Minnesota Youth Program
The Minnesota Youth Program (MYP) is a state-funded program providing short-term employment and training services to disadvantaged and at-risk youth between the ages of 14-21 in all 87 counties. MYP engages an extremely disadvantaged group of young men and women: participants have multiple challenges such as substance abuse, criminal records and mental health issues, cognitive learning limitations, in addition to being poor. Youth who are lacking both academic and "applied" skills have the opportunity to work on skills considered critical for current and future workplace needs.
Services available under MYP include (but are not limited to):
- Education and job training
- Work experience
- Mentoring services
- Post-secondary exploration, career guidance and planning
- Community involvement and leadership development
- Support services
Resources:
For a Fact Sheet on the Minnesota Youth Program (MYP), click here.
For a detailed summary of SFY08 Minnesota Youth Program outcome data, click here.
For the 2007 Minnesota Youth Program Annual Report, click here.
For an Overview of Research on the Effectiveness of Youth Employment and Training Programs, click here.
For the report on "The Collapse of the National Teen Job Market and the Case for An Immediate Youth Jobs Creation Program" prepared by the Center for Labor Market Studies (Northeastern University, February 2008), click here.
For the report on "The Continued Collapse of the Nation's Teen Job Market and the Dismal Outlook for the 2008 Summer Youth Labor Market for Teens: Does Anybody Care?" (Northeastern University, April 2008), click here.
Forms and Other Documents:
- For Administrative Forms (Cash Requests, FSRs, etc.), click here.
- 2008 Youth Monitoring Guide
For additional information on the Minnesota Youth Program, contact:
Kay Tracy, Director
Office of Youth Development
Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
First National Bank Building, Suite E200
332 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1351
(651) 259-7555
E-Mail: kay.tracy@state.mn.us
NOTE: Many of the documents contained within the Department of Employment and Economic Development website are available in Adobe Acrobat format. You can obtain the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software by clicking on the Adobe Acrobat Reader icon.