Minnesota Youth Program


Purpose
This program provides summer and year-round employment and training services to economically disadvantaged and at-risk youth, ages 14 to 21.

Customers and Services
Youth are provided an opportunity to earn a paycheck and gain work experience and work readiness skills; and their work benefits local communities through their accomplishments. They learn to apply skills and abilities learned in the classroom to real-work settings. Hands-on learning improves students’ grades, attendance and graduation rates. Youth can earn academic credit and/or service learning credit for participation.

Services are provided under the direction of the Local Workforce Investment Board/Youth Council. In SFY2011, 83 percent of customers received work experience; 85 percent, education/training; 64 percent, mentoring services; and 71 percent, post-secondary education and career guidance.

Measures - Reporting period is state fiscal year (SFY), July 1 - June 30

 

SFY 2009

SFY 2010

SFY 2011

Total youth served

3,270

3,454

3,774

Attained work readiness or education goals

75%

77%

80%

Received academic or service learning credit

42%

40%

30%

Entered employment, post-secondary education, apprenticeship, or military

20%

20%

20%

Customer satisfaction: youth rate experience as excellent or very good

84%

90%

90%

Return on investment (ROI) for each state dollar invested in program

$3.49

$4.63

$7.25


More DEED measures: Uniform Program Accountability Measures

Funding Source and Appropriation/Allocation (in thousands)

 

SFY 2009

SFY 2010

SFY 2011

Workforce Development Fund

$3,500

$3,500

$3,500


Statutory Authority
-- Minn. Stat., Chap. 116L.561

Contact Information
Kay Tracy, Director
Phone: 651.259.7555; Fax: 651.215.3842; TTY: 651.296.3900

This information current as of December 2011.