Policy Recommendations to Promote Youth Employment in Afterschool Programs
Blog Post
In a recent blog,
Learning in Afterschool & Summer: Preparing Youth for
the 21st Century, Temescal Associates and
the Partnership for
Children and Youth explain how engaging youth in
employment opportunities, can address their developmental
tasks and personal interests, helps develop their workforce
skills, offers opportunities for leadership and service to
others, and highlights youth voice. The blog also
includes recommendations to policymakers.
- Access a detailed brief that includes a discussion of policies and guidelines regarding youth employment, use of stipends, and other forms of compensation. It also includes examples from actual programs and quotes from youth employed in their afterschool program.
- Access a shortened summary of the brief.