Life After YouthBuild
Postsecondary, Career, & Leadership Pathways
AmeriCorps Management Conference
August 10, 2015
Ultimate goal is not placing a young person
in college or career. It’s about empowering
a young leader to change their community.
Why This Work Matters
6.7
million 16-24 year olds not in school or work in
US (Opportunity Youth)
By
2018, approximately 65% of all new jobs will
require some form of postsecondary
education/training
In
2014, 21% of all YB enrollees were placed in PSE
and 48% were placed in PSE and/or Career
What Matters Most for
Graduate Success After YB?
What Matters Most for
Graduate Success After YB?
1) What Does Student Success Look
Like?
2) What Skills Do Students Most Need to
Survive & Thrive After YB?
3) What Do they Most Need to Know?
4) What Social Emotional
Competencies Matter Most to Promote
Success in Life After YB?
What Matters Most for Survival When Lost at Sea?
Team
Endurance
Team
Signal
Team
Get Me Out Now
Team
Cookie Monster
#ControlMeSelf
• 5 Gallon Can Water
• Mirror
• Ocean Map
• Quart of Rum
• Survival Rations
• Oil & Gas Mixture
(floats &
flammable)
• Sextant
• Transition Radio
• 20 sq. feel of plastic
(shelter or H20
collection)
• Shark Repellent
• Chocolate
• Mosquito Net
• Fishing Kit
• Nylon Rope
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What Matters Most for Survival When Lost at Sea?
Team
Happy Returns
(Top 5 – According to
US Coast Guard)
Team
You Will be Missed
(Bottom 5 – According to
US Coast Guard)
• Mirror
• Quart of Rum
• Oil – Gas Mixture
• Transition Radio
• 5 Gallon Can of Water
• Map of Ocean
• Survival Rations
• Mosquito Net
• 20 Sq. Ft. of Plastic
• Sextant
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Conley’s College Readiness Dimensions
YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
What Matters Most for Success of YB Students/Grads?
PSE / Career
Knowledge
Social-Emotional
Competencies
Academic
Ability
Key Learning
Skills
© 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP
YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
PSE / Career Knowledge
1) Connecting Education & Career Goals
2) Knowing PSE Affordability & Having Financial Literacy/Capability
3) Advocating for Self
4) Navigating Complex PSE/Career System
© 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP
YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
Academic Ability
1) Analyzing Information
2) Developing Clear Arguments and Supporting with Evidence
3) Reading Complex Text Closely
4) Demonstrating Knowledge in Core of the Common Core
© 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP
YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
Social-Emotional
Competencies
1) Having Passion for Lifelong Learning and Showing Growth Mindset
2) Having Confidence; “Believing I Belong”
3) Understanding and Empathizing with Other Viewpoints
4) Engaging in Community and Internalizing Role as Change Agent
© 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP
YouthBuild USA Education & Career Pathways Department
Key Learning Skills
1) Managing Time
2) Communicating Effectively
3) Having Clear Sense of Direction (Pursuing Short & Long Term Goals)
4) Accepting and Responding to Feedback
© 2014 Monitor Institute, part of Deloitte Consulting LLP
Building PSE-Connected Programs:
Jobs for the Future’s 3 Phase Model
Enriched Preparation
Integrates high quality college-ready instruction
with strong academic and social supports
Postsecondary Bridging
Builds college-ready skills and provides informed
transition counseling
Transition Support
Offers appropriate supports to ensure
postsecondary persistence and success
Affordability for Pathways
Increasing PSE Costs
AMC Edu Award Attainment
Limited Financial Literacy Support
Financial Capability Support and UAspire
Decreasing PSE Completion Rates
Transition Coordinators
Average $35K Debt
Per Student
Successful Students with Affordable PSE,
Career,
& Leadership Pathways
$1 Billion+ Total US Student Debt
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Programming Loop
Rapid
Feedback /
Adapt
Execution
Change
Growth
Mindset
Innovation
Building Higher Expectations –
Staff & Young People
Essential Resources

Postsecondary Partnership Guide
https://youthbuild.org/news/PSEPartnershipGuide
YouthBuild
USA Education Resource Hub
https://my.youthbuild.org/education

MyBestBets
https://mybestbets.org
Ta-Nahisi Coates
Between the World and Me
“I would not have you descend into your own
dream. I would have you be a conscious
citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.”