Think Again
“Think Again: The Connection Between Education and True Independence” is a youth-driven, youth-directed public information piece. To learn more, please click here.
Program
P21 is system reform and capacity building initiative at the state and local level established to improve educational and employment outcomes of Massachusetts’ most at-risk youth. By creating partnerships, analyzing data, and listening to our youth, we will work to facilitate the necessary transitions that will prepare our youth for adulthood.
Need
The Commonwealth's education system is "losing" a significant number of its young people. This weakens our future workforce, threatens our economic future, and harms the social and economic health of all youth who are left behind.
Solution
P21 is increasing the percentage of at-risk youth succeeding in secondary school, postsecondary education and training, and the labor market.
- Develop strategies to transition at-risk minority, low income, foster youth,
court involved youth, and disabled youth to adulthood.
- Identify strategies to re-align state and local resources and programs to more effectively serve at-risk youth.
- Create new investments in services and strategies that serve at-risk youth from public and private sources.
- Create policies that ensure that the commitment to prepare at-risk youth for post-secondary and employment options is successfully transitioned from the youth to the adult systems.
Impact
P21 is improving the capacity of Massachusetts’ Youth Development System so that our most at-risk youth will be able to effectively and efficiently transition to post-secondary education and employment options.
To view the P21 At-Risk Youth Model (Organizing Principles), click here.
