National Policy Leaders to Make Recommendations on Boosting Academic, Jobs Success Rates for High-Risk Youth

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Sep 05, 2012, 12:09 ET

Jack Markell John Engler

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator Tom Carper, Delaware Governor Jack Markell, and former Michigan Governor John Engler will lead discussions next week on how to develop new Federal and State policies to expand upon proven programs to increase job success for at-risk youth at the Jobs for America's Graduates sixth annual National Thought Leader Event.

Governor Markell, currently the Chair of the Jobs for America's Graduates Board of Directors and of the National Governors Association, will join with Governor Engler, the current CEO of the Business Roundtable in hosting the event with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the National Urban League, and the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Funds. Discussions will focus specifically on the historic unemployment rate of disadvantaged youth, especially Hispanic and rural youth. Marc Morial, the president of the National Urban League, and the presidents of the other co-host organizations, also will speak and contribute to breakout discussions.

The Latino population is the fastest-growing minority population in the United States and they face a number of unique challenges in urban, suburban and rural settings in attaining academic and economic success that are of high-priority concern. Rural youth's challenges will be the focus of remarks by, Chris Masingill, the Chairman of the Delta Regional Authority, who will moderate the panel specific to rural youth.

Join us for these important discussions and to interact with political, business and civic leaders from across the nation.

WHAT:	JAG's sixth annual National Thought Leader Event, Development of Policy and Programmatic Recommendations to Combat Youth Unemployment

WHEN:	Thursday, September 13, 2012
	8:20 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

	Governor Markell will deliver opening remarks at 8:30 a.m.

	Senator Carper will deliver keynote remarks between 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

	Governor Engler will speak at noon during the working lunch.

WHERE:	Columbus Club, Union Station
	50 Massachusetts Ave., NE
	Washington, D.C. 20002

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. For more information or to register, please contact Janelle Duray at (703) 684-9479 or [email protected].

Media interested in attending should contact Jason Baran at (609) 683-2428 or [email protected].

About JAG

Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) is a non-profit organization that just celebrated its 30^th anniversary with a proven track record of helping at-risk young people graduate from high school and make successful transitions to postsecondary education or meaningful employment. JAG has served over 850,000 youth and is currently assisting 42,000 young people in over 1,000 community high schools, middle schools, community colleges, and other learning locations in 32 states to achieve academic, career and life success. Some 90% of the youth in the JAG National Network have successfully graduated and over 80% are working, in college, or both a year after graduation. For more information about JAG go to www.jag.org.

SOURCE Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG)