Creating Pathways to Success for Durham Youth

2017 Report

When you don’t understand something, everybody looks at you like, ‘Oh, he’s

slow. He doesn’t know what he’s doing.’ So I started falling behind. Then my mom

was in the hospital and ended up passing. After that, my grandma passed and

then my uncle passed. So I just stopped going to school. [Now] I’m the only male

in my house. Only one of my cousins is working and bringing in income.

I need to earn my GED so I can work and bring in some more income.

Keon Durham Alternative School Student

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Far too many young people in Durham get behind in school and stay there, while others drop out, for a host of reasons – chronic poverty, incarceration and racial inequity among them.

So, while Durham’s vibrant economy produces thousands of good-paying jobs each year, as many as one in four of our young people may not be prepared to compete for them.

Their employment problem is our employment problem.

It deprives our businesses of a strong local talent pipeline. It deprives our community of the many contributions these young people could make — if we could get them on track to academic and career success.

Made in Durham focuses on doing that.

We are a community partnership of business, education, government, youth-serving nonprofits and young people working to create an education-to-career system that ensures all youth who are “made in Durham” — regardless of life circumstance or skin color — can complete high school, earn a post-secondary credential valued by the marketplace and enter a career by 25.

Our 2017 Report highlights how partners collaborate to create systemic change in Durham to achieve this mission and the key role you can play in ensuring we all succeed.

If you are a partner, we thank you for the important work you are doing to make sure that Keon and all of our young people get the support they need to succeed in school and life.

If you are not, we invite you to join with us as we work to build a system that prepares our young people for success, provides a rich talent pipeline for our companies and creates a more competitive Durham. ”

ContentsWhat We’ve Accomplished

How We Work

Re-engaging Students Who Drop Out

Preparing Youth for Careers and College

Exposing Students to Work

Engaging Young People

What Comes Next

Investors

Board of Directors & Advisory Team

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On the cover: Durham YouthWork Internship

Program summer interns hosted by (left

to right) Durham Bulls, CITI LLC and Durham

Technical Community College. On the back

cover: A Brilliant Beginning intern.

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What We’ve Accomplished

Changing deeply rooted system failures and sustaining collaboration across institutions over time is tough work. That’s what makes the Made in Durham partnership’s accomplishments in such a short period of time remarkable. We are experiencing a marked shift in the way partners work — together instead of in silos — and the results are clear. Among them:

Uniting Durham in a Shared Vision This partnership has changed the conversation about what drives success for young people and is guiding collective development of an effective education-to-career system.

Expanding Career and College Preparation Our research and collaboration brought the need for career and college preparation to the fore, resulting in a new school district strategy to ensure all Durham youth graduate with college and career plans.

Enhancing Work-based Learning Our community-wide employer engagement has significantly expanded the number of employers and students participating in meaningful work-based learning, from paid summer internships and apprenticeships to work site tours and workplace skills coaching.

Leading Re-engagement of Youth Not in School or Work Our Durham Futures collaborative is the leading community resource for educational and career support that re-engages young people who have dropped out of school and helps them advance to achieve post-secondary credentials and rewarding careers.

This type of initiative requires

leadership, investment and

participation of all of the community

partners. Made in Durham has made

this a community endeavor. That’s important. Elizabeth Shearer Executive DirectorStudent Support Services, Durham Public Schools

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McKim & Creed intern Victor Chi.

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Building Our Education-to-Career System

Secure Living- wage Work

Graduate from High School

Earn a Post-secondary Credential

Durham Youth Ages 14-24

Many pathways to careers

Social and academic supports that keep students on track

On-ramps that re-engage disconnected young people

Career and college advising for all students

Experiences that help youth connect work and learning

Racial equity in our schools, businesses and community

Our dual customers – young people and employers – engaged in systems change

Made in Durham brings together business, government, education, youth-serving nonprofits and young people to create systemic change that ensures every young person in Durham receives the support and workplace experiences needed to graduate career and college ready.

A nonprofit backbone organization catalyzes, informs and secures financial support to develop and advance system innovations to scale, and to keep partners aligned around our common vision.

A CEO-level board of directors offers access to the right people and organizations and the power to drive change.

An advisory team of implementation partners proposes strategy and paves the way for action teams to develop, test and scale system innovations on the ground.

