Opportunity, Achievement, Success

Overview

May 2012

The Crisis & Call to Action

How do we connect Black and Hispanic young people especially young men to the opportunities and support that can lead them to success and allow them to participate in our recovery? - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
State of the City Address, January 2010

Young Mens Initiative

Action plan will invest $43 Million annually to support programs and policies designed to breakdown barriers to success. For three years, almost half of the funds come from philanthropic contributions. The remainder is tax levy, which continues beyond three years. The plan advances four areas where the disparities are greatest and the consequences most harmful: Education Justice Employment Health
Measure and evaluate the success of program investments, policy and agency practice changes

Education
GOAL
Reduce the achievement gap in schools through targeted strategies that improve outcomes for young men of color

POLICY/PRACTICE CHANGES
Measure the performance of Black and Latino young men against that of their peers on all school progress reports Reform the special education referral and placement process Implement strategies to successfully transition suspended students back to school and reduce recidivism

PROGRAMS/INTERVENTIONS
Expanded Success Initiative will increase the number of Black and Latino young men who graduate high school ready to success in college and careers Mentoring opportunities for middle school youth participating in after school programs Peer mentoring in young adult GED programs at CUNY campuses Continued support for the Young Adult Literacy Program
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Justice
GOAL
Reform the juvenile and criminal justice systems to ensure interventions produce young people prepared for second chances and not return to jail

POLICY/PRACTICE CHANGES
Ensure information on the RAP sheet is accurate New York City will advocate for State Juvenile Justice Reforms to allow young people to remain in community-based alternatives to incarceration in NYC

PROGRAM/INTERVENTION
Justice Scholars and Justice Community programs to help court-involved youth explore career and education options Advocate, Intervene, Mentor (AIM), an intensive advocacy program for high risk teenagers on juvenile probation in targeted neighborhoods Arches, a curriculum based group mentoring program targeted to high risk young adults under direct probation supervision Community Education Pathways to Success (CEPS) literacy services for preGED youth in targeted neighborhoods Expansion of NYC Justice Corps, a six month program that includes community service, internships, and education.

Health
GOAL
Improve the health of young men and their families, encouraging more fathers to be involved in the lives of their children, and breaking the cycle of premature fathering

POLICY/PRACTICE CHANGES
Comprehensive sex education for all middle and high schools as part of the mandated health curriculum Launched the Fatherhood Initiative and hired first Citywide Fatherhood Services Coordinator Establish criteria for teen-friendly clinics and create incentives for participation so more youth will have access to care Ease the process for young people to connect to the Family Planning Benefit Program and create other policies that increase access to confidential reproductive health services

PROGRAMS/INTERVENTIONS
Project Ceasefire, a public health violence prevention model that focuses on the highestrisk communities and youth CUNY Fatherhood Academy, a new program that provides young fathers with parenting skills programming, employment and training, as well as access to higher education Creation of a training program through City Health and Hospitals Corporation to better prepare physicians, nurses, and other providers to work with adolescents
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Employment
GOAL
Connect more young men to employment and reduce barriers they may experience in obtaining work

PROGRAMS/INTERVENTIONS
Expansion of subsidized work opportunities, including the Young Adult Internship Program that provides education and training while youth are employed Expand training opportunities and job placement through several existing employment programs Add up to seven new Jobs Plus sites, which removes barriers to work for residents in public housing and helps connect them to jobs

POLICY/PRACTICE CHANGES
Connect young people to official IDs to ease the process of applying for employment (Executive Order 150) Reduce barriers to City employment (Executive Order 151) for people with criminal records Expand public private partnerships to sustain and expand the Summer Youth Employment Program

Center for Economic Opportunity

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Assist with the development of effective YMI program models in collaboration with appropriate City agencies. Oversee the implementation of YMI initiatives with ongoing support of City agencies to ensure the fidelity of program models. Monitor and measure the outcomes of YMI programs.

EVALUATION
CEO will measure and evaluate the majority of YMI program investments and agency practices based on: Availability of data Implementation status Timing of expected outcomes General knowledge of intervention Strength of program model Level of investment

Types of assessment include routine monitoring, data analysis, early implementation and outcome studies, topic-specific studies, and impact evaluations.
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Workforce Development for Young Adults

YMI has expanded and built from existing CEO programs that help employ young adults who are disconnected from school and work. PROGRAM YOUNG ADULT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (Expanded) Numbers Served* 8 providers receive YMI funds: 412 All 19 providers: 1,741 Performance Metrics* Internship Completion: 135 YMI; 1,741 Total Job Placements: 16 YMI; 195 Total Evaluation Data Analysis Evaluation: Summer 2009 Random Assignment Evaluation begins Winter 2012 Focus on implementation due to duration and level of investment
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WORK PROGRESS PROGRAM (New-1 year only)

12 providers selected; Job Placements: 80 young adults Ongoing placed in subsidized jobs

*Numbers served and metrics reflects first three quarters of FY12 (July 2011-April 2012)

General Workforce Development

YMI funds have expanded existing CEO-SBS Workforce Development programs that include a young adult track for one year. PROGRAM Numbers Served in Performance Metrics* Evaluation YMI expanded sites*
Sector Focused Career Centers Healthcare: 89 (2,375) Manuf. : 67 (4,077) Trans. : 106 (8,172) Trainings: 106 (314) Job Placements: 28 (1,770) Outcome Analysis Evaluation: 2010

Data analysis evaluation to be released Winter 2012

Employment Works Scholars at Work 547 (1,047) Job Placements: 89 (442) 6 Mo. Retention: 25 (208) Internship Placements: 75 Job Placements: Ongoing Evaluation to be released Winter 2012 Internal Qualitative Assessment of pilot in 2011 helped improve model for expansion

377 young adults have been served to date

*YMI numbers from third quarter only, followed by total numbers in parenthesis from
first three quarters of FY12 (YMI funding did not go into effect until January 2012)
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Expansion of Jobs-Plus
YMI expansion of Jobs-Plus was based on proven results and targeted audience
1998-2010: Model created and evaluated nationally by Rockefeller Foundation and other funders, HUD, MDRC
6-city demonstration, the fully-implemented model proved to significantly increase earnings of all residents, on average, in the target development

2009: CEO replicated program at Jefferson Houses in East Harlem

New York City Housing Authority, Human Resources Administration, City University of New York 236 participants placed or promoted in jobs in FY11 (target 206) In the first two years, approximately half of participants placed were under 25

2011: CEO opened second site with Social Innovation Fund grant at BronxWorks in South Bronx
Integrated financial counseling into services Since September, 345 residents of Betances, Moore, and Courtlandt Houses served 63 have achieved a financial outcome 71 have been placed in jobs

2012: CEO to expand Jobs-Plus to seven new sites around NYC

RFP available at www.nyc.gov/hra; due June 5. 11,200 NYCHA residents will enroll in program 35% will gain employment 55% will achieve additional outcomes related to education, training, child support compliance, and financial capability Participating developments will achieve increases in community support for work and self-sufficiency
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