FCOYI- Fulton County Opportunity Youth Initiative
FOCUS: 2 GEN, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, LITERACY- FAMILY, DIGITAL & FINANCIAL, PK-20 WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, REENTRY RESOURCES, NGO/SMALL BIZ SERVICES, CONTRACTS, APPRENTICESHIPS & HIGH DEMAND JOBS/CAREER
North Star Goal- Ensuring that 65% of Georgians ages 25-64 have earned post-secondary credentials of value by 2033
“If state and business leaders do not act, 1.5 million workers and their children could be unemployable or stuck in low-wage jobs: an endless cycle of poverty.”
Southern Regional Education Board
Georgia’s 2030 Economic Outlook 2019
It is estimated that 3,2 million employment-eligible Georgians are not working, state reporting a worker shortage of 230.000 in 2023.
In 15 years, only 52.8 Georgia residents have earned degrees and credentials...
FCOYI was founded in December 2018 with support from the Ready By 2020 Initiative, started in 2016, and on September 8, 2021, we moved to our third phase of implementation by launching Ready by 2030.
This phase will consists of educating attendees about Opportunity Youth Initiatives on ReEntry- OYUnited, Youth Agenda 2030 Report and Youth Social Entrepreneurship & Agenda 2030. In 2024 we plan to do more in partnership with you and your communities. Let's find out how...
The Fulton County Opportunity Youth Initiative's (FCOYI) main goal is to make sure that Opportunity Youth and UnderEmployed Ages 15-29 are ready, identify pathways of interest, develop essential and workplace skills, have local and remote access to education, career training opportunities with industry certifications, and placement in a high demand job or career.
You are invited to join one of five committees. Invite youth leaders and young adults (Ages 15-29) to attend. Find out what we are planning for 2025-26!!!
We hosted our 1st FCOYI Lunchbox Panel September 9, 2020 - Labor Day Week, then followed with monthly virtual meetings every 2nd Wednesday of each month. To accommodate those who are not available 12-1PM, we were asked to add a 6PM-7PM session on 2nd Wednesdays, and the 1st 6PM session was April 13, 2022, need discuss alternative meeting times and options for the FCOYI Youth Advisory Council . We would like to have more discussion about a meeting time that works in the evenings or weekends to involve more youth and young adults.
If you would like to present, email info@iamsossi.org with 3 possible FCOYI 2nd Wednesday Presenter or Panel slots that you are available.
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Check below for 2025 FCOYI Meetings, Seminars and Workshop dates:
JANUARY 8th-
FCOYI 2024 Year End Review & Planning for 2025- COMPASS PARTNERS
FCOYI Youth Advisory Council Members- Talaia Respress (Tech Support & Nonprofit Pitch)
Department of Juvenile Justice- ReEntry Tasksforce- Cathy Smith-Curry
FEBRUARY 12th-
100 Things You Didn't Know Were Invented By Black People
Accenture Skills To Succeed Academy Workshop for COMPASS Partners- SOSSI
Register for your FREE ACCOUNT Here- https://s2sacademy.org/register/04SSGE (Video Below)
FDIC SMART Money Workshop- Young Adults & Small Businesses
FCOYI - COMPASS Virtual Workspace Training
MARCH 12th- Women's Month Speaker Panel
APRIL 9th- Where do we go from here? Youth Initiatives, Workforce Partnerships & Business Solutions
MAY 14th- Access to Capital and Support for Business/Non-Profit as Affiliate Partner- Miguel Hernandez
Summer Programs & Training- Youth, Adults, Small Business & Nonprofits Panel
JUNE 11th- MYGPS- My Game Plan for Success Workshop & Training (Personal, Family & Business)
JULY 9th- MyGPS= Ready By 2030: Learn more about Opportunity Youth United, SEEJ Youth & the Youth Agenda 2030
AUGUST 13th- Goodbye Summer 2025 Youth Advisory Council & COMPASS Partner Updates
SEPTEMBER 10th- The Power of You2 by Price Pritchett Discussion &
Feeding Georgia Families- Ali Rivera
OCTOBER 8th- MAX: Metro Atlanta Exchange- Training and Career support for 16-24 year olds