Task forces tackle specific systemic barriers to success, such as racial inequity.

How We Work

Our

Process

Engage key partners

Learn what is needed

Plan system changes and innovations

Implement and test solutions

Evaluate impact

Scale and sustain

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Re-engaging Students Who Drop Out

At my old school, I would get off track but at

Achievement Academy, I could work with a tutor

one-on-one and I was actually able to focus and

concentrate on what I was learning. Now I get

recognized for being successful. Nathan Overby 2017 GraduateAchievement Academy of Durham

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Below: Made in Durham’s alternative high school partners helped 125 young people, including Nathan (third from left) complete high school in FY 2017 using an intensive mix of academic, career and social supports.

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Barrier to SuccessAs many as 15 percent of Durham’s young people may be disconnected from school and work.

System GapClear opportunities and support for students to return to and complete high school and earn a post-secondary credential that qualifies them for a career.

Solution Co-Creators • Achievement Academy

of Durham• Gateway to College,

Durham Technical Community College

• Durham Literacy Center• LIFE Skills Foundation• N.C. Central University

School of Social Work• Performance Learning

Center, Durham Public Schools

• United Way of the Greater Triangle

Key Investors• Duke Energy• Oak Foundation• United Way of the

Greater Triangle

Made in Durham’s Durham Futures action team focuses on developing and testing a common approach and interventions that get disconnected young people back on track..

Our goal: Reengage young people who have dropped out, and help them complete high school and persist to earn a post-secondary credential that qualifies them for a career.

FY 2017 Results• 125 young people who previously dropped out of school

graduated from our four partner alternative programs. • Two key partners — Durham Literacy Center and N.C. Central

University School of Social Work — joined the team, expanding the number of youth served and supportive services available to them.

• Partners made system adjustments so that students can transition more seamlessly from alternative high schools to post-secondary programs.

• Partners identified a site and the organizations that will create a one-stop resource center for young adults.

• We developed evaluation metrics for key interventions that will be tracked and monitored beginning in FY 2018.

• We secured critical program funding: $180,000 over two years from United Way of the Greater Triangle to provide two college and career advising specialists and a student emergency fund. $750,000 over three years from Oak Foundation to launch a comprehensive strategy to re-engage young people who are out of school and not working.

Next Steps• Recruit and help an additional 50 to 75 youth who have

dropped out school return to best-fit alternative programs with support from a re-engagement specialist.

• Begin monitoring and measuring the impact of our interventions with help from our new evaluation partner, Durham Children’s Data Center.

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Preparing Youth for Careers and College

Learning how to get a job and keep it can be taught, but a system must be created and community commitment secured to ensure young people learn those skills in age-appropriate ways throughout their school career.

Made in Durham partners took major steps this year to create such a system. In a key move, Durham Public Schools launched an initiative aimed at ensuring all Durham youth graduate with college and career plans.

We also expanded college and career preparation to students through summits, career fairs, class instruction and one-on-one coaching thanks to a growing number of businesses that support these activities.

FY 2017 Results• Partners developed three regional career pathways

that were certified by the state, providing clear paths to hundreds of careers in key regional industry sectors: advanced manufacturing and skilled trades, health and life sciences, and information technology.

• 155 alternative school students received career and college preparation and transition support from our United Way-funded resource specialists.

• 90 high school students learned about career readiness, internships and support services at the annual Durham YouthWork Summit.

• 30 alternative school students received a work site tour and job coaching from Durham Bulls senior managers in a custom-designed work-based learning activity.

• 12 students participated in a work site tour at Burt’s Bees and learned from a panel about careers and overcoming obstacles.

Next Steps• Made in Durham’s Career Advising Task Force will develop a plan for community engagement that

ensures all Durham youth participate in age-appropriate career exploration, preparation and training.

This is important for our

students’ future, our community’s

health and our employers, who

need a skilled workforce to

support their growth. James Futrell Director of Student Support Services - High SchoolsDurham Public Schools

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Durham Bulls senior staff provide career readiness coaching for 30 alternative

school students.

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Barrier to SuccessToo many young people not prepared for college and careers.

System GapAge-appropriate career and college advising for all Durham youth.

