Connecticut Launches 119K Commission to Reconnect At-Risk Youth, Aiming for Statewide Impact
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities launches the 119K Commission, aiming to reintegrate disconnected youth through education and employment.
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CCM announces commission for at-risk and disconnected youth
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) today announced the launch of the 119K Commission which seeks to aid the 20% of 14-26 year olds in the state who are at risk of not graduating high school or are already disconnected from education and employment opportunities.
CCM and Dalio take next step on disaffected young people in CT
The 15-member commission will be led by three chairs: Torrington Mayor Elinor Carbone; Andrew Ferguson, the chief executive at Dalio; and Josh Brown, a high school dropout who became a banking executive and leader of Domus, a non-profit serving teens in Stamford.
State leaders launch ‘119K Commission’ to help disconnected youth in Connecticut
Months after the release of an alarming report on the growing population of disconnected youth in Connecticut, a new commission will work to tackle the issue.