Perseverance

2022 PERSEVERANCE

Dear FRIENDS,

In the past few years, young people in Philadelphia have endured a generation’s worth of change and trials. It is through their own perseverance that they have been able to learn, adapt and overcome the challenges that they face every day.

In 2022, PYN continued to look forward, embracing and readapting our youth programming to meet the dynamically shifting landscape of the workforce. Through numerous ideas and innovations – alongside the steadfast dedication of our many partners – young people were able to explore career readiness through a future-looking lens. After all, it is PYN’s guiding mission to continue to meet the tenacity of young people with the tools they need to make the most of their talent and skills.

To all of our partners, investors, supporters and staff, we cannot possibly thank you enough for your endless dedication to creating opportunities for youth. As always, we thank you for joining and supporting us on our journey this year, and we look forward to your doing so for the many exciting years to come.

In Service,

John F. Clayton, Jr., Interim President & CEO Philadelphia Youth Network

Debra S. Friedman, Board Chair Philadelphia Youth Network

OUR WORLD this year

LANDSCAPE OVERVIEW

While 2022 welcomed some shifts back to pre-pandemic norms, it also welcomed new, permanent changes in the workforce and in the world at large. Young people have been required to adapt and learn even more than generations before, all while continuing to face systemic issues that persist in our communities.

Youth employment continues to be an important force in the lives of youth by providing additional household income, keeping youth disconnected from the criminal justice system, and improving mental health and education outcomes. However, most importantly, it helps set up young people for success by teaching the most critical skills to assist with seeking and engaging in future employment.

Much of the world has gone digital, creating both open doors and extra limitations. Providing spaces and opportunities for young people to learn financial literacy, digital literacy, and other critical workforce skills is necessary to ensure success for Philadelphians growing into the world of work.

Young people in Philadelphia have continued to persevere, and PYN has continued to pioneer the youth employment landscape to match their tenacity by equipping them with the tools to succeed.

The realities of youth employment

– 2020 –56.2% 46.7%

– 2019 –

Employment for young people ages 16-24 improved from 2021 but was still shy of pre-pandemic levels (Labor Statistics Bureau)

PA YOUTH VOTE

PA Youth Vote, a WorkReady Summer partner, collaborated with BOLT to provide the “Community Rising” programming for 25 WorkReady Summer participants in 2022.

In this program, participants discussed issues that impact them, their families and their communities. The young participants chose to focus their research and action on gun violence, and furthered their research through community organizers who were invited as guest speakers.

As a culmination of their project, the youth participants made a visit to the Capitol building in Harrisburg on August 8th, 2022 to appeal to Senators and Representatives for legislation aimed at addressing gun violence in Philadelphia. A second event was held on August 9th, 2022 at Philadelphia City Hall in partnership with Just Act and the Mayor’s Office. Both events allowed participants to collaborate with youth coalitions across the city to organize this important opportunity for youth to speak and adults to listen.

“

If you had told me years ago that I would have state representatives inviting me to the state capital to talk about gun violence prevention, I wouldn’t have believed you.” — Emely, Community Rising Fellow

The year with PYN

2021-2022 RECAP

In the past year, PYN provided 10,858 total opportunities, allowing Philadelphia’s youth to access paid work experiences, learn critical life skills, network with peers and mentors, explore potential career paths and prepare for the world of work. PYN programs are uniquely designed to meet the specific needs and concerns of young people from ages 12-24.

Of Summer youth surveyed:

88%

75%

said that they were exposed to new ideas that will guide their future career choices. were more interested in pursuing further education and training after their work experience.

WorkReady Summer served over 7,500 youth in 2022, marking the highest participation in over five years and exceeding pre-pandemic opportunity levels.

Participation numbers:

To create equitable work experiences and eliminate barriers to youth participation in programming, PYN increased youth pay to $11 per hour for wage-based experiences and roughly $1,000 for incentivized experiences.

In 2022

$ $

$8.6 million was paid out to young people through work experiences –a significant increase from $5.5 million

in

2021

This

$3.1 million increase was only made possible by PYN’s dedicated network of workforce champions who fund PYN’s work.

The work experiences and connections to caring adults provided by PYN’s 90+ program partners and 650+ worksites allow young people to gain early employment experience in a variety of industries and earn a vital income that both interrupts cycles of poverty and invigorates the local economy.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

To fulfill our mission of alleviating poverty and promoting equity through education and employment, PYN acknowledges where systemic issues impact equal access to education and employment opportunities and implements focused partnerships and initiatives to tackle these issues.

Healthcare Employment Growth

National Average Philadelphia

PYN is a part of Generation Work, an initiative launched by the Annie. E. Casey Foundation to initiate practice change from local employers surrounding racial equity and inclusion. PYN, along with partners such as Per Scholas Philadelphia, JEVS Human Services, and YouthBuild Philadelphia, is working to promote training services and talent pipelines that would allow for more equitable access to employment opportunities.

PYN and Generation Work seek to create lasting impact by shaping clear pathways for young people of color interested in healthcare and tech to build lasting careers.

