Youth Employment Institute

City Scan: Youth Employment Institute

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
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Background Information	Program size	Age range	Research	Program Fee?
Contact information: 1704 NE 26th Ave Portland, OR 97212 Website: www.yei.org Mission/Goals: To promote self-sufficiency and life-long learning by nurturing personal, educational and career development of young people. Source(s): www.guidestar.org; www.yei.org	700 youth in 6 programs	14-21	Type of Evaluation: Outcomes Monitoring. Summary of Available Evaluation Information: The Youth Employment Institute provides employment, education, and work training to high-risk youth. The in-school program offers dropout prevention services, case management, academic enrichment, and access to year round support services. An alternative school is available for high-school aged youth who are no longer in a traditional school setting. The alternative school is evaluated and audited by its funders, including the city of Portland, Multnomah County, and Worksystems, Inc. These evaluations include measures of student work-readiness, GED completion, maturity, and satisfaction with the program. No independent evaluation of YEI has been conducted to date.	No fee.