California Workforce Investment Board

The California Workforce Investment Board and the State Youth Council are committed to developing a comprehensive youth development system that serves all youth and builds on existing programs and networks. We provide these links to some Web sites maintained by various organizations offering technical assistance or other youth development resources.

These links are provided solely as a service. They do not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the organizations, or of the information provided on their sites, by the California Workforce Investment Board or the State Youth Council, and no such endorsement should be inferred.

The YCi has been charged with the critical task of assisting California's 50 Youth Councils in creating comprehensive, local youth development systems over the next two years. To become a part of the YCi list serve, please click on the e-mail link above.

The (ETN) is a multi-faceted, full-service program created by the Employment Development Department (EDD) to assist in the development and implementation of effective Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs. Contact: (916) 654-8896

CalCRN is California's primary resource for career guidance and planning information to assist youth and adult career-seekers. CalCRN's mission is to provide youth and adults with the career information and resources that will enable them to reach their career goals. Contact: (916) 323-6544

FYI is a national initiative dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of youth investment and youth involvement in the United States bypromoting a "big picture" approach to planning and policy development.

The John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities represents a partnership between Stanford University and Bay Area communities to build new practices, knowledge, and capacity for youth development and learning. It acts on the conviction that whole communities--youth organizations, health and human services agencies, park and recreation departments, parents, faith-based institutions, and schools--are vital to better outcomes for youth, and that new knowledge, connections, and resources will foster the change necessary to achieving these goals.

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth is a consortium of organizations offering comprehensive expertise in disability, education, employment and workforce development issues. They help state and local workforce development systems to integrate youth with disabilities into workforce investment service strategies.

NYEC is a network of 180 youth employment/development organizations dedicated to promoting policies and programs which help youth succeed in becoming lifelong learners, productive workers and self-sufficient citizens.

As part of the U.S. Department of Labor's new initiative on young workers, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has added the Teen Workers Safety and Health Page to their Web site. The goal of the new page is to help keep America's working teens safe and healthy while on the job.

Search Institute is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization whose mission is to advance the well-being of adolescents and children by generating knowledge and promoting its application. To accomplish this mission, the institute generates, synthesizes, and communicates new knowledge, convenes organizational and community leaders, and works with state and national organizations. At the heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40 developmental assets, which are positive experiences, relationships, opportunities, and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.

The US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration's Youth Services page has resources to assist local Youth Councils in fulfilling the requirements of the Workforce Investment Act and in creating comprehensive community-wide youth development systems.

The Young Workers' Health and Safety Web site features information on workplace rights and responsibilities, including work hours and job restrictions, potential hazards and injury prevention on the job, and more. There are also educational resources, fact sheets, and ideas on how community efforts can help keep young workers healthy and safe on the job. The laws cited on this site are specific to California.

The US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Office of Youth Services in Region 6 publishes Youth Connections West to provide a forum for DOL-funded youth service providers and other partners to share resources and strategies. Subscribe at the web site to receive future newsletters and updates.

This California guidebook is designed to help foster youth understand the rights and services available to them when they leave foster care.

TechFoundation Newsletter showcases the work of several foundations that provide support for educational institutions and programs serving youth.

California's premier website for youth with disabilities transitioning into the workforce and higher education. We offer a resource map and searchable database to be used by youth, their families and program and service providers. The resource map is a compilation of state-level resources focused on helping youth with disabilities make a successful transition into the workforce and higher education.