What it is...

To address the issues of lack of preparedness
of 14-24 year olds to meet the present needs
of area employers, the Mayor of Hartford,
Eddie Perez, convened a group of leaders to
develop the
Future Workforce Investment System. 
 

System partners

The Future Workforce Investment System
is a partnership that includes the City of
Hartford through the Mayor's Office,
Department of Health & Human Services,
Hartford Public Schools, Capital Workforce
Partners, youth providers and employers.
 
 

System objective

System goal

System expansion

 FUTURE WORKFORCE
         Investment System  /  New Britain  -
Due to the momentum and successes of the Hartford program, Congresswoman Nancy  Johnson awarded a grant to launch similar program initiatives in New Britain.  This program will be launched in this Fall.

Program model

All programs aligned with the Future Workforce Investment System are based on one basic
model where youth are supported through case management or service coordination, linked
to programs and services, guided by a caring adult and wherever possible, connected to
meaningful and relevant work experiences, with outcomes tracked through a web-based
program management system called Hartford Connects. 
 

Program strategies

The five-year strategic plan for the Future Workforce Investment System consists of ten strategies.

1. Youth Framework and Youth Delivery System Strategies

2. Hartford Future Workforce Coordination and Oversight

3. HartfordConnects to Support Integrated Case Management & Reporting

4. Youth Development Practitioners’ Academy Strategies

5. Summer Youth Employment and Learning Opportunities

6. Alternative Education and Diploma Plus Model Strategy

7. Strengthen Dual-Customer and Increase Sector-Based Training Programs

8. Strengthen Dual-Customer and Increase School-to-Career Programs

9. Justice Involved Youth Employment/Skill Development

10. Older Youth Strategies and College/Bound/College Preparation