential
implications for WIA youth formula funding. Identify the challenges
facing youth today and the importance of connecting youth workforce
development to youth services programs in your community.
• Discuss current legislation affecting youth development
funding
• Identify the challenges of connecting youth with community
services
• Identify and disseminate positive youth outcomes
Seth Turner, Manager, Policy & Advocacy, National
Youth Employment Coalition
Daniel Horgan, Executive Director, America’s
Promise, Allegheny, PA, and Senior Fellow, Social Policy Center,
The Performance Institute
Nancy Fastenau, Executive Director, Western States
Youth Services Network
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| 10:30 |
Break
& Refreshments |
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| 10:45 |
Using
Performance Measures to Meet Youth Performance Outcomes
Establish and utilize performance measures to develop a tactical
plan to improve positive workforce development services. Identify
and implement the elements of effective youth development programs.
Utilize performance indicators consistent with the outcomes and
goals of your youth development program.
• Utilize best practices and innovative methodologies to build
a comprehensive youth system
• Establish appropriate performance goals and measures that
ensure successful employment and job retention
• Achieve program goals and stay aligned to your overall mission
Carl DeMaio, President, The Performance Institute |
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| 12:00 |
Networking
Luncheon |
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| 1:00 |
Track
1: Improving Youth Workforce Program Performance |
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Building Stronger Youth Workforce Programs Under WIA
PEPNet has been used by Workforce Investment Boards, Workforce Investment
Areas and Youth Councils to understand what works and to improve
services for youth. This is a valuable resource for anyone developing,
implementing or funding youth services under the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA). Identify how PEPNet is aligned to related WIA youth program
design requirements, the 10 WIA youth program elements, and specific
groups of WIA-eligible youth.
Seth Turner, Manager, Policy & Advocacy, National
Youth Employment Coalition |
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| Track
2: Youth and Community Development |
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Shifting the Paradigm: Establishing Community Partnerships
for Youth Programs
Map out the roles of community organizations in providing youth
services. Identify ways for integrating duplicate services to
ensure cost-efficiency and streamlined continuum of services.
Daniel Horgan, Executive Director,
America’s Promise, Allegheny, PA, and Senior Fellow, Social
Policy Center, The Performance Institute
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| 2:00 |
Track
1: Improving Youth Workforce Program Performance |
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Practical Career Education Strategies for Developing a Comprehensive
Youth Program
Identify the role of state and local education stakeholders in improving
youth services. Identify programs like School-to-Career and how
services can be successfully integrated to best achieve positive
youth workforce outcomes.
Maureen Clifford Gevirtz Ed.D., Director, Special
Programs, Career Technical Education/ROP, San Diego County Office
of Education
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| Track
2: Youth and Community Development |
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Community Youth Development
Emphasize youth/adult partnerships and empowerment through involvement.
Combine youth advocacy with practical support.
• Establish standards for community youth development
• Access lessons learned
• Strengthen community-based programs and projects
Nancy Fastenau, Executive Director, Western
States Youth Services Network
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| 3:15 |
Break
& Refreshments |
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| 3:30 |
Track
1: Improving Youth Workforce Program Performance |
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Recruiting and Retaining Out-of-School Youth (OSY)
The re-authorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) places
a greater emphasis on working with out-of-school youth, adjudicated
youth and youth who are transitioning out of foster care. These
individuals present significant challenges to outreach, recruitment,
engagement and retention, and often lack the persistence and motivation
required to successfully pursue and complete alternative educational
pathways. This session will discuss how to develop strategies and
new ideas for reaching and effectively serving out-of-school youth.
• Connect with high school officials and guidance counselors
• Market and “show off” young people who have
been successful in your programs
• Create a “youth outreach team” to recruit their
peers
• Gather the data and present it at local community meetings
to get help from your partners
Jaime Krugel, Sally Hazzard, and Terri Leisten,
Director of WIA Youth Initiatives, ACS Family & Community Services |
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| Track
2: Youth and Community Development |
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Ensuring Authentic Youth Leadership in Your Community
The National Youth Leadership Council works to build
vital and just communities where young people are active as partners,
trainers, leaders and advocates. In order to be true to its mission
and vision, NYLC employs a Youth Advisory Council (YAC) - a team
of ten young people from across the country who work together
to give a youth perspective to the organization's programs and
services. Join NYLC youth initiatives staff and a member of the
YAC as they address the concept of authentic "youth voice"-
what it is and why it is important- and demonstrate how to truly
and effectively involve young people in your organization, its
programs and its governance. Gain valuable insight from a member
of the youth community.
