1. Collaborative Approaches to Serving Youth Most in Need
Shared Youth Vision
Collaborative Approaches to Serving Youth Most in Need
November 13, PM ET

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6. Collaborative Approaches to Serving Youth Most in Need - Presenters
Moderator
Ingrid Nyberg, USDOL ETA
Presenters
Rosemary Cowan, USDOL ETA
Carol Clymer, Public/Private Ventures
Vinz Koller, Social Policy Research Associates
Matthew Guse, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Jon Swift, Connecticut Office of Workforce Competitiveness
Jenny Bogoni, Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN)

7. Today’s Program Overview of the Federal Shared Youth Vision
Principles for creating & sustaining partnerships
Collaborative principles in action!
State Examples
Florida
Connecticut
Local Example
Philadelphia Project U Turn
Define your needs!
Questions and answers

8. Chief, Division of Workforce Investment, Office of State Systems
Rosemary Cowan
Chief, Division of Workforce Investment, Office of State Systems
US DOL ETA, Region 6 San Francisco
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9. Federal Shared Youth Vision
White House Task Force Report on Disadvantaged Youth urged improved interagency collaboration to better coordinate evaluation, accountability, and policy
The Federal Shared Youth Vision (SYV) Partnership
Education, Health & Human Services, Housing & Urban Development, Justice, Labor, Social Security Administration, Corporation for National & Community Service and Transportation
2004 & Forums for State Shared Youth Vision Teams
Pilot Projects and Regional Dialogues for State SYV Teams
2007 & 2008 – Mentor/Mentee Teams!

10. The Shared Youth Vision: 2007 and Beyond!
State SYV Teams Have Spoken! (And we listened!)
Tools for assessing your state and setting goals
Examples of how to create and strengthen your SYV teams
Guidance on mapping state and local resources for youth and
Contact with your community of practice
Learning with and from counterparts throughout the nation on challenges, solutions and best practices
Mentoring opportunities
Objectives for Today’s Webinar

11. Polling Question #1
How far along are you in implementing a Shared Youth Vision in your State or Local Area? [select one]
This is the first I've heard of it!
We're talking about getting together
We've met times
We have a plan!
We've experienced some success and are preparing to expand
We're a state/national model

12. Director of Labor Market Initiatives Public/Private Ventures
Carol Clymer
Director of Labor Market Initiatives
Public/Private Ventures
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13. Defining Collaboration
Collaboration is a well-defined relationship among organizations that recognize they can better serve the youth most in need by working together rather than alone.

14. Key Principles for Collaborating to Better Serve Youth
Collaboration must benefit all partners
The mission and objectives must be clear
Operations must be well defined and understood by all partners
Monitoring, assessment and adjustment is essential and ongoing

15. Principle: Benefit all Partners
“Real collaboration can be painful and difficult to achieve, particularly at the outset.”
Success requires:
commitment of leaders
commitment of resources
commitment to outcomes

16. Principle: A Clear Mission and Objectives
“Collaboration is focused and purposeful.”
A clear mission requires:
consensus on core beliefs and ideas
agreement on targeted youth
agreed upon program initiative and course of action

17. Principle: Well Defined Operations
“Collaborations need a formalized process to operate - they can’t just fly by the seat of their pants.”
A formalized process requires:
governance structure for decisions
defined roles and responsibilities
systems for communicating
timelines for actions and accountability

18. Principle: Monitoring, Assessment and Adjustment
“Timely and useful information helps keep a collaborative moving forward.”
Achieving successful outcomes require:
implementing plans as intended
assessing and communicating progress regularly
addressing problems and modifying actions

19. Polling Question #2
What is your biggest challenge in developing a Shared Youth Vision Collaborative?
Getting buy-in from state and local leadership?
Finding common ground for all partners?
Obtaining partner contribution of time and resources?
Developing a clear mission?
Keeping up the momentum?

20. Director of Training and Technical Assistance
Vinz Koller
Director of Training and Technical Assistance
Social Policy Research Associates (

21. Deputy Director of Education Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Matthew Guse
Deputy Director of Education
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

22. Florida Partnership Department of Education (FLDOE)
Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
Workforce Florida Inc. (WFI)
Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI)
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Private Industry
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Department of Health (DOH)
Governor’s Council on Indian affairs
The Able Trust
Florida Mental Health Institute
Regional Workforce Boards (RWB)
Department of Community affairs (DCA)
Social Security Administration (SSA)

23. Goals Reduced recidivism Economic self-sufficiency for participants
Focus on building a skilled talent pipeline

24. Challenges No additional funds to support the startup of the program
Regional Workforce Boards are understaffed
It’s a new idea

