Metro North’s Pathways to Success By 21 Strategic Plan
Over the last few years, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has increasingly recognized that it is "losing" a significant number of its young people. There are too many young people, aged 16-24, who are out-of-school, without diplomas, unemployed, or without the necessary skills to access good careers and to become productive citizens. In an effort to address this issue, in 2004 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts initiated Pathways to Success by 21 (P-21). Through P-21, strategic planning grants were made available to local workforce areas. The Metro North Regional Employment Board received these funds in early 2005, and over the course of the next nine months undertook an extensive examination of the issues regarding vulnerable youth within its twenty communities. As of result of this work, a strategic plan for youth development was developed - “Perspectives on Vulnerability: A Profile of Vulnerable Youth in the Metro North Region”. This report is organized in three sections:
- An Executive Summary, which outlines the overall process, findings, and strategic plan that resulted from this work
- The P-21 Plan, which expands on the Executive Summary, and details the strategic plan for responding to the needs of vulnerable youth.
- A P-21 Report Supplement, which provides more detailed data analysis and back-up information for this report. This section should be of particular interest to planners in cities and towns, community organizations, policymakers, and others who are looking for comprehensive sources on the needs of vulnerable youth in Metro North.
Copies of this publication may be obtained by contacting the Metro North REB:
Metro North Regional Employment Board
125 CambridgePark Drive Cambridge , MA 02140
617-864-1500 Fax: 617-864-1508
E-mail: pgolding@mnreb.org
P-21 Final Report - Download PDF
Youth Council / P-21 Committee
Mission
- To plan coherent, effective workforce training programs that make significant public investments in our youth
- To ensure that our youth make the transition into an effective, successful working adulthood
Function
- Develop portions of the local plan relating to eligible youth
- Recommend eligible providers of youth education and training services to be awarded contracts on a competitive basis
- Conduct oversight and evaluate effectiveness of providers and programs
- Coordinate youth activities authorized under the Workforce Investment Act
- Other duties determined appropriate by the chairperson of the WIB/REB
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