Commission Calls for Major Investments to Reconnect Disengaged Youth
Members of the 119k Commission present the their report on Oct. 9, 2024
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New report aims to address Connecticut's crisis of disconnected youth
On Wednesday, a 10-year plan was released to help disconnected youth that are on track to drop out of school or the workforce.
119K Commission Holds Final Public Forum In New London
Over the course of a four-hour meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, the 119K Commission along with panelists, industry experts, and mayors from around the state talked through the state’s workforce development problems, and how to reconnect the 119,000 disconnected youth to education and the economy.
At Risk Youth Commission Ends Public Forums With A Packed House In New London
Connecting the tens of thousands of disaffected Connecticut young people with some of the nearly same number of open jobs in the state will require a radical rethinking by employers when it comes to hiring, a trio of business representatives said during a Tuesday panel discussion.