Service as a Strategy: Combating Youth Unemployment
Contributing Organization(s): Innovations in Civic Participation
Author(s)/Creator(s): Aimee Douglas; Brett Alessi; Charlotte McDowell; Katy Hutter; Susan Stroud
Publishing Date: 2006-08-15
Issue Areas: Children and Youth; Employment and Labor
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2006 Innovations in Civic Participation.
File info: 15 pages; 406.33 KB file size
"Youth Engaged in Service: A Strategy for Combating Youth Unemployment," was written to promote youth service programs as a complimentary initiative in reducing rising levels of global unemployment. It contends that with higher numbers of young people becoming better educated and more enlightened than ever before, the absence of constructive alternatives may leave the youth experiencing "a sense of vulnerability, uselessness and idleness." The paper places emphasis on the need to provide young people with structured opportunities in which they apply their talents and abilities, while developing skills and habits that transfer to economic viability. Therefore, it examines how youth service programs can provide a valuable addition to traditional youth employment strategies.
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Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
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