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“Engaging Disconnected Youth: Keys to Success”
Presented by:
The Hyams Foundation
ROCA and Teen Futures

Hosted by:
Boston Private Bank and Trust Company

Are you committed to supporting young people who are out of school and work?
Are you looking for evidence based practices to incorporate into your programming?
Are you a funder interested in supporting the success of disconnected young people?
Please join us for a lively conversation about these questions and hear from the following:

Last Monthly meeting before the summer retreat on June 28. Important information and updates. Look forward to seeing you there at

At this meeting, we celebrate our youth and adult program participants, our education and training providers and our PIC Achievers. Featured speakers include:

-Mayor Thomas M. Menino

-Superintendent Carol R. Johnson

-Professor Ron Ferguson

Professor Ferguson is part of Harvard's Pathways to Prosperity, which recently released this highly visible report, highlighting the need for better pathways into the labor market for youth.

This Assessment Tools training will focus on soft skills/job readiness assessment tools used in workforce programs for screening and evaluating participants. These skills are often difficult to assess. There will be discussion and activities on using tools that help to assess a participant's readiness to become employed and how to assess their "soft skills" (teamwork, problem-solving, conflict resolution). The training will not focus on hard skills or literacy assessments.

The workshop will be conducted for the Commonwealth Workforce Coalition by Martha Oesch.

On Thursday, May 5th, the Revenue Committee will hold a hearing on The Act to Invest in Our Communities and other important revenue legislation. ONE Massachusetts is working with a statewide coalition of groups to advocate for this bill, which would restore $1.3 billion of revenue to our budget. We're asking our friends to come to the hearing, make your voice heard and visit your legislator's office on May 5th.

The 19th Annual Peace Conference is almost here!
Get your tickets ($2 in advance and $3 at the door) today!!!
Lunch, All Youth Run Show, Service Fair

Groups Tickets are available call 617-536-4266, Ext. 312 or
E-mail the attached form to mlewis@teenempowerment.org

Pass it along to youth and those who know youth who can benefit!