CCRY Conferences & Proceedings

The CCRY Network meets twice a year to discuss topics such as education reform and multiple education pathways, employer engagement, serving youth involved in gangs and the juvenile justice system. These meetings serve as an opportunity to raise awareness of the disconnected youth population in both policy and practice and for the Network members to engage in peer-to-peer networking and the setting of CCRY strategic priorities.

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Out-of-School Youth: How Youth Program Providers are approaching this Challenge

March 28, 2011 | Washington, D.C.

The CCRY Network's Washington D.C. meeting provided the Network with pertinent information on the impact of trauma, what communities can do to meet the mental health needs of out-of-school youth and community examples of mental health approaches in youth programs.

Benchmarking Progress on the Pathway to Labor Market Success

September 27, 2010 | Brockton, MA

The Brockton meeting explored the use of data and how CCRY can collect existing community data to set interim benchmarks for the Network through various models shared by CCRY partners. The network also heard from several communities about their academic approaches for youth at different levels of the education continuum.

Follow The Money: What You Need to Know to Compete in a New Federal Funding Environment

January 25, 2010 | Baltimore, MD

The network gathered to discuss federal funding streams and resources that communities could tap into to help meet the needs of disconnected youth and create multiple education and career pathways.

Developing and Sustaining Cross-Sector Collaboration to Serve Out-of-School Youth

June 15, 2009 | Philadelphia, PA

The Network's Philadelphia convening was a rich discussion on cross-system collaboration and dialogue between communities on their efforts to implement cross-system strategies, approaches and initiatives, in addition to pathway opportunities in legislation and underway in CCRY communities.

Looking Forward: Moving the Youth Agenda with a New Federal Administration

January 26, 2009 | San Diego, CA

Eleven CCRY communities gathered for this meeting along with four of our national partners; Academy for Educational Development, National League of Cities, National Youth Employment Coalition and the Corps Network to discuss the Networks approach, strategies and priorities moving forward with a new Federal Administration.

Using the Workforce and Youth Development Delivery Systems to Serve Gang Involved Youth

June 23, 2008 | Boston, MA

The CCRY Network meeting in Boston highlighted innovative approaches to using the work-force and youth development delivery systems to serve gang involved youth. It also provided examples of communities that created comprehensive strategies to decrease gang and youth violence and are effectively serving youth through strong public/private partnerships.

Mobilization and the CCRY Network Pipeline Project

January 14, 2008 | Houston, TX

Participants from eight communities-Rural Arkansas, Baltimore, Boston, Brockton, Hartford, Houston, Memphis, and Philadelphia-gathered in Houston, Texas to use their energy and experience to vet the strategy, components, and implementation ideas of the Pipeline Model the Network drafted.

Increasing Employer Engagement: Facing the Challenges and Realities

December 15, 2008 | Hartford, CT

This meeting outlined current competencies and credentials and discussed how they can be used as tools to support employer engagement in order to provide increased opportunities for out-of-school youth.

School Reform and Connecting Vulnerable Youth Populations

January 8, 2007 | Little Rock, AR

The CCRY Network's meeting in Arkansas was convened to highlight current and potential strategies for communities to share and educate one another on engaging youth and connecting them to school through reform.