November 12th- TBA
JANUARY 9th-
FCOYI 2024 Year in Review & Planning for 2023- COMPASS PARTNERS
Your Health & Wellness & 2 Gen Project in East Point- Queen Yenn
February 14th-
Accenture Skills To Succeed Academy Workshop for COMPASS Partners- SOSSI
March 13 th-
Happy Women's Month- Celebrating Entrepreneurship, Youth, Family & Community
Success: Adria Marshall & Igola Richardson- Jordan
April 10th-
HBCU Creative Cohort- Leslie Davis/Willi Millions. Smith Innovation Center- Brandy
Smith
& Brighter Dayz Inc.- Dr Michele De La Cruz
May 8th-
Summer Camp 2024, 1st Georgia Drone Soccer League- Charlotte Della Cain & \
COMPASS Partners discuss 2GEN Summer Opportunities
June 12th- STEM Summer Camp, Summer Programs for Youth, Teens & Adults, & Resources
July 10th- COMPASS Partners & Community Updates
August 14th- Erin Floyd, Senior VP Truist Bank Atlanta Area II NE Atlanta, Business Funding
Workbook: Separating Personal & Business Finances
September 11th- Accenture Skills To Succeed Academy 2Gen Training- Digital & Financial Literacy
October 9th- Chuck Barlow Sr, CEO/President- HSAAT (Community Raised $100K+, Purchased Old
School working with EPA, Ga Tech & other Strategic Partners for Redevelopment)
Meaningful Civic, Community & Higher Ed Institutions Engagement
November 13th- Kevan Ware- FreshAire Network (Lifestyle Consulting) "Intro to Podcast"
Tell Your Story- COMPASS & New Partners!!! Why your organization needs a PODCAST?
Meaningful Civic, Community & Higher Ed Institutions Engagement Panel:
COMPASS Partners & Community Updates- Youth, Teens & Adults & Resources
DECEMBER 11th- Celebrating 2024 Wins, Youth & Parent Events, New Partners, Planning & Opportunities 2025
Ponchellis Jackson, Chair & Dr. Erica Bass-Flimmons, Co-Chair:ReEntry ,
Terry Ross, Chair & (_) Co-Chair Community Engagement,
(_) Chair & (_) Co-Chair- Leisure,
Dr. Mariannette ReFour Chair & (_) Co-Chair- Education/ Workforce,
(_) Chair & Chuck Barlow Sr, Co-Chair- Quality of Life,
Marianette Refour- Secretary, FCOYI Feedback- Current &
Confirm Committee(s) Monthly Meeting Dates/Time
Topic: MyGPS= Ready By 2030: Learn more about Opportunity Youth United, SEEJ Youth & the Youth Agenda 2030
Summer Programs & Training- Youth, Adults, Small Business & Nonprofits Panel
Speaker Panel
Learn more about the 1st Georgia Drone Soccer League and how to bring it to your community Summer 2024, as well as learn about other opportunities for youth and adults
Recruitment: Youth & Adults for Program; Committee Members
COMPASS Partner Training & Opportunities 2024
What type of support and resources do youth, adults, and families need going into the holidays?
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* Reach one, teach one: I believe that it is my responsibility to share what I’ve learned about ingredients, haircare and even entrepreneurship with my customers.
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Igola Richardson-Jordan is the Coordinator of the Banneker S.A.F.E. Center. In addition to her love for education, students, families, teachers, and communities, she also has a background in ministry, radio, and television. Along with her team she launched the first S.A.F.E. Center in Fulton County Schools at Banneker High School in 2018, receiving a visit from the State Superintendent Richard Woods and being selected as a state model. S.A.F.E Centers integrate student support by addressing out-of-school barriers to learning through partnerships with social and health service agencies while engaging family and community members as school partners. Ultimately, the goal of the centers is to build a culture of professional learning, collective trust, and shared responsibility for the school and community. She continues to share what she has learned with other educators and communities interested in supporting our young people, their families, and communities. There are currently two other S.A.F.E. Centers in Fulton County- North Springs and Tri-Cities High Schools, with other counties opening up similar models.
