Connection Center Updates Opportunity Youth Collaborative Meeting November 30, 2016

Visitors by month, February 2015 to present

Demographics of youth completing an intake

Demographics of youth persisting in a program

Intake and placement flow since February 2015 Completed intake: 366 227 continued to work with a coach to apply to a program 21 are actively working with coach to identify program and have not yet applied 206 applied to a program 138 started a program 95 persisted in a program 28 are still enrolled in their programs 27 have completed a program 40 have been placed in a job through AACA (12 of which are also in an education or training program)

Persisting: currently enrolled or recently completed Youth persisting in programs: 95 Placements by category Total education placements: 40 Total employment placements: 42 ---39 found employment ---3 are in career exploration Total training placements: 31   6 both training & AACA jobs   6 education & AACA jobs   28 AACA 21 31 2 persisted in all three categories   1 completed college bridging & JVS-CNA training  

27 Completions 12 students completed college bridging and enrolled in college, one of which completed the CNA program at Bunker Hill Community College 1 other youth completed the CNA program at Bunker Hill Community College 2 youth completed Resilient Coders 2 students completed college bridging courses and are planning their next steps 10 youth completed training programs: 2 completed the Asian American Civic Association’s Banking and Finance training program 1 completed BEST Corp’s hospitality program 1 completed JVS’ CNA program 2 completed JVS’ Pharmacy Technician program 1 completed YearUp 1 completed YouthBuild 1 youth completed YMCA Medical Office training 1 youth completed the Kroc Center’s Culinary Arts Program

Training program outcomes AACA Banking and Finance completers were both hired as bank tellers, one with Bank of America earning $14 an hour and one with Eastern Bank earning $16 an hour BEST Corp Hospitality Training Center completer was hired by Aloft Hotel as a room attendant earning $20 an hour, with health benefits JVS CNA completer was hired as a CNA with Benchmark, earning $12.36 an hour, with benefits JVS PharmTech completers were hired as pharmacy technicians with CVS and Walgreens, earning $11 and $12.50 an hour

Training program outcomes YearUp completer was hired for a temporary contract as a help desk technician at RCC making $18 an hour, and is applying for full-time positions One Resilient Coder completer was hired for a part-time internship to design a website for a nonprofit partner organization, making $20 an hour YouthBuild completer was hired by Shawnee Construction as a temporary employee making $15 an hour, and is now a full-time permanent employee making $17 an hour