Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B—
- c. With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
- c. With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
c. 2. Describe the strategies the State will use to achieve improved outcomes for out-of-school youth as described in 129(a)(1)(B), including how it will leverage and align the core programs, any Combined State Plan partner programs included in this Plan, required and optional one-stop partner programs, and any other resources available.
Current Narrative:
From a programmatic standpoint, California has prioritized investments in serving disconnected and out of school youth at the local level by identifying them as a target population for many of the federally and state funded grant programs. Below are a few examples of youth projects that were awarded funds.
The following are projects supported by the Workforce Accelerator Fund:
- A project that combines early work experience through employment with local professional sports arenas/stadiums, essential skills training, and connection to ongoing employment for disconnected youth. The project will also create a roadmap of opportunity for youth to follow when exploring, enrolling in, completing a community college program, and transitioning into the workforce.
- A project that leverages partnerships with the Local Conservation Corps, Community College, and U.S. Forest Services. The project will enroll youth in forestry and related field training and upon completion of training; youth will be placed in unsubsidized jobs, advanced training, or enrolled in post-secondary education.
The following are projects supported by the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative:
- A project that provides a two-part, six month internship for youth experiencing homelessness. The project will address the educational and professional opportunity gap for youth experiencing homelessness by providing youth with the tools and resources necessary for meeting their educational and professional goals.
- A project that assesses and enrolls disconnected youth, foster youth, and other target populations into programs that provide work experience. The participants without a GED or high school diploma will be enrolled into one of the Youth Build high schools.
Ongoing discussions with core and required program partners have shown that improving access and quality of services provided to out of school youth facing significant barriers is a shared priority. The State is looking into ways to increase capacity for cross agency collaboration and alignment of youth policy at the state level in order to improve youth service delivery at the local level.