Building Pathways to Adulthood

IEl’s National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) invites youth, professionals, and families to participate in a National Disability Employment Awareness Month Twitter chat on October 24 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. EDT. This discussion with youth leaders will focus on ways to support youth with disabilities as they make decisions about, prepare for, […]

IEL launched the third wave of its Right Turn Career-Focused Transition Initiative, partnering with community based organizations in five communities around the country, including Houston, Tex., Lansing, Mich., Los Angeles, Calif., Nashville, Tenn., and Phoenix, Ariz. Right Turn provides a career development process to young adults ages 18 to 24 who have been involved with

In June, IEL delivered a four-day training in Toronto for case workers in a cross-system pilot providing career development to youth with disabilities. Ontario’s Ministry of Community and Social Services is piloting intensive case management with case workers from two agencies—Ontario’s Disability Support Program and Ontario Works—collaborating to support the employment goals and aspirations of

IEL’s National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth released two new research briefs: Making the Right Turn: A Research Update on Improving Transition Outcomes Among Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections System and Making the Right Turn: A Research Update on Prevention and Diversion for Justice Involved Youth. These two briefs synthesize the latest

IEL’s Curtis Richards, with Eve Hill and Regina Klein (with Inclusivity Strategic Consulting), published a policy brief intended to inform school leaders about their responsibilities under recent case law to prepare youth with disabilities for work and careers. It can also be helpful for students, families, vocational rehabilitation and developmental disability agency personnel, and community

The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for youth (NCWD/Youth) published Promoting Quality Individualized Learning Plans throughout the Lifespan: A Revised and Updated ILP How to Guide 2.0. The guide provides a combination of practical career development resources and activities for implementing quality ILPs, as well as strategies for gaining buy-in and developing capacity

IEL’s Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) is a featured grantee of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Since 2009, RAMP has provided career-focused mentoring to over 2,500 youth with disabilities in 20 communities across the country. In the first seven years, participants achieved these results: 96% stayed in

The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) released a video about the National Youth Action Council on Transition (YouthACT). In the video, youth and adults representing the three cohorts who have partnered through the YouthACT initiative share their hopes for youth, their accomplishments, and their perspectives on working together. YouthACT is

The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth released a brief aimed at assisting youth development and leadership programs with increasing career development opportunities for youth. The brief describes how organizations can assess the extent to which they currently provide quality career development opportunities and suggests ways to integrate more career development skills-building

The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth released a brief that describes strategies and considerations for designing and delivering professional development for youth service professionals at the state and local levels. It highlights strategies, required resources, and lessons learned from three different professional development initiatives led by IEL. The brief informs the