Solution Co-Creators • Achievement Academy

of Durham• City of Durham Office of

Economic and Workforce Development

• Gateway to College, Durham Technical Community College

• Career and Technical Education, Durham Public Schools

• Durham Literacy Center• LIFE Skills Foundation• N.C. Central University

School of Social Work• Performance Learning

Center, Durham Public Schools

• United Way of the Greater Triangle

Key Investors• Duke Energy• United Way of the

Greater Triangle

”Students map their career path during a

YouthWork Summit session.

City of Durham Parks and Recreation intern Miles Moses.

Students learn how to get a job and keep it.

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Exposing Students to Work

Made in Durham focuses on the intersection of community and economic development

by expanding the job skills of local residents. This creates a more robust workforce and

allows members of the community to capitalize on jobs in the area. Nick Jordan CEO, Smashing BoxesDurham YouthWork Intern Host

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N.C. Central University School of Law

YouthWork interns Alexis Birl and

Jeremy Kilpatrick.

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Barrier to SuccessMany students lack exposure, experience, skills and connections required to land jobs in the local economy.

System GapHigh-quality, age-appropriate work-based learning exposure and experiences throughout their academic careers.

Solution Co-Creators • City of Durham Office of

Economic and Workforce Development

• Durham County• Durham Public Schools• Durham Technical

Community College• Regional employers

Key Investors• City of Durham• Durham County• Durham Public Schools• N.C. Department of

Commerce • U.S. Department of

Labor• Regional employers

Research shows that the prospect of a good job and meaningful career is a powerful motivator for young people to stay in school and complete post-secondary education and training.

Made in Durham partners significantly expanded work-based learning opportunities for Durham youth this year, including the number of paid summer internships, which are particularly important for young people living in poverty.

In 2017, we set our sights on promoting apprenticeships as a key path to credentials and employment.

FY 2017 Results• Two Apprenticeship Durham summits attracted more than 30

employers who learned how to use apprenticeships to build their talent pipeline.

• Eight companies have signed up to create apprenticeship programs; others are exploring it.

• 202 Durham youth worked in paid summer internships through our community-wide Durham YouthWork Internship Program.

• 73 employers hosted YouthWork interns.• 13 students completed a new hospitality industry boot camp co-

designed with the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau, with six hired by local hospitality industry businesses.

Next Steps• Develop a plan to expand summer internships to year-round

work-based learning opportunities for all students.• Expand new apprenticeship programs and reinstate lapsed ones.

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Engaging Young People

Made in Durham creators from the outset recognized that young people must be integrally involved in developing the system that will serve them. Our Youth Network of diverse young people provides that youth voice and perspective.

In FY 2017, network members analyzed surveys of young people, parents and educators and identified 30 community barriers inhibiting youth success. They prioritized two: racial inequity and inadequate counseling.

Made in Durham’s Advisory Team responded to their input, and that of its own research, creating task forces to focus on racial equity and career and college advising in the coming year.

FY 2017 Results• 30 community barriers to post-secondary success identified;

racial inequity and inadequate counseling prioritized.• Six school-based action projects developed to address key

system barriers, such as disproportionate suspensions of students of color and representation in advanced courses.

Next Steps• Recruit new cohort of Youth Network members for FY 2018.• Implement action projects.• More fully integrate Youth Member involvement in the work of staff and action team initiatives.

Barrier to SuccessYoung people disconnected from the process of change

System GapThe voice of young people integrally involved in creating and evaluating our education-to-career system

Solution Co-Creators • Made in Durham Youth

Network

I want to help make a change so we don’t have to

see so much violence and poverty, so we can see this

generation and the next prosper into greatness. Ashley Herrera Ramos Made in Durham Youth Network member

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Made in Durham Partnership: What Comes Next

Partners in the coming year will focus on these system improvements to move our community forward on the path to youth success.

• Centralize resources and supports that keep young people on track. • Develop data systems and metrics to inform and drive the partnership’s work. • Create an age-appropriate work-based learning continuum for all Durham students. • Enlist more employers to offer work exposure and experiences for students. • Expand our summer internship program to offer year-round work-based learning. • Grow our re-engagement work to reach more youth who are out of school and work. • Develop a plan for tackling racial inequities that hold students back. • Integrate the voice of youth more fully in identifying barriers and planning strategies that affect young

people.

