Action Kit for City Leaders: Reengaging Disconnected Youth

This action kit highlights steps city officials can take to help young people who are not connected to school, work, or caring adults.

The kit explains why municipal leaders should focus on the needs of disconnected youth, frames the problem and key issues, offers tips for getting started, and recommends some steps that cities can take to promote educational achievement, develop stronger workforce connections, support youth in transition from the foster care and juvenile justice systems, and build a citywide system of support.