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The Benefits of Bridging Divides

How Youth Build Philly Shares its Supportive Practices to Build Business Value and Better Jobs

Overview

This profile documents how YouthBuild Philly engages retail businesses to strengthen equity, inclusion, and retention for the young people the organization serves. Key practices include identifying quality jobs and providing training and coaching to frontline managers to foster supportive supervision. Workforce organizations seeking to forge stronger business partnerships that improve worker retention can learn from these approaches.

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Organization
  • Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Contributors
  • Amanda Newman
  • Jenny Weissbourd
Published
2020
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Audiences
EmployersWorkforce & Economic Development
Issue Areas
Advancement & TrainingEquity & InclusionSafe & Accessible Workplaces

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