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Project

Jobs For Youth: A Partnership to Promote Employment of Inner-City Youth with Disabilities

Center:

IL-Institute on Disability & Human Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Fabricio Balcazar
[email protected]
312-413-1646

Project Description:

This project proposes a partnership whose main purpose is to enhance the opportunities of inner-city minority youth with disabilities (ages 16 to 24) to access college and find jobs. This project has two specific objectives: First to build organizational capacity among participating partnering organizations to support the educational and employment aspirations of minority youth with disabilities after graduating from high school. Second, to develop and evaluate strategies designed to enhance minority youth with disabilities' access to college and employment.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Employment-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Leadership

Target Audience:

Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Limited English, Empowerment Zone, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

Federal

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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