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Public work projects cultivate youth in workforce development programs

Author(s) -

David Campbell,

Jean Lamming,

C. Lemp,

Ann Brosnahan,

Carole Paterson,

John Pusey

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v062n01p40

Subject(s) - workforce , work (physics) , investment (military) , workforce development , positive youth development , public relations , pride , business , service (business) , workforce planning , public service , quality (philosophy) , economic justice , economic growth , political science , marketing , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , politics , law

Using comparative case studies, we evaluated youth workforce development programs in California that are funded by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and implemented by local Youth Councils and Workforce Investment Boards. First, we identified a promising practice: skill- and pride-generating public work projects. Next, we identified three characteristics of these successful youth public work initiatives: (1) combining employment preparation with social services and personal support; (2) grouping youth in cohorts that work and learn together; and (3) providing caring adult supervision that combines discipline and support. Proactive investments in high-quality programs with these characteristics can reduce the growing number of out-of-school, out-of-work youth in California, save future public costs for the criminal justice and social service systems, and provide youth with meaningful employment opportunities.

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