November 15, 2012. Part of 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series.

1. 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
Mentoring
Disconnected
Youth:
How Mentors Can Help Reconnect
Youth to School and Work
Nov. 15, 2012

2. 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
Sarah Kremer, Michael Garringer, April Riordan, MP of Celeste Janssen, Meghan Ferns, Dana Gold, MP of
Friends for Youth Education Northwest Minnesota Oregon Mentors Oregon Mentors SWPA
Webinars are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday.
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Marissa Strayer Benton, December Warren,
Mobius Mentors Indiana MP
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5. Today’s Webinar
1. Who are “disconnected” or “opportunity” youth?
2. What is already being done to reconnect these youth to
school and work?
3. What part can mentoring programs play in improving
outcomes for these youth?
Q & A throughout the presentation (use the Q & A panel)
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6. Jim Scheibel
Jim Scheibel has spent his career working for
economic opportunity for all. He was recently
a speaker at the Opportunity Nation summit. His
career includes serving in his hometown of St.
Paul, MN, as a City Council member and Mayor.
During the Clinton administration, he directed
VISTA and the Senior Corps (during his tenure,
the Experience Corps began as a demonstration
project). He has been an Executive Director of
nonprofits that promote self-sufficiency and
started his career as a youth worker and
community organizer. Jim is currently an
Executive in Residence at Hamline University’s
School of Business in St. Paul and services on
boards of many youth-serving agencies.
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7. Abrigal Forrester
At thebeing with21, Abrigal faced his Abrigal
Since
age released from Incarceration income
Abrigal Forrester is the Associategreatest
has worked of court-involved youth, low
challenge because of the choicesPolicy
Director forand chronically unemployedhe made
populations, Advocacy and Public
individuals for over 10 years. His previous work
to YouthBuildunproductive also managing
at engage in USA. He is behaviors as a
was with the Boston Foundation’s Street Safe
young initiative, providing up getting sentenced
the National He ended services for gang
Boston man. Council of Young Leaders
to a ten youth who have beenyoung leaders
involved identified as the
which is year mandatory sentenceCity of
comprised of 16within the for drug
drivers of crime and violence
trafficking alsoaworked for the Urban League of
nominatedas members from seven spent
Boston. He as first time offender. He
Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM) as the Manager of
his Employment Resource Center. In from 1991 to
nationally twenties incarcerated addition,
the entire recognized youth
2001. During for STRIVE, Boston Employment
organizations that time Abrigal worked very
Abrigal worked who created policy
hard to Inc., re-entry workforce development in
Service,
transform he played an essential role
developing a
where
recommendationshis the White Houselife.
to thinking and his
He exemplifieson issues impacting He
and Congress the possibility of
program for previously incarcerated adults.
transformation CorrectionsSherriff of the Suffolk
then worked closely with the
opportunity youth. success for reentering
County House of and and her
administration in-order design and deliver “behind
citizens.
the walls” job readiness training and transitional
assistance to inmates.
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8. Annie Blackledge
Before coming to OSPI, Ms. Blackledge
Annie guided successful dropout
Annie Blackledge, Casey Family Programs
Fellow, as Education Program Manager for
served U.S. Department of Education, Office
the Washington State practice initiatives,
reduction policy and
of Vocational and AdultChildren's (OVAE).
Education
Administration,Casey Familyof Social and of
including the development and passage
Prior to joining Department Programs, Ms.
Health Services.of agency-requested
several pieces In this position, she was
Blackledge was Program Supervisor for
responsible for implementing school stability
Dropout Reduction with thedevelopmentState
legislation that led to the Washington of
legislation and developing and overseeing a
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
programs, policies, and procedures program
statewide dropout reengagement relating
(OSPI). In this position, she was responsible
for education (preschool through of a
to the development defines vulnerable
and State law that and oversight
postsecondary) for foster children. Ms.
statewide dropout reduction program that
Blackledge has more to receive priority for
student populations than 15
demonstrated significant gainsyears of
in the
services in State dropout reduction
experience in education and youth services
academic achievement of vulnerable
students, the creation of Dropout serving
and an extensive background in Early
programs.
Warning and Intervention Data dropout
vulnerable youth; child welfare,System, and
prevention, intervention, and reengagement
the staffing of a State-level, interagency
programming; and policy and program
legislative workgroup.
development.
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9. Disconnected Youth
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10. Opportunity Youth
While these youth face
significant life challenges, most
start out with big dreams and
remain confident or hopeful that
they can achieve their goals;
most accept responsibility for
their futures; and most are
looking to reconnect to school,
work and service.
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11. Opportunity Youth
Opportunity youth
want to work with
peers and mentors.
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12. Historical Perspective
Cross-system coordination to serve disadvantaged youth
has been a focus of bipartisan federal attention for decades

