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The workforce sector's goal of developing a better-prepared and highly skilled workforce is well aligned with the mission of the youth development field: to prepare young people to succeed. Despite their shared interests, however, the youth development and workforce sectors often operate in isolation, failing to leverage the capacities of the other. Given that afterschool is centered around youth development and that youth development goals have significant overlap with workforce development goals, there is an important opportunity to more strategically and intentionally align these systems. This white paper will explore the need for and benefits of better alignment across afterschool and workforce systems and the ways in which they can work together to better meet the needs of youth and the workforce. (author abstract)
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