Mid-Year Regional Meeting - Bend

Oregon Youth Works invites youth workforce partners to come together to reconnect and convene in peer-to-peer conversations around hot topics and needs across the youth workforce development spectrum. These meetings are aimed at engaging youth workforce program managers and coordinators who provide programming through Oregon Youth Corps, Oregon Conservation Corps, Oregon Youth Employment Program, ODHS TANF or YTEP, and WIOA. Staff from Local Workforce Development Boards, colleges/universities, and other partnerships are also encouraged to attend to further deepen and expand regional youth workforce development connections.

Day 1 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)

Welcome and Icebreakers

Broad Connections to Statewide Efforts

Workforce Housing (Facilitated by Linden Connects)

Lunch and/or flexible independent work time or personal time

World Café Set 1 (Peer-to-Peer, Linden Connects)

• Economic Hardship: Supportive Services to Help (and Retain) Participants (both)
• Program Staff onboarding and professional development (staff)
• Disabilities and Accommodations: Disabilities (youth)
• Grant Gaps (grant)
• Ask Me Anything (Grant Administrator Time)

World Café Set 2 (Peer-to-Peer, Linden Connects)

• Economic Hardship: Supportive Services to Help (and Retain) Participants (both)
• Work Life Balance (staff)
• Outreach to Youth (youth)
• Sustainable Funding (grant)
• Ask Me Anything (Grant Administrator Time)

Reflections and Gratitude (Linden Connects)

Optional Evening Gathering at the Best Western Peppertree

Day 2 (9:00 am – 1:00 pm)

Connection and check in

Partnership Conversations (Similar to Community Asset Mapping, Linden Connects)

Frank Feedback on Oregon Youth Works Grants (Linden Connects)

Closing reflections, next steps, survey time

Lunch and continued feedback

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Downtown Bend Library, 601 Northwest Wall Street, Bend, United States