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Provides an overview of youth programs authorized under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), current funding priorities, as well as a general history of federal youth employment and job training programs.

Summarizes findings from an implementation and outcomes evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender grants.

This profile documents how YouthBuild (YB) Philadelphia Charter School (YB Philly) partners with retail businesses to shape the workplace experiences of the young people the organization serves.

Explores fidelity to the YouthBuild program model at 75 YouthBuild sites nationwide and illustrates variation and similarities in service provision across them, including for educational services, vocational training, and supportive services.

YouthBuild USA seeks to demonstrate that work-based learning (WBL) is an essential tool for partnering with opportunity youth to build the skillsets and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, livelihood, and leadership. This paper describes the...

Highlights promising practices shared by leaders in pre-apprenticeship programs that prepare and provide access to jobs in the construction sector.

This report describes the four-year results from the National YouthBuild Evaluation. YouthBuild is a nonresidential, community-based alternative education program for 16- to 24-year-olds that provides a mix of academics, vocational training,...

Pairs qualitative findings from two different studies of YouthBuild, one study drawing on interviews with participants and staff and the second on a survey of program directors, to explore less tangible participant outcomes, such as optimism and...