About Us
CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and the designated local workforce development board for Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, Florida. Through effective community partnerships, CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas provides workforce and economic development resources to local businesses and serves as the base of employment and training services to a community of nearly 2.5 million residents. Empowering workers to achieve success and driving sustainable, positive change in our community. Vision We expand career opportunities for individuals and enable the success of all workers through comprehensive workforce solutions that meet the needs of the community success and driving sustainable, positive change in our community. Mission
About the 2024 Opportunity Youth Workforce Summit
Join CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, as we invite Youth, Community Leaders, Business Leaders, Educators, and the Workforce Industry for a one-day event.
Attendees will gain insight into Tampa Bay workforce trends centered around the young adult demographic. This event will be a regional Think Tank, allowing a variety of discussions focusing on workforce trends in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. Experts will share research on population growth in the region, and businesses will get the opportunity to discuss populations we need to target to meet their needs. There are approximately 26,100 Opportunity Youth in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties * . Opportunity Youth are defined as young adults ages 16-24 who are not currently employed or enrolled in school. In Hillsborough County, there are approximately 17,000 opportunity youth, accounting for 10% of the county's youth population. Pinellas County is home to approximately 9,100 disconnected youth (11% of all youth in the county). 1
Data is telling us employers are not hiring youth as much as they can, or utilizing their potential.
Employers will learn about Accessing Training and Employing Disconnected Youth (Opportunity Youth), Training and Education, and gain insight on how to get beyond their barriers.
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*1 Source: https://www.measureofamerica.org/DYinteractive/#County *2 Source: Lewis, K. (2023). Ensuring an Equitable Recovery: Addressing Covid-19’s Impact on Education. Measure of America, Social Science Research Council, 2023. https://ssrc- static.s3.amazonaws.com/moa/EnsuringAnEquitableRecovery.pdf *3 The Youth Success Factor research was funded by United Way Suncoast and conducted in partnership with CareerSource Tampa Bay.
Learn more at www.CareerSourceTB.com/2024-youth-opportunity-summit (scan the QR code).
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