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Special Populations Resource Collection
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This resource collection contains links to valuable resources related to serving special populations. The federal definition of special populations includes individuals with disabilities, low-income youth and adults, single parents, homeless individuals, justice-involved individuals, youth in or aging out of foster care, and veterans, to name a few.
Disabled Workers
- Disability and Employment Community
- Serving Youth with Psychiatric Disabilities Webcast
- Serving Individuals with Disabilities: A Day in the Life of an American Job Center
- The Playlists: Disability Resources for WIOA Practitioners
- U.S. Department of Labor Disability Resources
- Job Accommodation Network
- Vocational Rehabilitation and WIOA Youth Programs Collaboration Opportunities
Foster Care
- Building and Strengthening Partnerships to Best Serve Youth in Foster Care
- How Employment Programs Can Support Young People Transitioning Out of Foster Care
- Mythbuster! Youth in Foster Care and WIOA
- Supporting the Educational and Career Success of Foster Youth under WIOA
- Supporting Youth Exiting Foster Care: What Works and What is Still Needed
Homeless/Housing Insecure
- Advancing Supportive Housing
- Continuums of Care: Local Educational Agencies – Runaway Homeless Youth Crosswalk
- New Resources for Addressing Homelessness in Rural Communities
- Providing Employment Services to Homeless and Runaway Youth
- Systems Work Better Together: Strengthening Public Workforce and Homeless Service Systems
Justice-Involved
- Correctional Education Webinar Series: Pipeline to Pell
- Serving Court-Involved Youth: Lessons from YouthBuild Peers
- Helping Youth with Juvenile Records
- Strategies WIOA Youth Programs Can Use When Serving Court-Involved Youth
- Best Practices for Successful Reentry for People Living with Mental Health Conditions
- Supporting the Educational and Career Success of Justice-Involved Youth under WIOA
Low Income
- Advancing Economic Mobility for Low-Income Families: Policy Options for Governors
- Building Financial Capability with Opportunity Youth
- Connecting Opportunity Youth and Employers Through Work-Based Learning
- What Works to Improve Employment and Earnings for People With Low Incomes?
- Work Readiness: Can it Lead to Better Employment and Earnings for Low-Income Adults?
Veterans
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