We recently shared the urgent need to restore funding for Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG). Now, Youth Solutions has partnered with the Michigan Works! Association to make taking action even easier. With just a few clicks, you can add your name and contact information, and your message will be automatically sent to the legislators who represent you.
The Michigan House budget released last week deals a devastating blow to Michigan’s workforce development system — threatening programs that connect individuals to opportunity and employers to talent including the Going Pro training fund and critical apprenticeship programs.
At Youth Solutions, we are directly impacted by the elimination of $5.7 million in funding, even as we serve more than 14,000 youth in 98 communities each year through Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates, Youth Solutions Foundations, and Connecting Careers to the Core.
These programs work.
Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates has a 99% graduation rate, a 94% postsecondary connection rate to college, work, or the military, and a 64% postsecondary education rate — even among students facing significant barriers and all above the State averages.
And, Youth Solutions delivers a strong ROI – for every $1 Michigan invests in JMG, another $1 is leveraged, doubling taxpayer impact.
Youth Solutions is helping thousands of young people build plans, explore careers, and step confidently into adulthood. Eliminating these programs means lost opportunities for young people and a weaker workforce pipeline for Michigan businesses.
