Educational Momentum Update

Dear Colleagues,

As the executive director of Opportunities for Youth, I wanted to update you on a number of milestones we have attained. Many of you attended our Educational Momentum Breakfast the end of November where we spent time discussing and prioritizing the challenges you are facing today as educators. The top three challenges that surfaced were Services, Engagement and Sustainability.

Referring a Youth to OFY Partner Services

The Educational Momentum Referral System came about because our Educational Partners realized that in order to truly assist their youth break down the barriers they may have and keep them in school, they needed to give them an opportunity to receive services that their educational institutions couldn’t provide. To bridge this gap, we created a referral system that would allow our Educational Partners to refer to our Reengagement Center Partners. One of the benefits to being a part of this action team, is that our Educational Partners are able to access a password protected Google Form on the Educational Momentum Action Team webpage on our website.

Highlighting Our Educational Momentum Partners

Our Educational Partners across the valley have dedicated themselves to the Opportunities for Youth Initiative with the goal to reconnect opportunity youth annually back into the appropriate educational program. To ensure that our partners and the community at large are aware of what our Educational Partners offer, the team has developed an Educational Momentum Asset Map Survey.

Opportunities for Youth accomplished great things in 2018!

We invite you to view our 2018 Annual Report. This document will outline the organizations history, accomplishments, and goals in moving forward. 

Thank you for your interest in learning more about Opportunities for Youth, and discovering how you can help us build the "Pathways to a Brighter Future" for youth across the Greater Phoenix Area!