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Youth Works!
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Youth Works! is a county-wide youth employment collaborative that helps opens doors of opportunity for youth and young adults in Ramsey County.
Together, we will ensure alignment and coordination among the youth and young adult employment ecosystem to most effectively support young people (ages 14-24) in gaining access to employment, training resources and career pathways opportunities.
Initiative goals
- Develop and align resources, activities and events that bring community partners together.
- Highlight how engaging youth in employment, apprenticeship, internship and volunteer opportunities is of great value to the community.
- Ask for participation in opening doors of opportunity for youth to learn, earn and lead in their communities.
Core values
Centers young people
Place young people, their experiences and growth at the center of decision making.
Equity
Decisions are made using an equity framework.
Quality
Demonstrated best practices are used in implementation of program components.
Pillars
The Youth Works! pillars strengthen, support and uplift the youth workforce ecosystem in the county. These pillars make it easier for community partners to help young people identify and pursue their career pathway by reducing burden on organizations.
Ramsey County offer programs that young people, and the organizations that support them, can access to increase their career pathways success:
- Employer Engagement: Commitment to supports to assist employers to become more inclusive workplaces and to reduce barriers for hiring
- Connections: Commitment to supports for workforce development organization and professional to do their work
- Removing Barriers: Support young adults ages 18-24 to obtain driver’s license as a work credential
- Opportunity Youth: Innovative programs to support opportunity youth to access employment and training supports
- Future of Work: Supporting both young people, workforce development professionals and educators on the changing skills needed for the future economy