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Program Summary/Description

Learn & Earn will provide incentivized positive youth development through early career and job skill exposure as a form of violence prevention to build resilience in underserved youth ages 14 to 24 experiencing barriers to employment and in need of interpersonal and community connection.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated economic and social inequities, creating prolonged emotional and financial stress that has fueled a significant uptick in community violence particularly in low-income communities of color.

Adolescents especially in these communities have experienced psychological distress from increased isolation, disconnection from schools, and disruption of healthy routines and social supports leading to an escalation of risky behaviors and mental health challenges.

Learn & Earn will identify and engage youth from these communities to provide essential skills training, service learning opportunities, caring adult mentors and stipends to help them successfully transition into adulthood and toward economic self-sufficiency.

Contact Manager

• Matthew Heady mheady@worksystems.org