Youth Jobs Platform Uses Tech to Increase Employment

Between 2015 and 2017, young people participating in Boston’s SuccessLink summer employment program helped members of the Civic Tech and Data Collaborative project develop a new app that improves youths’ access to job opportunities. The resulting open-source Youth Jobs Platform led to improved efficiency and outcomes—for example, doubling the number of completed applications, and increasing the number of youth hired by 20%. Urban Institute’s full report includes lessons learned about leveraging technology to improve youth services.

Access the full report here: 
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/98592/using_data_technology_to_link_boston_youth_to_jobs_1.pdf