As part of YAH’s Opportunity Youth Rising event, Congressman Chuy Garcia (4th District of Illinois) joins young leader Lena Rodriguez to discuss connecting youth to jobs.
Youth Action Hour #3
Opportunity Youth Rising
June 28, 2021
ABOUT
Opportunity Youth, more commonly known as disconnected youth, is a term for young adults between the ages of 16-24 who are not in school and not working. In 2018, the youth disconnection rate was 4.3 million, and COVID-19 has increased youth disconnection rates and brought these issues to the forefront like never before.
Continue to join us across social media to uplift the Opportunity Youth Network, their youth leaders, national campaign, and their policy priorities for the 117th Congress.
STORIES
Opportunity Youth United 101
Meet some of the founding members of OYUnited who share their journey to reconnection
The International Expansion of Opportunity Youth
Representing the now international Opportunity Youth movement, Alfred Sigo shares how he’s pushing for peace and providing health education for women and children in Mombasa, Kenya.
YouthxJobs, a Hub to Centralize Youth Employment Opportunities
YouthxJobs.com is platform that centralizes all youth employment opportunities and career navigation services in one place.
WATCH
Opportunity Youth Success Stories
Tune in as young leaders Shanice Turner and Loren Walter discuss their journey to success and how mentorship has helped them both find their voice and give back to their communities.
State of the Youth
Eight young people set up and create a space where they articulate the four years they need, the priorities that must be addressed for the next generation.
LEARN MORE
- ARTICLE: The American Rescue Plan Is Just the Start. Here’s How We Build a Long-Term Investment in Our Youth. (via SparkAction)
- TOOL: Break down the data on Opportunity by state, congressional district, and even metro area (via Measure of America’s Youth Disconnection Data Tool)
- CAMPAIGN: Reconnecting Youth Campaign
- CAMPAIGN: Youth Jobs Connect
- FACT SHEET: Ensuring an Equitable Recovery Through Subsidized Employment (via CLASP)
- FACT SHEET: OYUnited
- POLICY REPORT: Recommendations for Increasing Opportunity and Decreasing Poverty in America (via OYUnited National Council of Young Leaders)
- READ: Letter to the Biden-Harris Administration (via OYUnited)
