Sentences with phrase «income youth a level»

From after - school to health clinics to parent education programs, community schools provide low - income youth a level playing field and empower them to take the first steps toward a brighter future.

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- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Based upon the existing funding level expected in the state budget, roughly 300 youth will participate in the Summer Youth Employment Program, in which income - eligible teen - agers will work with local employers, including health care and not - for - profit employers, to learn work skyouth will participate in the Summer Youth Employment Program, in which income - eligible teen - agers will work with local employers, including health care and not - for - profit employers, to learn work skYouth Employment Program, in which income - eligible teen - agers will work with local employers, including health care and not - for - profit employers, to learn work skills.

To be eligible, the youth must have a family income below 200 percent of the federal poverty level ($ 49,200 for a family of four).

SYEP was administered through Buffalo Urban League and provided services for 724 participating youths across Erie County, 563 of whom were categorized as having family incomes under 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Level.

Less than two out of ten low income youths complete this level compared to eight out of ten from the wealthiest income quintile (Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, 2010).

This study examines whether group - level variability in the utility of parent social capital can help explain the recent finding that parent income and education confer greater benefits among White youth, relative to similar Hispanic youth, when it comes to 4 - year college enrollment.

With funding sources for high - quality arts programming being cut at the national, state, and local levels (for example, see the recent closure of Santa Barbara's Incredible Children's Art Network (iCAN) and, of course, the possible defunding of the NEA and NEH), takepart makeart: arte para todos developed out of the need to expand access and increase opportunities for engagement with contemporary art and artists, especially among Latinx, low - income, and youth communities.

Summer youth employment programs provide summer work experience for youth, matching up teens with entry - level jobs at local organizations, providing a source of income, work experience, and fostering skills necessary for academic and professional success.

This is particularly essential in low and middle income countries (LMICs) like Kenya where the levels of unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual violence among the youth are high.

Principles from ecological theory and knowledge derived from studies of risk and protection among children and youths are used to examine individual -, peer -, school -, and family - level factors associated with the likelihood of victimization among 150 low - income, urban, Hispanic female eighth - grade students.