Ashley Shaver, Youth Initiatives Coordinator,
National Youth Leadership Council
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| 4:30 |
Adjourn |
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| Day
Two: October 26, 2004 |
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| 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30 |
Panel Discussion: Roadblocks to Self-Sufficiency and Employment
• Mental Health
• Behavioral Difficulties
• Disabilities
• Incarceration
• Homelessness
Facilitator: Daniel Horgan, Executive
Director, America’s Promise, Allegheny, PA, and Senior Fellow,
Social Policy Center, The Performance Institute |
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| 9:15 |
Track
1: Improving Youth Workforce Program Performance |
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Youth with Disabilities: Critical Success Factors for Forging
Effective Partnerships for Their Training and Economic Development
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), there have been
unprecedented opportunities for those with disabilities to fully
develop as productive members of our society. Yet, many youth need
encouragement and information about resources to grow as leaders
in their communities.
• Learn about leadership programs for youth with disabilities
• Identify existing barriers to personal and professional
success and develop plans to deal with those barriers
• Improve interaction with youth with disabilities and the
one-stop system
Gina Semenza, Program Manager & Systems Change
Advocate, of the N. County Access Center
Eileen Barham, Youth Representative, CA, Special
Education Advisory Commission
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| Track
2: Youth and Community Development |
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Improve
Program Data Collection and Youth Program Evaluation
56 percent of 335 federal programs for disadvantaged youth that
were appropriate for review were not evaluated. Improve lessons
learned and transitions to outcome-based funding by collecting
and reporting reliable data. Identify tools to implement data
collection that will serve useful and comprehensive for the purposes
of grant applications and reports.
Steve Butz, President, Social Solutions,
Inc. |
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| 10:15 |
Break
& Refreshments |
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| 10:30 |
Track
1: Improving Youth Workforce Program Performance |
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Best Practices in Transition Programs for Youth
In numerous studies, students who have experienced emotional and/or
behavioral difficulties have been found to have the highest high
school dropout rates among all exceptionalities. Youth with mental
illness and behavioral difficulties are more likely to demonstrate
substance abuse, unplanned adolescent pregnancy, poor work, and
difficulty with marital and occupational adjustment and involvement
with the criminal justice system, than other groups. Promote effective
community-based and culturally competent services for youth who
are affected by mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
De De Sieler, Youth Program Manager,
Clark County Department of Community Services |
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| Track
2: Youth and Community Development |
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Best
Practices in Implementing Strategies for Prevention, Intervention
and Suppression of Youth Gang Violence: Case Study: Riverside,
CA
From schoolyards to neighborhoods, youth violence has dominated
the list of community concerns for more than two decades. Reduce
youth gang crime and violence in schools and communities. Identify
and implement OJJDP’s comprehensive strategies for gang
prevention, intervention and suppression at the community level.
• Community mobilization
• Social intervention
• Opportunities for vision
• Suppression
• Organizational change
Celeste Wojtalewicz, Riverside, CA
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| 11:45 |
Networking
Luncheon |
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| 1:00 |
Track
1: Improving Youth Workforce Program Performance |
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Establish Community Partnerships for After-School Programs
The country’s shift in focus more toward the unemployed and
out-of-school youth has brought attention to useful after-school
programs. Join us in this session and gain knowledge of how before
and after-school programs are an effective way of providing needed
development services for the hard-to-serve youth:
• Financial management and fundraising to ensure program effectiveness
and cost-efficiency
• Collaborate with community organizations to expand outreach
• Identify lessons learned in establishing and administering
community-based services for at-risk youth
• Develop good citizenship and work habits for lifelong success
• Effectively communicating value of education to youth
John Meredith, Executive Director, Aspiring
Youth After-School Program
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| Track
2: Youth and Community Development |
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Building
Effective Partnerships for Youth Development: Case Study: California
Friday Night Live
Identify youth development standards of practice. The California
Friday Night Live Partnership was created to provide guidance
and leadership to counties and build alliances in support of youth
development. The partnership coordinates with the Friday Night
Live programs to achieve five outcomes for youth. Learn how to
build successful partnerships and achieve these outcomes:
• A safe environment for youth
• Provide opportunities for involvement and connection to
community and school
• Provide opportunities for leadership and advocacy
• Engage in skill-building activities
• Enhance relationships among youth and with adults
Jim Kooler, Administrator, California Friday
Night Live Partnership
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| 2:00 |
Break
& Refreshments |
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| 2:15 |
Track
1: Improving Youth Workforce Program Performance |
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Street-Based Crisis Intervention and Emergency Housing for
Homeless Youth: Case Study: HIRE UP
HIRE UP is the workforce development initiative of Larkin Street
Youth Services (LSYS), a community-based nonprofit founded in 1984
to divert young people from prostitution, drug-dealing and theft.
