2018

“I never thought I would know anyone from Microsoft,” said Desjonae Hixon, who spoke at Opportunity Summit 2018: Initiate alongside Carmen Summers, the Southwest Region Technical Sales Director for Microsoft Public Cloud. The panel brought together youth who shared their personal experiences alongside

On April 12, more than 750 changemakers met for Opportunity Summit 2018: Initiate to step up community efforts to reduce youth disconnection in San Diego County. The San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) welcomed some of the brightest and hardest working

The AjA Project is a nonprofit organization headquartered in San Diego. Their mission: transform youth and communities through artistic expression. Since its founding, the AjA Project has been a highly organized, resourceful and effective arts education nonprofit that uses participatory

Melinda Jackson is a Data Analyst at the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Here she tells a little bit about herself, both personally and professionally.  What professional moment or project are you most proud of? Having had the opportunity to work

Ahmed* was a medical doctor in his native Iraq. He, along with millions of others in areas occupied by ISIS, a jihadist group with historical ties to al-Qaeda, have fled from the violence and conflict to other cities and countries

This year, Vista Unified School District and the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) began a new partnership to start preparing Vista Unified students for the world of work early on in their learning experiences. At the high school level, this has

  It was a banner year for the San Diego Workforce Partnership at the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)’s The Forum 2018 in Washington, D.C., held March 24–27 and convening more than 1,200 workforce professionals from around the country.

In May of 2017, the San Diego Workforce Partnership was awarded $500,000 in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) governor’s discretionary funds to develop and implement a project that increases access, creates or enhances program structure and availability and provides

SDWP COO Andy Hall joined Measure of America Co-Director Kristen Lewis for a webinar that unveiled the latest numbers on the state of opportunity youth—young adults ages 16–24 who are not in school and not working—in San Diego County. The data is part of a collaboration between SDWP and Measure of America to assess youth disconnection, set goals and track progress in the San Diego region. Read on for surprising takeaways from the data.

Opportunity Summit is back Thursday, April 12 at Town & Country San Diego in Mission Valley. The theme this year is “Initiate,” from the proverb “If the youth are not initiated into the village, they will burn it down just to feel its warmth.” A rockstar lineup of experts and young adults will take the stage to discuss solutions to reduce the number of youth ages 16–24 who are not working or in school in San Diego County.