Wraparound supports refers to those services that help youth facing challenges become self-sufficient and thrive. These might include: education and workforce training, vocational rehabilitation, health and mental health services, food, housing, transportation, childcare, mentoring, and counseling. It is critical to coordinate these services and supports across systems, customizing them for each youth. Young people also need to be consistently supported by a caring, competent adult to help them navigate programs and services.
Resources
Improving Long-Term Labor Market Prospects for Youth: Evidence from Career Academies
One of the nation’s most popular approaches to high school reform, the Career Academies model, combines an academic course of study with job-related training, …
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Sustaining Systemic Approaches to Reengaging Disconnected Youth Portland, OR
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), working with the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), planned a ser…
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High School Redesign in Atlanta, Georgia
OverviewA series of field trips, sponsored by The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), provided state and district leaders, state legislators, educators, and ot…
ATE Centers and Community Colleges: Increasing Underrepresented Minorities Participating in STEM Fields
This was the last in a series of forums showcasing the work of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, created by the U.S. Congress in 1992 in an e…