YouthForce NOLA Makes Strides in 2022

Career training for our young people has continued to thrive in New Orleans despite the challenges we faced this year. Guided by our mission and values, YouthForce NOLA and its partners continued to work diligently to prepare New Orleans public school students for successful pursuit of high-paying careers. 

This year, we reconnected with young people by returning to in-person training sessions and real-world work experiences. YouthForce NOLA, with support from its collective of educators, employers, training providers and community organizations, also advocated and secured numerous policy-related victories that reduce system-level barriers young people face as they explore and learn about career options.

Our Annual Report, “Reconnection + Resurgence + Results: Career-Connected Learning Rebounds & Gains Ground in 2022,” gives an overview of the great strides we made during the year and celebrates our young people and our inspiring partners.

Here are a few highlights:

• Close to 8,000 students participated in career education programs.

• Students across all high school grades earned 345 industry credentials from YouthForce’s Training Provider Partners.

• YouthForce NOLA trained 350 educators to incorporate soft skills into their lesson plans.

• About 1,600 students were directly impacted by New Orleans-based educators through the Soft Skills Educator Cooperative.

• YouthForce provided $2.5 million in subgrants to partners.

• 130 of YouthForce's employer partners engaged with students.