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
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SFY 2009
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SFY 2010
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SFY 2011
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Total youth served
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3,270
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3,454
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3,774
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Attained work readiness or education goals
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75%
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77%
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80%
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Received academic or service learning credit
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42%
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40%
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30%
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Entered employment, post-secondary education, apprenticeship, or military
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20%
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20%
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20%
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Customer satisfaction: youth rate experience as excellent or very good
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84%
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90%
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90%
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Return on investment (ROI) for each state dollar invested in program
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$3.49
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$4.63
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$7.25
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More DEED measures: Uniform Program Accountability Measures
Funding Source and Appropriation/Allocation (in thousands)
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SFY 2009
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SFY 2010
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SFY 2011
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Workforce Development Fund
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$3,500
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$3,500
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$3,500
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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.