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PROGRAM
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YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (YOP)
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
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POPULATION SERVED:
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In-school youth
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SERVICES PROVIDED:
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On-the-job training or internships, job search, counseling, wage subsidy, pre-vocational skills training,
employability skills instruction, and life skills instruction and tutoring
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY:
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Office of Mental Retardation and Disabilities (OMRDD)
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ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS:
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Office of Mental Retardation and Disabilities and Office of Mental Health (OMH)
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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State
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AUTHORIZATION:
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State Budget
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DESCRIPTION:
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Provides services and activities to economically and educationally disadvantaged youth for career
assessment and exploration in the health and human services fields. Beginning in June 1992, a
collaborative OMRDD/OMH program, consisting of five partnership sites was administered by OMRDD.
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PROGRAM DATA
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FISCAL YEAR:
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1998
(1998-99)
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1999
(1999-00)
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2000
(2000-01)
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2001
(2001-02)
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2002
(2002-03)
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APPROPRIATIONS($):
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1,000,000
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900,000
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850,000
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850,000
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850,000
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NUMBER ENROLLED:
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332
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300
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354
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342
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350
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OUTCOME DATA:
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89 graduated high; 61 went to college; 21 obtained employment; 153 remained in program
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101 graduated high school; 75 went to college; 12 obtained employment; 216 remained in program
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75 graduated high school; 62 went to college; 11 obtained employment; 200 remained in program
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75 graduated high school; 67 went to college; 100 obtained employment; 195 remained in program
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CONTACT
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NAME/AGENCY:
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LYNNE THIBDEAU, Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
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PHONE NUMBER:
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518-372-3796
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