Thursday, September 1, 2016
With Support from Rockefeller,'100K Opportunities Initiative' Achieves Hiring Goal Two Years Ahead of Schedule
The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, the country’s largest employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to meaningful employment for young people, announced that it has met its goal of hiring 100,000 Opportunity Youth – the population of 16- to 24-year-olds who are out of work and not in school – two years ahead of schedule.
The coalition, formed in July 2015, is now aligning with the cross-sector goal of creating one million opportunities by 2021.
The group will continue to capture and share new recruiting and human resources practices tailored to hiring, retaining and advancing Opportunity Youth.