Identify and utilize employment and educational resources designed
to meet the specific needs of homeless and runaway youth. Learn
about the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the HIRE UP
model.
• Analyze the exemplary and replicable practices within the
HIRE UP model
• Identify how participation in the initiative impacts participants’
self-confidence, quality of life and motivation to become self-sufficient
• Integrate survey data from youth, volunteers and employers
Andrew Niklaus, Deputy Director of
Education and Employment Services, Larkin Street Youth Services
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2: Youth and Community Development |
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Youth
Development and Transition Planning for Foster Youth
Discuss the initiative to better serve older foster youth and
those transitioning out of the foster care system.
• Improve links between Foster care system and youth workforce
• Increase job-training opportunities for foster youth
• Identify educational placement services
Karen Grace Keho, California Foster Care Ombudsperson
Jim Kooler, Administrator, California Friday
Night Live Partnership |
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| 3:15 |
Joint
Concluding Session: |
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Call
to Action: Recruiting and Retaining Youth Participants and Community
Stakeholders
Sustain the human resources of your youth services organization
including both participants and community stakeholders (volunteers,
funders, etc.). Facilitate diverse groups for strategic planning,
collaboration and community building. Join us for this final workshop
and concluding remarks to move ideas to action, placing your program
on the top of the charts in terms of performance measurement and
youth development impact.
Daniel Horgan, Executive Director, America's
Promise, Allegheny, PA, and Senior Fellow, Social Policy Center,
The Performance Institute |
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| 4:30 |
Conference
Adjourns |
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| Post-Conference
Workshop: October 27, 2004 |
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| 9:00 |
Workshop
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 9:30 |
Workshop
A: Outreach and Youth Management for Employment: |
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Best Practices and Corporate Models for Energizing Youth
Workforce Development
Identify successful corporate models that have paved the way in
developing youth employment programs. Hear the employer point of
view in promising practices in preparing youth for employment.
• An overview of youth workforce development as a systematic
process youth engage in from entering school to entering the workforce
• An outline of the model used by Allegheny County’s
promise to engage multiple sectors in effective and efficient youth
workforce development programming
• A look at innovative programs such as that effectively prepare
youth for sustainable careers
Daniel Horgan, Executive Director, America’s
Promise, Allegheny, PA and Senior Fellow, Social Policy Center,
The Performance Institute
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| Workshop
B: Performance Management: |
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| Using
the Logic Model to Achieve Youth Workforce Performance Outcomes
Develop a framework for measuring and reporting the performance
of youth development programs. Establish and utilize performance
measures to develop a tactical plan to improve positive youth
development services. Use “logic modeling” as a tool
for establishing clear intermediate and end-outcome goals and
measures. Identify and implement the elements of effective youth
development programs.
• Link resources to results
• Implement strategic planning and goal setting
• Manage the workforce
Join us for this interactive workshop and logic model activities
to build your organization’s capacity for strategic planning
and achieving youth performance outcomes!
Benjamin
Neumann, Director State & Local Affairs, The Performance
Institute |
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| 12:00 |
Workshop
Luncheon |
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| 1:00 |
Workshop
C: Program Planning and Management: |
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One-Stop Resource Center Marketing Strategies: How to Reach
Local Youth, Employers and Funders
This interactive workshop addresses current workforce issues as
a system and why youth marketing programs underperform. It demonstrates
how staff can develop an internal marketing system, verses contracting
out for marketing services, to save valuable resources. This module
talks about the branding dilemmas in working with a multitude of
contractors, partners and operators and how to build a cohesive
image for youth programs.
• Identify marketing challenges within youth programs and
develop a successful marketing system to increase brand awareness
and target youth and key stakeholders
• Use cost-effective strategies to overcome limited budgets
and staff
• Develop clear roles and responsibilities for outreach staff
and youth council members so that marketing systems are integrated
• Use cause-related marketing techniques to leverage limited
marketing dollars and garner private sector support
• Effectively measure and track marketing outcomes
Celina Shands, Full-Capacity Marketing,
Inc.
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| Workshop
D: Grants Management: |
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| Procure
Resources to Sustain & Amplify Youth Development Programs
and Make the Most of Funding Opportunities
Explore all aspects of grant and proposal development and discover
the latest ways to access federal funds. The focus will be on
planning, collecting information and selecting appropriate funding
sources. The key elements of writing any funding request will
be discussed. This is ideal for staff members from any organization
who want to expand their funding base and for staff who are responsible
for responding to requests for proposals.
• Discover best practices for grant writing
• Benchmark performance to ensure approval of funds
• Find non-traditional sources of funding
Nancy A. Johnson, Executive
Director, MANY, The Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family
Services
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| 4:00 |
Workshops
Adjourn |