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FCOYI was founded in December 2018 with support from the Ready By 2020 Initiative, started in 2016, and on September 8, 2021, we moved to our third phase of implementation by launching Ready by 2030.
This phase will consists of educating attendees about Opportunity Youth Initiatives on ReEntry- OYUnited, Youth Agenda 2030 Report and Youth Social Entrepreneurship & Agenda 2030. In 2024 we plan to do more in partnership with you and your communities. Let's find out how...
The Fulton County Opportunity Youth Initiative's (FCOYI) main goal is to make sure that Opportunity Youth and UnderEmployed Ages 15-29 are ready, identify pathways of interest, develop essential and workplace skills, have local and remote access to education, career training opportunities with industry certifications, and placement in a high demand job or career.
You are invited to join one of five committees. Invite youth leaders and young adults (Ages 15-29) to attend. Find out what we are planning for 2024-25!!!
We hosted our 1st FCOYI Lunchbox Panel September 9, 2020 - Labor Day Week, then followed with monthly virtual meetings every 2nd Wednesday of each month. To accommodate those who are not available 12-1PM, we were asked to add a 6PM-7PM session on 2nd Wednesdays, and the 1st 6PM session was April 13, 2022, need discuss alternative meeting times and options for the FCOYI Youth Advisory Council . We would like to have more discussion about a meeting time that works in the evenings or weekends to involve more youth and young adults.
Check below for 2024 FCOYI Meetings, Seminars and Workshop dates:
JANUARY 9th-
FCOYI 2024 Year in Review & Planning for 2023- COMPASS PARTNERS
Your Health & Wellness & 2 Gen Project in East Point- Queen Yenn
February 14th-
Accenture Skills To Succeed Academy Workshop for COMPASS Partners- SOSSI
March 13 th-
Happy Women's Month- Celebrating Entrepreneurship, Youth, Family & Community
Success: Adria Marshall & Igola Richardson- Jordan
April 10th-
HBCU Creative Cohort- Leslie Davis/Willi Millions. Smith Innovation Center- Brandy
Smith
& Brighter Dayz Inc.- Dr Michele De La Cruz
May 8th-
Summer Camp 2024, 1st Georgia Drone Soccer League- Charlotte Della Cain & \
COMPASS Partners discuss 2GEN Summer Opportunities
June 12th- STEM Summer Camp, Summer Programs for Youth, Teens & Adults, & Resources
July 10th- COMPASS Partners & Community Updates
August 14th- Erin Floyd, Senior VP Truist Bank Atlanta Area II NE Atlanta, Business Funding
Workbook: Separating Personal & Business Finances
September 11th- Accenture Skills To Succeed Academy 2Gen Training- Digital & Financial Literacy
October 9th- Chuck Barlow Sr, CEO/President- HSAAT (Community Raised $100K+, Purchased Old
School working with EPA, Ga Tech & other Strategic Partners for Redevelopment)
Meaningful Civic, Community & Higher Ed Institutions Engagement
November 13th- Tell Your Story- COMPASS & New Partners!!! Why your organization needs a PODCAST?
Meaningful Civic, Community & Higher Ed Institutions Engagement Panel:
COMPASS Partners & Community Updates- Youth, Teens & Adults & Resources
• Demand for digital skills is saturated across the U.S.
Digital skills are required regardless of education or experience.
Digital skills enable workers to earn more and contribute more to the tax base.
• Workers earn more when they acquire industry/occupation specific digital skills.
Georgia's most in-demand foundational digital skills include: computer literacy, typing, data entry, word processing, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
• From patient tracking and medical devices to using mobile devices and conducting inventory management, jobs are more digital than we realize.