25. Shared Case Management Model
Foster and juvenile justice-involved youth
Multi-region approach
Incentives!

26. Examples of Collaboration in FL
Project Connect
Goal: Create local intervention programs to reduce recidivism of youthful offenders
Partnership: 11 counties collaborating to provide training, experience and transition assistance
Results: recidivism rate of 14% for participants compared to the 40% state average
Developing Opportunities through Vocational Education (DOVE)
Goal: Provide vocational skills training to incarcerated young women
Partnership: Workforce System and Dept. of Juvenile Justice
Results:38 young women have received training

27. Keys to Success Support from State WIB Serving youth most in need
Statewide consensus on need
Collaborative spirit

28. For more information... Matt Guse Florida Department of
Juvenile Justice
(850)
Freida Sheffield
Workforce Florida Inc.
(850)

29. Director, Youth Initiatives
Jon Swift
Director, Youth Initiatives
Connecticut Office for Workforce Competitiveness

30. Partners 5 Local Workforce Investment Boards (WIB)
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
5 Local Workforce Investment Boards (WIB)
Casey Family Services
Job Corps
Co-Chairs of State WIB Youth Committee

31. CT Youth Vision
Systems change effort
“Prototype” local program in New Haven for targeted youth
Increase youth involvement in Youth Vision Team efforts

32. Prototype Local Program: New Haven
Enhanced Work and Learn Model + Casey Initiative to Serve Foster Youth
Dept. of Children and families with Local WIB for RFP and blended funding
WIB developed data system (in-kind)

33. Prototype Expansion and Management
Court Support Services Division (probation) joins collaborative to serve youth on probation in New Haven
Collaboration Management Structure Evolves:
- Local steering committee
- State Interagency Collaborative Management Group

34. Next Steps Gather data on agreed upon outcomes
Planning replication in other communities
Examining lessons learned in operating a collaborative
Addressing system change challenges
Planning with modified SYV self-assessment tools

35. For more information... Jon Swift
Connecticut Office for Workforce Competitiveness
(860)

36. Vice President Out-of-School Initiatives Philadelphia Youth Network
Jenny Bogoni
Vice President Out-of-School Initiatives
Philadelphia Youth Network

37. Project U-Turn Partnership
School District
City Government (Dept. of Human Services)
Juvenile Justice System
Local foundation funder
Higher education researchers
Community organizing agency
Children’s advocacy organization
Local education fund
Literacy organization
Local youth serving non-profits

38. Developing Shared Goals
1st Shared Goal = completing ground-breaking, cross-sector research on the drop-out crisis
Research and analysis resulted in the following overarching goals for the Project U-Turn Campaign:
(2) leveraging at least $2,000,000 in funding and other resources during the campaign’s first year;
(3) reducing the overall dropout rate by 25% by the school year;
(4) reducing the dropout rate of our most at-risk students by 10% over the next two years; and
(5) increasing the number of seats in diploma-track educational options to 5,000--up from 2,800--by the school year.

39. Work Plan Objectives in 4 areas:
Additional research and analysis to be done
Policy and advocacy work
Developing new, high quality educational options for out-of-school youth
Building stakeholder involvement in the Project U-Turn Campaign

40. Keys to Success
Craft a shared work plan and common tasks to keep the “table” on track
The number itself is not important, owning it and reducing it is
Remember - What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas
Be prepared for success!
Make room for others at the table

41. Vice President, Out-of-School Youth Initiatives
For more information...
Jenny Bogoni
Vice President, Out-of-School Youth Initiatives
Philadelphia Youth Network
714 Market Street - Suite 304
Philadelphia, PA  19106
ph.  (267)
fax. (267)
Project Website:

42. Tips for a Successful Youth Collaborative
Don’t force collaboration
Acknowledge that it’s challenging
Commit to extensive planning
Give the plan a chance
Don’t skimp on staffing
Let unsuccessful collaborative die
Tackle systemic issues

43. Let’s Chat
What other tools and resources would help you implement a Shared Youth Vision Collaborative?
Example answers:
assistance mapping our existing resources for youth
examples of policies that peers have written to incorporate Shared Youth Vision in other state policies.

44. Learn More!
See the White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth Final Report, October 2003
Read the “New Strategic Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under the Workforce Investment Act.”
Examine “TEGL 28-05: Expanding ETA’s Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under WIA to Include Indian and Native American Youth and Youth with Disabilities.”
Connect to Your State and Local Youth Vision Team

45. For more information…
Visit the Regional Youth Forum web site:
us:

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47. Shared Youth Vision Webinar Series
Upcoming Webinars:
Webinar #3: Resource and Gap Mapping- Dec. 11, 2007
Access to previous Shared Youth Vision Webinars and related materials:

48. Contact Information
Rosemary Cowan, Chief, Division of Workforce Investment, Office of State Systems US DOL ETA, Region 6 San Francisco (415) ,
Vinz Koller, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Social Policy Research Associates (831) ,
Carol Clymer, Director of Labor Market Initiatives Public/Private Ventures (215) ,

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