Thank you to all who attended!

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

Held on Wednesday, November 29 at the UNC Friday Center in Chapel Hill

For everyone interested in the work our communities are doing to help connect young adults with living wage employment opportunities

We heard

about experiences and learnings from the “Our State, Our Work” teams.

We learned

how you can plug into work already being done and amplify local impact.

We connected

with updates on national and state-level data trends on Opportunity Youth.

We listened

to Opportunity Youth discuss successes and roadblocks.

We discovered

the research and implementation of re-engagement strategies.

We discussed

nation-, state-, county- and city-level perspectives and experiences on the policies impacting young people.

We celebrated

what the state will look like in 2035 if teams meet their goals.

We enjoyed

a reception with an energized network of people dedicated to this work.

Who Are Opportunity Youth?

Opportunity Youth are young adults ages 16 to 24 who are not enrolled in school and not working full or part time. These individuals are sometimes referred to as disconnected youth, however, at Carolina Across 100 we prefer “Opportunity Youth” because it captures our sense of optimism that all young people can thrive if we provide the systems, tools, and resources necessary for navigating this period of life.

Stories of Thriving from across North Carolina

Our hope is that, alongside our community teams, we can take these individual “stories of thriving” and create systems-level programming across the state that creates accessible on-ramps to education and employment.

Stories of Thriving Across North Carolina