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Bringing Global Lessons to the United States’ Opportunity Youth
They are young, unemployed, and out-of-school. Referred to by different labels—disconnected youth, opportunity youth, youth who are not in education, work, or training (NEETS)—their numbers exceed more...
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3 Ways to Increase Youth Apprenticeships in the United States
For many of us, the word ‘apprenticeship’ conjures up images of soot-streaked blacksmiths silhouetted before a blazing furnace. In some countries, systems of apprenticeships do have roots in medieval...
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What Motivates Millennials at Work?
Millennials remain a mystery to other generations and many employers, despite the fact that, in many countries—including the United States—we are already the dominant age group in the labor market....
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The Movement to Mobilize Youth Reconnection is Growing
"It’s going to take the ‘hood to save the 'hood." I’ve heard this sentiment repeated by youth leaders from across America who are advocating for increased opportunities for young people living in the...
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Reflections on a Post-Election Development Agenda
Like most people, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the results of the hard-fought presidential election of 2016 will shape the future. In this new year, as we near Inauguration Day, I think...
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Working Peer-to-Peer with Georgetown University for Social Innovation
In Lusaka, Zambia, social entrepreneur Michelle Chimuka spends her days hustling between strategic decision-making, fundraising, managing her team of 13 staff, and engaging one-on-one with individuals...
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How 3 Companies are Closing the Skills Gap for Youth in the U.S.
At IYF, we know that too many young people have inadequate access to opportunities to learn, grow, and hone their skills. This month, the Business Roundtable released Work in Progress: How CEOs Are...
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Trainers Return for Baltimore Summer Skill-Builders
On June 20, a sunny Tuesday, 10 Passport to Success® trainers spent the day at the Family League of Baltimore offices with three IYF Master PTS Trainers. During the school year, these men and women are...
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Learning for Life: 2016 IYF Annual Report
Despite a widening skills gap and the ever-changing demands of the labor market, young people today remain optimistic. Inspired by the future possibilities but firmly grounded in the reality of the...
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The 2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index Launches
While the world is seeing the largest youth cohort in history, a lack of youth-centric data has left opportunities unfulfilled and too many young people's potential unrealized. The 2017 Global Youth...
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Working Peer-to-Peer with Georgetown University for Social Innovation
In Lusaka, Zambia, social entrepreneur Michelle Chimuka spends her days hustling between strategic decision-making, fundraising, managing her team of 13 staff, and engaging one-on-one with individuals...
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