This brief was made possible by generous support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The findings, conclusions, and recommendations presented in this report are those of JFF alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
While the economy has improved in recent years, millions of Americans don’t have the credentials they need to secure high-quality, family-supporting jobs. This is particularly true among young adults who are disconnected from both education and work and often referred to as opportunity youth.
Current higher education policies are not structured to best serve opportunity youth. In preparation for a new Congress and new state policy leaders, JFF developed Making Higher Education Policy Work for Opportunity Youth, highlighting the importance of, and recommendations for, higher education pathways to support opportunity youth.
In preparation for a new Congress and development of the FY2020 federal budget, JFF developed Investments in Opportunity Youth Fuel Prosperity, a brief highlighting how investments in opportunity youth yield critical economic gains and the impact of trends in federal funding over the past four decades.
The future of work—resulting from fast- paced changes in technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and fluctuations in the way we perform work—will create economic growth and new jobs across the country, but only for communities that are prepared and for workers with the necessary skills. This report outlines JFF's policy recommendations to prepare opportunity youth to meet the challenges the changing nature of work poses.
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