Hi all,
A webinar, Expanding Opportunities for Low-Income and Out-of-School Youth, is being offered by CLASP on March 5, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. This webinar is part of a series offered in CLASP's WIOA Game Plan for Low-Income People. You may register via this link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/912634597915016193
Description: WIOA offers new opportunities to focus on the most vulnerable workers—low-income adults and youth who have limited skills, lack work experience, and face other barriers to economic success. It requires that at least 75 percent of youth funds available to local areas be spent on workforce investment services for out-of-school youth ages 16 to 24. Learn about important changes to the law and how you can maximize opportunities for low-income and out-of-school youth. Hear from national, state, and local experts about strategies to help shape your state plan and make important connections to your local workforce board, as well as examples of effective education and employment interventions for this population.
Presenters will include:
- Kisha Bird, Director of Youth Policy, CLASP
- Susan Lange, Vice President of Youth Pathways, Commonwealth Corporation
- Local Organization, TBA
Other topics CLASP will cover in their webinar series include transitional jobs; priority of service; youth with disabilities; connecting WIOA to human services programs; adult education; combined planning; dropout recovery and postsecondary strategies for out-of-school youth; and performance measurement and racial equity.
Click the following link to visit the website for resources relating to CLASP's WIOA Game Plan for Low-Income People.
http://www.clasp.org/issues/postsecondary/wioa-game-plan
Gail Cope, LINCS Program Management Group