Shaping the Narrative Community Stories of Effective Practice and Impact Across the OYF Network
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Year published
Accession number
25871
Title
Shaping the Narrative Community Stories of Effective Practice and Impact Across the OYF Network
Organization
The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions
Abstract
This report highlights Opportunity Youth Forum (OYF) communities that are working to improve policies and programs for opportunity youth, who are 16- to 24-year-olds out of work and school. The OYF began as a group of 21 community collaboratives and has grown to a network of more than two dozen urban, rural, and tribal communities. Roughly one-quarter (about 1.2 million) of all opportunity youth in the United States reside in or near OYF communities. The authors discuss evaluation findings that demonstrate the variety of strategies being employed across the network
Availability details
Available for free download on Aspen Institutes website at: https://aspencommunitysolutions.org/report/shaping-the-narrative-commun…