Youthforce Nola

A collaborative between education, business, and civic organizations, Youthforce Nola's collective efforts represent progress towards a shared vision for a more equitable, economically prosperous new orleans for all new orleans public school graduates. Youthforce Nola works with over 150 employers, 84% of new orleans' open-enrollment public high schools, quality technical training providers (both higher ed and third-party), and a variety of civic and community organizations to accomplish this work. Together, the organization and its collaborators have launched a variety of programs that impact thousands of individual public school students and created larger, systems-wide changes to better prepare students for post-secondary success -- in college, career, and beyond. Specific activities in 2023 included; school engagement and capacity: $741,929; internship and soft skills: $1,597,336; training provider capacity: $1,506,439; strategic alignment: $1,076,701 and other direct program service activities: $914,281

A collaborative between education, business, and civic organizations, Youthforce Nola's collective efforts represent progress towards a shared vision for a more equitable, economically prosperous new orleans for all new orleans public school graduates. Youthforce Nola works with over 150 employers, 84% of new orleans' open-enrollment public high schools, quality technical training providers (both higher ed and third-party), and a variety of civic and community organizations to accomplish this work. Together, the organization and its collaborators have launched a variety of programs that impact thousands of individual public school students and created larger, systems-wide changes to better prepare students for post-secondary success -- in college, career, and beyond. Specific activities in 2021 included; school engagement and capacity: $652,243; internship and soft skills: $917,935; training provider capacity: $1,243,927; strategic alignment: $913,337.