Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) recently issued a Democratic Jobs Agenda, which outlines promising proposals, including incentives for employers to create new jobs and investments in jobs programs (including summer jobs) for youth.
On February 1, President Obama presented his FY 2011 budget proposal to Congress. The document lays out the desired course for the president's spending priorities for the coming year. This budget reflects the administration's commitment to the education and employment of youth, and proposes increased funding in several areas that can impact programming for disadvantaged and disconnected youth.
CLMS outlines and makes the case for a New Job Creation Strategy for America. Proposing primarily a combination of three strategies for job creation: direct job creation by state / local governments and non-profit firms, using some of the available stimulus monies to support the job creation activities, subsidies for the hiring of teens and young adults by firms in the private-for-profit sector, and wage / on-the-job training subsidies for the hiring of primarily dislocated blue collar workers by private sector firms.
The Campaign for Youth focuses attention on the needs of young people who are out of work, out of school and out of the mainstream. Campaign for Youth advocates for the expansion of those opportunities and supports that prepare youth for their future roles as workers, parents, civic leaders and engaged members of caring communities.
More than 5.4 million youth (ages 16 – 24) are not in school and do not have a job!
The Campaign for Youth brings together national and local youth policy leaders to create a strong collective voice that transcends individual organizational agendas to promote actionable solutions for youth.
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