In 2022, PYN partnered with Grads of Life to evaluate the healthcare and tech industry landscapes in Philadelphia and identify areas where DEI practices can be improved.

Grads of Life found that Philly has a large need for the talent that the thousands of opportunity youth offer – young people ages 16-24 who are disconnected from work and school – as the number of middle-skill roles in Philadelphia greatly outpace the national average.

Over the past 5 years, healthcare jobs in Philly have grown by 44% while the national average sits at 13% (Grads of Life)

PROGRAMMING PILOTS

PYN’s Skilled Career Pathways for Young Talent initiative, launched in 2020, seeks to connect young people disconnected from school and work to middle-skills roles in the healthcare and tech industries through training, mentorship and development.

In the past year, PYN and training partners of the initiative were able to connect 62 opportunity youth with local healthcare and tech employers, such as Urban Technology Project, International SOS, InspiriTec, Home Care Associates, Health Fleet Ambulance and Enroute Marketing.

PYN also hosted various career readiness and networking events, directly connecting dozens of youth to employers and thought leaders in the healthcare and tech industries.

“ Our participation in the Skilled Career Pathways initiative is so critically important. At Per Scholas, we know that access to opportunity is not equal. Per Scholas is committed to partnerships – like the one we have with PYN –that increase access and create opportunities for our graduates, the future of Philadelphia’s diverse tech workforce.”

—Nicole Pumphrey, Per Scholas Philadelphia

45.75%

Participants in PYN programming come from all across the City of Philadelphia, representing a wide variety of gender identities, age groups, races and ethnicities. We are proud to capture the diversity of Philadelphia through the youth we serve.

52.93%

THE YEAR to come

REALITIES AND INNOVATIONS

Making access to PYN programs a digital process has allowed us to reach more youth in Philadelphia than ever before. However, this innovation comes with the added responsibility to acknowledge that access to technologies and resources are often unequal.

7,100+ callers

June-August 2022

To support both youth and providers connected to the PYN system, we are always working to streamline our application processes and offer additional resources to provide ease of access and break down barriers to education and employment pathways.

In 2021, PYN launched the WorkReady Hotline to assist young people and families with the digital application process. This year, the WorkReady Hotline assisted over 7,100 callers in June through August alone, with even further assistance provided through email.

ZIP CODE

LOOKING AHEAD

Future Innovations • PYN is continuously improving its digital coordinated systems to provide greater accessibility for both youth participants and provider partners. With these systems, PYN is improving the application process for future participants and ensure accurate and timely payment through the addition of direct deposit for youth.

Partnerships • To promote financial literacy skills and encourage participation in direct deposit for 2023, PYN will also be collaborating with national nonprofit Get Schooled to initiate a campaign focused on demystifying banking for youth.

PYN is also building new partnerships with other influential organizations and nonprofits in the education and youth workforce sectors to optimize our communication strategies around our 2023 programming.

POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS

2022 INVESTORS and EMPLOYERS

$250,000+

Office of Children and Families

Otto Haas Charitable Trust

$100,000 - $249,000

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Comcast

The Lenfest Foundation

Santander Bank

Wells Fargo

$50,000 - $99,999

Citizens Bank Foundation

Patricia Kind Family Foundation

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

$10,000 - $49,999

CHUBB

Deloitte LLP

GT Foundation

H. Chase Lenfest

ImpactAssets Inc.

Independence Blue Cross (IBX)

Lincoln Financial Foundation

M&T Charitable Foundation

PECO Energy Company

Penn Treaty Special Services District

The William M. King Foundation

WSFS CARES Foundation

Up to $9,999

AECOM

Alston-Beech Foundation

AmazonSmile Foundation

Archie D. & Bertha H. Walker Foundation

BB&T (now Truist)

Bergen County’s United Way

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation

Charities Aid Foundation of America

Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund

Exelon Corporation

Fox and Roach Charities

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Network for Good

PeopleShare

Philadelphia Institute of Internal Auditors

Pontoon Solutions, Inc.

Rittenhouse Foundation

SAGE Scholars

Satell Institute

The Adecco Group

United Way of Greater Atlanta

Vanguard Community Fund

WSP USA Administration Inc.

Walmart Foundation

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Barry Abrams

Samuel Becker

Reshma Bennur

Abigail Burke

Tiffany Courtney Canady

Patrick Cavanaugh

Nicole Connell

Sandra Corry

Christopher Craig

Kate Cusack

Khadijah Dawson

Michael Delfiner

Jim Dever

Gregory Doyle

Katherine Egan

Farrah Farnese

Debra Friedman

Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend

George Gallen

Stephanie Gambone

Leah Garloff

Faith Goldstein

Carla Grassod

Michael Harmeson

Norman Hayman

Steven Hess

Ann Marie Horner

Kate Houstoun

Andre Howard

Tracee Hunt

Nadha Illikkal

Maia Jachimowicz

Jennifer Kebea

Anita Keefe

Jane Isaacs Lowe

Nasir Mack

Jere Mahaffey

David & Jacqueline Martin

Anthony Marzolino

Sharmaine Matlock-Turner

Yolanda Medina

Gloria Miranda

Angela Moultrie

Maureen O’Dea

Douglas Oliver

Melissa Orner

Tuck Rainwater

Lynn Ransom

Janet Reynolds

Karen Rubinson

Elizabeth Ruff

Valerie Schlitt

Josh Schmidt

Kristen Shapiro

Jane Shore

Nicholas Spadea

Nicholas Sracic

Joshua Tabler

W.M. Untereker

Julie Verrekia

JoAnn Weinberger

Hayward West

Victoria Wiesmeth

Denise Williams

Michael & Diane Willner

Erin Zagnojny

WORKREADY, E3, and OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM PARTNERS

ASPIRA, Inc. of Pennsylvania

Allegheny West Foundation

Asian Americans United Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc.

