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Beacons and Out-of-School Time Career Development for Adolescents Youth Development in Education Reform Young Adults and Multiple Pathways Programs
Training and Technical Assistance for the Field
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Young Adults and Multiple Pathways Programs YDI initiated CEPS in 2005 in partnership with America’s Choice, a national organization that specializes in high quality teaching and learning for adolescents. CEPS addresses low literacy and math skills and integrates youth development, social supports, and academic instruction at community-based organizations that provide career-related services. To develop the model, YDI drew on extensive research by Richard Murnane and Frank Levy (Teaching the New Basic Skills, 1996) and others who show the close link between core skills, especially reading and math, and success in the workplace. Eight New York City community organizations are now implementing CEPS. Beyond YDI’s small core grant, these organizations have made extensive resource commitments of staffing, space, and funding as well as changes to organizational supervision, student support structures, and instruction. These organizations are providing a structured sequence of program experiences for students that closely links instruction with counseling and other student supports. In order to increase knowledge about CEPS, YDI has retained the services of Campbell-Kibler Associates (CKA), a leading evaluator. For more information, see: New York Nonprofit Press - Challenge to Our Workforce: Young Adults and Low Literacy Promising Practices in Working with Young Adults Guiding Disconnected Youth to Academic Success (YouthToday) Challenge to Our Workforce: Young Adults and Low Literacy CEPS College Component: This work focuses on youth who have dropped out of high school and obtained a GED, or youth who have become over-age and under-credited in high school but have completed through a special program, such as a NYC transfer high school. The key objectives and activities of this project are: 1) Sustain and strengthen a new CBO-college partnership that will create infrastructure for student support. 2) Support student success in college. 3) Disseminate information about effective practices and challenges. For more information see: College Access and Success for Young Adult Learners Building A Better Bridge: Helping Young Adults Enter and Succeed in College The Dream of College: Helping Struggling Students Succeed in College |
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