Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B—
- c. With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
- c. With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
c. 2. Describe the strategies the State will use to achieve improved outcomes for out-of-school youth as described in 129(a)(1)(B), including how it will leverage and align the core programs, any Combined State Plan partner programs included in this Plan, required and optional one-stop partner programs, and any other resources available.
Current Narrative:
Arizona’s strategy includes building partnerships with local area organizations and programs that have previously served out–of–school youth or are currently serving out–of–school youth, and that are able to refer out–of–school to the WIOA Title I–B Youth Program. These partnerships will help to increase awareness of the WIOA Youth Program and services available in the state’s communities and increase the number of youth who apply for and receive services. Partners will also identify additional opportunities for resource sharing to reconnect youth to education and/or employment.
To serve youth who have recently dropped out of school or graduated high school, Arizona will expand partnerships with the public school system, including high schools and alternative high schools, to establish data sharing agreements and/or a referral system for recent dropouts and graduating youth (with the appropriate consents), to be referred to ARIZONA@WORK Job Centers for services such as assistance with obtaining a high–school equivalency and/or assistance in entering employment and/or postsecondary education.
Arizona will be working closely with organizations that serve runaways and homeless youth, pregnant and parenting youth, subjects of the adult or juvenile justice system, including the Arizona Department of Corrections, juvenile hall and juvenile probation, foster care partners, and organizations that provide services to youth with disabilities. Arizona will be able to focus on serving youth most in need, and services provided will increase outcomes for these young adults. Arizona will also seek to increase referrals from the YouthBuild program and Adult Education programs.
Arizona will continue efforts to strengthen partnerships with educational programs, such as CTE programs, focused on sharing resources to prevent youth from dropping out of school.