Attic Youth Center

Bartram’s Garden*

Beyond the Bars

Boost Community Development Corporation

Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia*

Building 21

Caring People Alliance

Catholic Social Services

Center for Black Educator Develpment

Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Coded by Kids

Community College of Philadelphia

Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc.*+

Cora Services

Corinthian Community Center/JAAMA

Empowerment Program

Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations (Concilio)

District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund*

Eckerd Connects+

Eddie’s House

EDSI+ EducationWorks*

Educators 4 Education

Equity Solutions Svcs LLC

Federation of Neighborhood Centers Foundations, Inc.

Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey

Global Allied Health Solutions

Gold Medal Karate Inc. (Zhang Sah)

Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance*

Greater Philadelphia YMCA*

Guiding Stars An Anthony C. Richardson Lee Foundation

Harcum College Upward Bound

Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation

Independence Seaport Museum

Indochinese American Council

PYN LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP TEAM

John F. Clayton, Jr.

Interim President & CEO

Karin MacBride

Chief Financial Officer

Farrah Farnese Roma

Vice President, Programs

Michele DePoulter

Director, Program Compliance and Monitoring

Erica Feldman

Director, Program Implementation

Roxolana Golas

Director, Education and Workforce Policy & Strategy

Gloria Miranda

Director, Human Resources

JEVS Human Services+

Ligouri Academy*

Jewish Employment & Vocational Services

LNESC

Lutheran Settlement House Management and Environment Technologies, Inc. (MET)

Math Corps

Mighty Writers

Mural Arts Philadelphia

Niche Clinic

Norris Square Neighborhood Project*

One Bright Ray*

Opportunities Industrialization Centers (Philadelphia)

Penn Rising Scholars Success Academy (Penn RSSA)

PENN RSSA

Pennsylvania School for the Deaf People for People, Inc.+

Philadelphia Academies Inc.

Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation*

Philadelphia Community Empowerment Through Soccer dba Kensington Soccer Club

Philadelphia Energy Authority

Philadelphia OIC+

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

Philadelphia Technician Training Institute

Project Based Learning INC/Workshop School

Project HOME*

Public Health ManagementCorporation Resources for Human Development Rock to the Future, Inc.*

Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School

Somerset Academy Early Learning Center

Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition (SEAMAAC) Steppingstone Scholars, Inc.*

Sunrise of Philadelphia, Inc.*

Temple University – Lenfest Center for Community Partnerships

Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education+

Temple University, University Community Collaborative*

Temple University – The Information Technology and Society Research Group (ITSRG)

The Equity Project

The Philadelphia School District (Start Up Edu)

The School District of Philadelphia (Summer Bridge)

The School District of Philadelphia CTE

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania*

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Netter Center

The U School Inc.

The Village of Arts and Humanities

The Village of Arts and Humanities*

To Our Children’s Future With Health, Inc.

United Communities Southeast Philadelphia*

Urban Affairs Coalition

Urban Affairs Coalition/YOACAP*

Valley Youth House Committee, Inc

VestedIn

VietLead*

We Love Philly

YOACAP

YOACAP – Project Build*

Youth Advocate Program

YouthBuild Philly

*Out-of-School Time (OST) programs

supported in WorkReady

+Year-Round E3 Providers

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Debra S. Friedman (Board Chair)

Member, Labor and Employment, Cozen O’Connor

Douglas Oliver (Vice Chair)

Vice President, Government & External Affairs, PECO

Dr. Whitney A.E. Arjun

Director of Enrollment Management and Retention, Penn State University Abington

David Beety

Regional Vice President, PeopleShare

Dave Burkavage

Philadelphia Office Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Tiffany Canady, CPA (Treasurer)

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

Lisa M. Drauschak

VP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, PJM Interconnection LLC.

Tracee L. Hunt (Board Secretary)

Founder and CEO, Total HR Solutions, LLC.

Gerald B. Kosmin

Corporate Director of Business Development, Malvern Health, Inc.

Nasir K. Mack

WorkReady Alum

Angela Moultrie

Regional President, Santander Bank

Tuck Rainwater

Vice President, Comcast NBCUniversal

Joshua D. Schmidt

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, InterDigital, Inc.

Dr. Jane R. Shore

Head of Research and Innovation, Revolution School

Hayward West Senior Manager, Deloitte

42%

31% 15% 12%

89%

10% 1%

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING

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