Develop strategies to better serve youth facing multiple barriers. Develop a coordinated youth development policy. Approach young people in a holistic manner rather than with specialists. Build program and student accountability. Use limited resources efficiently by building on successful programs.
Assess youth needs and link programs locally to meet the needs.
Encourage innovation and creativity. Link funding streams to better serve the individual. The challenge of developing a universal workforce development system for all youth while also targeting the hardest to reach young people. The use of an asset development strategy as the basis for the development of this system. The challenge of approaching this initiative with limited resources.