Durham Public Schools Transportation

Department intern Marcelle Harding.

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• 21c Museum Hotel• A.J. Fletcher Foundation• Bank of America Charitable Foundation• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina• Capitol Broadcasting Co.• Cisco• City of Durham• Duke Energy Foundation• Duke University Health System• Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau• Durham County• Durham Public Schools• Durham Technical Community College• FHI 360• Fidelity Investments• GlaxoSmithKline• Kimley-Horn• McKim & Creed• Measurement Incorporated• Oak Foundation• Pappas Capital• Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC• PNC• Self-Help• Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation• SunTrust• United Way of the Greater Triangle• Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

Made in Durham Investors We must get this right —

for our young people, for our

businesses, for our future. Jim Goodmon Chairman, Capitol Broadcasting CompanyFounding Member, Made in Durham Board of Directors

“ ”How You Can Help• Give a young person exposure and

experience with work.

• Understand what racial equity means and how you can help create it in Durham.

• Contribute financially to the work of the partnership.

Contact Meredythe HolmesExecutive DirectorMade in Durham919.627.6419 mholmes@madeindurham.org

in Our Shared Future. in Made in Durham.Invest

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” OfficersVictor Dzau, President, National Academy of Medicine, ChairJack Bailey, President, US Pharmaceuticals Manager, GlaxoSmithKline, Vice ChairAnita Brown-Graham, Program Director and Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government, Vice ChairHenry Scherich, President, Measurement Incorporated, TreasurerAndrea Harris, Senior Fellow, Self-Help, Secretary

MembersJohnson Akinleye, Chancellor, N.C. Central UniversityCasey Barr-Rios, Member, Made in Durham Youth NetworkBrad Brinegar, Partner, Chairman & CEO, McKinneyRick Brown, Bank of AmericaSamone Bullock, Member, Made in Durham Youth NetworkDavid Dodson, President, MDC Inc.Geoff Durham, Greater Durham Chamber of CommerceMartin Eakes, CEO, Self-HelpPatrick C. Fine, Chief Exective Officer, FHI 360William Fulkerson, Executive Vice  President, Duke University Health SystemGeorge Habel III, Vice President, Capitol Broadcasting CompanyWilliam Ingram, President, Durham Technical Community CollegeRobin C. Miller, Vice President, People Strategies, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North CarolinaElaine O’Neal, N.C. Superior Court JudgeEd Paradise, Site Executive, CiscoCasey Steinbacher, CEO/Founder, Casey’s CompanySteven Williams, CEO, GLOBAL Ventures of North America LLC

Ex OfficioTom Bonfield, City Manager, City of DurhamWendell Davis, Manager, Durham CountyPascal Mubenga, Superintendent, Durham Public Schools

Made in Durham Board of Directors Made in Durham

Advisory Team

Esther Coleman, City of DurhamNancy Cox, Achievement Academy of DurhamDrew Cummings, Durham CountyJames Futrell, Durham Public SchoolsTom Jaynes, Durham Technical Community CollegeJennifer Meade, Alliance Behavioral HealthcareGudrun Parmer, Durham County Criminal Justice Resource CenterEliazar Posada, El Centro HispanoDavid Reese, East Durham Children’s InitiativePilar Rocha-Goldberg, El Centro HispanoSusan Roche, McKinneyRick Sheldahl, Durham Public SchoolsPamela Thorpe Young, N.C. Central UniversityStacey Wilson-Norman, Durham Public SchoolsAlexandra Zagbayou, Student U

All internship photos in this report were taken by Rebecca Andrews, a Durham YouthWork Internship Program intern.

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Made in Durham is a community partnership of educators, business, government, nonprofits, youth and young adults mobilized around a shared vision that all of Durham’s youth will complete high school and a post-secondary credential and begin a rewarding career by the age of 25.

Made in Durham359 Blackwell St., Suite 200Durham, NC 27701919.627.6420info@madeindurham.org

www.madeindurham.org

We work together to

ensure every young person who

is ‘made in Durham’ enjoys a

bright and rewarding future and

that our companies have the

pipeline of local talent they need

to grow and thrive. Victor Dzau Chair, Made in Durham President, National Academy of Medicine

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