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Bridging Gaps: Supporting Young Adults on their Paths to Success

 

Virtual Funder Briefing facilitated by GMA

Over six thousand 16-to-24-year-olds in Boston are neither in school nor working. Sometimes referred to as opportunity youth, what supports do they need on their paths to economic self-sufficiency and meaningful lives? What programs are showing results or promise? What is philanthropy’s role in engaging young adults to reach their potential?

Please join us for a funder briefing and conversation with leaders who are at the forefront of efforts to engage ‘opportunity’ youth in Greater Boston and support their paths to self-sufficiency.

Thursday, October 10, 12:00PM to 1:00PM

via ZOOM (link will be provided by email)

REGISTER here

Addressing the needs of 16-to-24-year-olds is critical not only for their personal development but also for the health and vitality of our city. Experts will share:

  • an overview of issues affecting youth in Boston,
  • what youth disconnection rates may reveal,
  • highlights from some of the groundbreaking work being done to reduce overall disconnection and scale connections to workforce and education, and
  • how the philanthropic sector might contribute to this work.

Funder Briefing and Discussion with:

Kathy Hamilton, Youth Transitions Director, Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) and member of the steering committee, Boston Opportunity Youth Collaborative

Andrea Chery, Director of Youth and Alumni Services, YouthBuild Just A Start

Rachel Rifkin, Senior Program Officer, GMA Foundations

Rachel will facilitate the discussion and conclude with an introduction to the 17/25 Fund for Young Adults, a pooled giving and learning experience launching in January 2025 to explore direct cash payments for young participants in workforce development programs.

Bridging Gaps: Supporting Young Adults on their Paths to Success is a virtual briefing designed particularly for funders interested in youth development, workforce development, and direct cash transfer programs in Eastern Massachusetts.

Kindly REGISTER here in advance

Register to receive the Zoom link a few days prior to the briefing on Thursday, October 10, 12:00PM to 1:00PM.