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NYEC COVID Roundtable Workshop: Administering SYEP During COVID-19

October 6th 2020, 2:00-3:15 PM EST

Presenters:
  • Josh Bruno, Director of Employer Engagement & STC at Boston Private Industry Council
  • Stephanie Gambone, Executive Vice President at Philadelphia Youth Network
  • Christopher Locke, Program Director SummerWorks KentuckianaWorks
  • Ellen Zinkiewicz, Director of Youth Services at Nashville Career Advancement Center

LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87998424715 passcode: youth

This roundtable is part 2 of our series to discuss how summer youth employment programs across the country adapted to an unprecedented pandemic crisis. COVID-19 caused SYEP to look and operate very differently as many transitioned online, sought different sources of funding, forged new partnerships and structured work in new ways. Join us for a systems-level view of how SYEP organizations administered SYEP considering the many changes endured. The panel will discuss the planning, organizing and direction of SYEP operations and activities in Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Louisville, KY, and Nashville, TN. Be prepared to bring your questions and reflections to the discussion as well!
Adminstering SYEP During COVID-19
LOCATION
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87998424715 passcode: youth

DATE AND TIME
10/06/20 2:00pm - 10/06/20 3:00pm

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Session Proposals and Registration OPEN for 2020 Annual Forum
The National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) invites you to a new kind of convening: Join us December 7-10, for our 2020 Annual Forum.

Session Proposals
Sessions will take place on the Whova Virtual Platform. Presenters should expect 50-minute sessions, conducted through Zoom and including access to breakout rooms, Whiteboard features, Share Screen and more. We will provide technical support and tips to make sure you're prepared and supported as you run an engaging virtual session. Submit your proposals here by October 31st 2020.

We welcome youth leaders, practitioners, policymakers and all to propose a session. Proposals will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis.

Registration
Registration is now OPEN! Please see the ticket types below:

Ticket Levels:
  • Individual Ticket ($150+fees): One ticket enables one individual to attend the conference. 

  • Organizational Ticket ($400 + fees): One ticket enables up to six individuals (including the purchaser) of your choice to attend the conference for a saving of up to $500. In the registration form list the names and emails of the other attendees. 

  • Young Adult Attendee: Ticket is complimentary for standalone young adults (persons under 25).

  • Young Adult Add-On ($15 + fees): Discounted Young Adult Attendee Ticket for organizations/practioners to invite youth participants. 


See you (virtually) in December! 
News, Tools, Resources, and Job Postings
News & Resources:
  • The STRONG Support for Children Act will support communities in addressing the root causes of childhood trauma through reparative, healing-centered, neighborhood based, gender responsive, culturally specific, and trauma informed approaches that recognize the role that systemic racism and inequities have played in traumatizing children for generations.” If enacted it would create two new grant programs at Health and Human Services, both aimed at supporting local public health departments in preventing and mitigating trauma. The first would create seven-year grants to develop and implement programs that use data in order to prevent and mitigate childhood trauma. The second would create grants to increase the capacity to provide trauma-informed care coordination for children up to 5 years of age and their caregivers. If organizations are interested in endorsing please sign-on here.

  • The Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, and Minneapolis have partnered to present a series of virtual events where community, business, and academic leaders will examine the economic impact of racism and advance bold ideas and concrete actions to achieve an economy that makes opportunity available to everyone. The kickoff event on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, will be the first in a series over the next several months exploring context and actions to address systemic racism in employment, housing, education, criminal justice, and other topics. Register here.

  • The Urban Institute has announced a four-part conversation series (October 13 – 16) devoted to “Uncovering Bold Ideas for Transforming the Labor Market for Low-Wage Workers.” Business leaders, worker advocates, practitioners, policymakers, and scholars will discuss how to rebuild our economy in ways that place workers of color, women, and young workers at the center and create pathways for economic security and mobility for all workers. Description of each session, panelists/presenters, and registration information can be found here.

  • If you have any employment, project-based, contracting, etc. opportunities for youth, please let us know! NYEC will publicize these opportunities and connect you to youth who are able to take advantage of them. Please send any notices to shanice.turner@nyec.org.
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About the National Youth Employment Coalition
The National Youth Employment Coalition improves the lives of the more than 4 million young people who are out of school and out of work. We do this by improving the effectiveness of the organizations, and the systems, that serve these "opportunity youth." Our more than 80 member organizations around the country represent those on the front-lines of tackling the nation's youth-employment crisis. Our 40th anniversary publication gives an overview of the state of the field.
Contact Us
(202) 780-5928
NYEC@nyec.org