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Empowering Students with Disabilities: Join the Youth to Work Coalition (YTWC)

Welcome to the Youth to Work Coalition (YTWC)! Our mission is to connect employers and schools to create meaningful work-based learning experiences for students with disabilities. Through our network of experts, we provide technical assistance to employers, facilitate internships, mentoring programs, and develop essential tools that empower youth. Explore our resources for families, including guides and toolkits to help navigate work opportunities. Visit our website for success stories and more information on how to engage in work-based learning initiatives.

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Empowering Students with Disabilities: Join the Youth to Work Coalition (YTWC)

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  1. Youth to Work Coalition (YTWC) WELCOME! Enter {Date} Name of Organization

  2. Agenda Brief introduction/Purpose of YTWC Look at Website Review Resources for Families

  3. Purpose To identify/house/organize resources (toolkits, guides, how-to-materials) that link employers and schools to create work-based learning experiences for students with disabilities • Establish and coordinate a network of experts to: • Provide TA to employers • Internships • Mentoring programs • Develop tools • Targeting employers and schools • Supporting work-based learning experiences

  4. The New YTWC Website!! http://nsttac.org/ytw/home

  5. NSTTAC’s Homepage

  6. YTWC Homepage

  7. About Us Tab

  8. Success Stories Tab

  9. Timeline

  10. Audiences Tab

  11. Family Resources

  12. Family Specific Materials Work-Based Learning Jump Start: Information for Youth and Families

  13. Family Specific Materials Work Sampling PACER Resources: Preparing for Employment: On the Home Front http://www.pacer.org/publications/parentbriefs/ParentBrief_Mar06.pdf NCWD – For Youth – www.ncwd-youth.info/work-based-learning/youth-family

  14. Family Specific Materials Service Learning National Service-Learning Clearinghouse – http://www.servicelearning.org/youthsite BRING LEARNING TO LIFE. A Guide for Parents: What is Service Learning?

  15. Family Specific Materials Paid Employment Talent Knows No Limits - http://www.talentknowsnolimits.info/jobseekers.html NCWD-Youth: Youth and Disability Disclosure: The Role of Families and Advocates

  16. Components of Resources Definition of that WBLE How to Do this WBLE Examples of How it is Being Done Research to Support this WBLE Additional Resources

  17. Questions Suggestions? Questions?

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