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Vulnerable Youth - Employment and Job Training Programs (Paperback)
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Vulnerable Youth - Employment and Job Training Programs (Paperback)
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In an increasingly global economy, and with retirement starting for
the Baby Boomer generation, Congress has indicated a strong
interest in ensuring that today's young people have the educational
attainment and employment experience needed to become highly
skilled workers, contributing taxpayers, and successful
participants in civic life. Challenges in the economy and among
certain youth populations, however, have heightened concern among
policymakers that some young people may not be prepared to fill
these roles. The employment levels for youth under age 25 have
declined markedly in recent years, including in the wake of the
2007-2009 recession. Certain young people-including high school
dropouts, current and former foster youth, and other at-risk
populations-face challenges in completing school and entering the
workforce. While the United States has experienced a dramatic
increase in secondary school achievement in the past several
decades, approximately 9% of youth ages 18 through 24 have not
attained a high school diploma or its equivalent. In addition,
millions of young people are out of school and not working. This
report provides an overview of federal employment programs for
vulnerable young people. It begins with a discussion of the current
challenges in preparing all youth today for the workforce. The
report then provides a chronology of job training and employment
programs for at-risk youth that began in the 1930s and were
expanded or modified from the 1960s through the 1990s. It goes on
to discuss the five youth programs authorized under WIA, and draws
comparisons between these programs. Following this section is a
detailed discussion of each of the programs. This report
accompanies two CRS reports-CRS Report R40930, Vulnerable Youth:
Issues in the Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act; and
CRS Report R40830, Vulnerable Youth: Federal Funding for Summer Job
Training and Employment.
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