Recommendation D: Improve education, employment, and credentialing opportunities in order to support young access to long term, sustainable employment and income people’s Possible with Timeframe current funding resources Outcome Strategy Stakeholders Short Med Long going Yes No Strategy A: Facilitate connections WIOA-youth programs/ DCF between education and 1) Improved outcomes, EOLWFD, ED of UHY credentialing programs (such as including graduation Commission (to coordinate DESE, WIOA-youth programs, rates, for high school service providers, including BSAS-funded recovery high students facing housing Youthbuild, Job Corps, ROCA, schools, etc) and direct-service instability etc ), MRC providers to create new partnerships and expand access to resources 2) A comprehensive Dept of HigherEd, ED of UHY Strategy A: Utilize the results of the approach to mitigating Commission, MA public housing challenges and 2017 statewide Hope Lab survey of colleges and universities, DESE, college students to determine areas economic insecurity of UHY Commission of highest need current and prospective college students. Strategy B. Create a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) at all college and university campuses, including at DHE 100% of public college campuses Strategy C- Facilitate relationships DHE, ED UHY, Providers, between Single Points of Contact UHY Commission (SPOCs) at local campuses and local YYA service providers focusing explicitly on unaccompanied youth
Recommendation D: Improve education, employment, and credentialing opportunities in order to support young people’s access to long term, sustainable employment and income Outcome Strategy Stakeholders Timeframe Possible with current funding resources Short Med Long Yes No 1) Improved outcomes, including graduation rates, for high school students facing housing instability WIOA-youth programs/ DCF EOLWFD, ED of UHY Commission (to coordinate service providers, including Youthbuild, Job Corps, ROCA, etc ), MRC Strategy A: Facilitate connections between education and credentialing programs (such as DESE, WIOA-youth programs, BSAS-funded recovery high schools, etc) and direct-service providers to create new partnerships and expand access to resources 2) A comprehensive approach to mitigating housing challenges and economic insecurity of current and prospective college students. Strategy A: Utilize the results of the 2017 statewide Hope Lab survey of college students to determine areas of highest need Dept of HigherEd, ED of UHY Commission, MA public colleges and universities, DESE, UHY Commission Strategy B. Create a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) at all college and university campuses, including at 100% of public college campuses DHE Strategy C- Facilitate relationships between Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) at local campuses and local YYA service providers focusing explicitly on unaccompanied youth DHE, ED UHY, Providers, UHY Commission going