Quality Elements
Comprehensive Approach
A formal network provides the foundation for an equitable, coordinated system.
- Engaged community leadership supports collaboration
- An operational infrastructure is in place
- A quality system is responsive to emerging needs
- All components of the system are connected
- Adequate resources are available and leveraged
- The community publicly supports a focus on youth issues
In addition:
- Community leadership is engaged and supports collaboration
- All partners have clear roles and responsibilities
- All youth receive a “Guaranteed Preparation Package” or portfolio of important documents, including:
- High school diploma and transcript
- Social security card
- Birth certificate
- Health and medical information
- Proof of Citizenship and/or Immigration Papers
- State-issued driver’s license or identification card
- Work-related records
- Work-Readiness Certificate
- Documents that certify eligibility for services
- The system is focused on quality and is responsive to emerging needs
- Funding is leveraged and flexible to address a variety of issues
- Institutions and organizations are equipped to support needs as they arise
- Quality professional development opportunities are utilized to support systems change
- Youth are supported by a single, multi-agency, individualized development plan
- Comprehensive, flexible, and integrated case planning is available to all youth
- Common, streamlined processes and procedures lead to access of services
- Resources are identified to support collaboration
- Blended, braided, and stacked resources address needs
Youth with disabilities may also need:
- Specialized programs and services
- Access to services at all youth-serving programs and agencies
- Identification of and linkages to adult service providers that may provide post-secondary services
- A statewide database that catalogs service providers
- State level inter-agency transition agreement
- Regional transition councils (made up of representatives from Social Security, Dept. of Rehab, Mental Health, etc.)
- Regional and Statewide Leadership
- An accessible workforce development system (physical, information and assistive technologies)
- Improved communication and coordination among programs working with youth with disabilities, foster youth, youth in the juvenile justice system, etc.
- Disability support providers to maintain communication with workforce development and employment programs that serve youth with disabilities (Education within the infrastructure)
The YCi Elements of a Comprehensive Local Youth-Serving System chart can be found in the All Youth One System, YCi Guidebook. This guidebook was funded by the California Workforce Investment Board and produced by New Ways to Work.
Funded under a grant/contract supported by the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U. S. Department of Labor, grant/contract #E-9-4-X-XXXX and the California Workforce Investment Board. The opinions contained in this publication are those of the grantee/contractor and do not necessarily reflect those of the U. S. Department of Labor.
Marin Brown, ITOP Project Coordinator
Phone: 707-849-2265
Email: marin.brown@calstat.org