13. White House Council for Community Solutions
Executive Order 13560- charged with:
• Identifying key attributes of successful community
solutions;
• Highlighting best practices, tools, and models of cross-
sector collaboration and civic participation; and
• Making recommendations on how to engage all
stakeholders in community solutions that have a significant
impact on solving our nation’s most serious problems.

14. Effective Community Solutions

15. June 2012 1. Drive the Development of
Community Successful Cross-Sector
Solutions for Community Collaborations
Opportunity Youth
Final Report
2. Create Shared National
Core Strategies
Responsibility and Accountability
and
Recommendations 3. Engage Youth as Leaders in the
Solution
4. Build More Robust On-Ramps to
Employment

16. 2011 Presidential Memo on
Administrative Flexibility
Responses to the 2011 Presidential Memorandum
on Administrative Flexibility focused on the following
challenges with serving this population:
• Limited evidence about effective models and
strategies;
• Lack of knowledge about the evidence that exists;
• Lack of attention to this specific population at the State,
local, and Federal levels;
• Lack of coordination in addressing their needs; and,
• The need for more comprehensive approaches that
meet the multi-faceted needs of this population.

17. Performance Partnership Pilots
The President’s FY 2013 Budget includes a request
for funding and authority to implement Performance
Partnership Pilots in order to improve outcomes for
disconnected youth:
General Provisions, Sec. 737.
Such Pilots shall consist of a combination of :
• No more than 13 Performance Partnership pilots
• Designed to facilitate flexibility of existing funds involving $130 million
in discretionary Federal resources
– DOL-ETA WIF $10 million set aside
– Department of Education $5 million
– Health and Human Services $5 million
• State and local flexibility in exchange for performance

18. Interagency Forum for Disconnected Youth

19. Request for Information (RFI)- Areas of Focus
Effective and • Unified intake system
Promising • Coordinated case management
Practices • Relaxed/combined eligibility for similar programs
and Strategies • Braided/Blended/Pooled funding streams
• Data, accountability, quality improvement systems
Outcomes, Data
• Cross systems evaluations assessments, intake
and Evaluation
• Improved education, employment and adult outcomes
• Partners: State, local, non-profit, business, and others
Public and • The role of philanthropic and business partners
Private • Governance / advisory models
Partnerships
• Interagency data sharing
• Program eligibilities
Barriers • Audit resolution and time and effort reporting
•Lack of aligned performance measures

20. RFI: Emerging Themes
• 170 responses received from a broad array of stakeholders
• Overarching themes include:
– Importance of a long term connection with a caring
adult/mentor
– Barriers related to lack of housing stability, financial literacy and
mental health services
– Alignment of eligibility requirements, intake processes, performance
measures (both interim and long term) and data collection systems
– Incentivizing a long-term approach to better track outcomes
– Need for a multiple pathway approach addressing the full continuum
prevention, intervention and re-engagement
– Full youth participation/partnership in the development,
implementation and evaluation of proposed pilots

21. Future Webinars
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22. Remember…
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23. 2012 Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
Sarah Kremer, Michael Garringer, April Riordan, MP of Celeste Janssen, Meghan Ferns, Dana Gold, MP of
Friends for Youth Education Northwest Minnesota Oregon Mentors Oregon Mentors SWPA
Thank you for
participating today!
Marissa Strayer Benton, December Warren,
Mobius Mentors Indiana MP
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