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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 488 

Recognizing Jobs for America’s Graduates for helping young people of truly 

great promise in the United States succeed in school, on the job, and 

in postsecondary education, leading to generations of productive and 

rewarding careers. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 6, 2023 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. CARPER, and Mr. SULLIVAN) submitted 

the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing Jobs for America’s Graduates for helping young 

people of truly great promise in the United States succeed in school, on the job, and in postsecondary education, leading to generations of productive and rewarding careers. 

Whereas Jobs for America’s Graduates (referred to in this 

preamble as ‘‘JAG’’) is a State-based national nonprofit 

organization dedicated to serving youth who face significant challenges and helping them reach economic and 

academic success; 

Whereas Jobs for Delaware Graduates was founded and tested in 1979 in the State of Delaware with the bipartisan 

leadership of Governor Pete du Pont and members of the 

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General Assembly of the State of Delaware, and became 

the model for the creation of JAG; 

Whereas JAG has served over 1,600,000 young people since 

its inception in 1980; 

Whereas JAG has affiliates across 39 States and territories, 

including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Mississippi, New Jersey, Montana, Nebraska, New 

Hampshire, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, New 

York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, 

Tennessee, Virginia, the United States Virgin Islands, 

West Virginia, and Wisconsin; 

Whereas the Board of Directors of JAG is made up of leading Governors, executives of Fortune 500 companies, and 

national community leaders; 

Whereas the JAG model consists of a comprehensive set of 

services designed to keep young people in school through 

graduation and improves their success rates in education 

and career by— 

(1) providing classroom instruction; 

(2) delivering competency-based instruction that 

seeks to equip students with not less than 37 JAG Employability Skills competencies; 

(3) providing project-based learning; 

(4) using trauma-informed care; 

(5) advising students as they make significant career 

and life decisions during the school year and beyond; 

(6) exposing students to job opportunities and career 

pathways in their own communities; 

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(7) developing student civic engagement, public service, leadership development, career preparation, and social awareness; 

(8) helping graduates identify job opportunities and 

post-secondary education; and 

(9) helping to ensure that young people achieve success at work and in postsecondary education during the 

year following graduation; 

Whereas JAG participants have regularly achieved higher 

than 90 percent graduation rates since the establishment 

of JAG, and a 95 percent graduation rate since 2019; 

Whereas, every year, JAG meets the goals of employers in 

having well-prepared young people enter the workforce; 

and 

Whereas the JAG National Student Leadership Academy will 

take place from November 30, 2023, to December 2, 

2023, with more than 250 elected student officers: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) acknowledges the significant accomplish3 ments of the members, volunteers, alumni, and com4 munity partners of Jobs for America’s Graduates in 

5 helping at-risk youth reach economic and academic 

6 success; and 

7 (2) congratulates the young people enrolled in 

8 2023 across 39 States in Jobs for America’s Grad9 uates. 

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