New IT Education Program Offers Free Classes For In-Demand Tech Careers

1/3/2025

A new, free training program aims to give young people – including youth who are disconnected from education or employment as well as others looking for new opportunities – a starting point in pursuing careers in the in-demand field of information technology.

Servetnick sees the program as an excellent opportunity to reach out to some of the 119,000 disconnected youth identified in 2023 in the report commissioned by Dalio Education, titled “Connecticut’s Unspoken Crisis.”

Face the Facts: Addressing the crisis of young people disconnecting from school and work

10/27/2024

We dig into the plan to address the crisis with young people in Connecticut who have disconnected from school or work. Joe DeLong, Executive Director of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), joins Mike Hydeck with an update on the 119k Commission’s efforts.

Inside a plan to get CT’s 119K ‘disconnected youth’ back on track

10/21/2024

The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities released a report earlier this month that targets the expansion of youth support services at the local and state levels — at an estimated cost of $900 million.

United Way of CT endorses ‘solutions’ to connect youth

10/21/2024

In its final report issued earlier this month, the 119K Commission, which was created by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), came up with solutions to address the crisis of disconnected youth in the state.