The Fulton County Opportunity Youth Initiative's (FCOYI) main goal is to make sure that Opportunity Youth and UnderEmployed Ages 15-29 are ready, identify pathways of interest, develop essential and workplace skills, have local and remote access to education, career training opportunities with industry certifications, and placement in a high demand job or career.
We hope this message finds you in good health! On May 12-13th we hosted the Ready By 2030: 2 Generation MyGPS Readiness Base Camp: Education, Workforce, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment & Reentry at the JA Chick-Fil-A Discovery Center in downtown Atlanta. This special two-day event was open to all our participants, with focus on youth and parents.
FCOYI was founded in December 2018 with support from the Ready By 2020 Initiative, started in 2016, and on September 8, 2021, we moved to our third phase of implementation by launching Ready by 2030. This phase will consists of educating attendees about Opportunity Youth Initiatives on ReEntry- OYUnited,
Youth Agenda 2030 Report and Youth Social Entrepreneurship & Agenda 2030.
You are invited to join one of five committees. Invite youth leaders and young adults (Ages 15-29) to attend. Find out what we are planning for 2023-24!!!
We hosted our 1st FCOYI Lunchbox Panel September 9, 2020 - Labor Day Week, then followed with monthly virtual meetings every 2nd Wednesday of each month. To accommodate those who are not available 12-1PM, we were asked to add a 6PM-7PM session on 2nd Wednesdays, and the 1st 6PM session was April 13, 2022, need discuss alternative meeting times and options for the FCOYI Youth Advisory Council . We would like to have more discussion about a meeting time that works in the evenings or weekends to involve more youth and young adults.
Check below for 2023 FCOYI Meetings, Seminars and Workshop dates:
JANUARY 11th- FCOYI 2022 Year in Review & Planning for 2023- COMPASS PARTNERS
FEBRUARY 8th- Thomas Flake- Program Manager. Accenture Atlanta- Skills To Succeed Academy
MARCH 8th- Jewell Wallace- Campus & Community Liaison (SE Region), Our Money Matters- HBCU CDAT
APRIL 12th- Jay Bassett- Consultant/Retired EPA Advisor, Unpacking Community Opportunities for Federal Funds EPA
MAY 10th- Final Planning Meetings Ready By 2030: 2 Generation MyGPS Readiness Base Camp: Education, Workforce, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment & Reentry Base Camp on May 12th and 13th
JUNE 14th- Chuck Barlow Sr- HSAAT: EPA & GaTech Partners to redevelop 76K sqft School Jackson-Butts County, GA
JULY 12th- Dr. Michellle Walker-Davis- Founder/ CEO, The Free Money Expert;IMG- Imperial Management Group www.imgconsulting.info
AUGUST 9th-
Erin Floyd, Senior VP Truist Bank Atlanta Area II NE Atlanta- Small Business Funding & Commercial Banking ;
Annette Wilson- National Apprenticeship Amabassador, UYOA- United Youth of America
SEPTEMBER 13th- BIPOC Young Tech Professionals from TRAP University- Tech Hiring Event
OCTOBER 11th- Successful ReEntry-ReEntry Passport: Panelist- Ponchellis Jackson- Uplifting People Inc, Chair & Dr. Erica Bass-Flimmons- STARTNow Employment Solutions, Co-Chair, Dr. Travis Barber- 1 Mo Question, Inc, Michelle Morrison- I' Michel & Montra McKenzie- Investors Academy
NOVEMBER 8th- AHEC- Atlanta Health Education Centers & MAKE BELIEVE VILLAGE & COMPASS Partners Updates 2023
DECEMBER 13th- New Partners, Planning & Opportunites 2024
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Email fultoncounty.oyi@gmail.com for more information. FCOYI will host a virtual webinar the 2nd Wednesday of each month to educate young people, community members, stakeholders, and partners in the City Atlanta, South Fulton, and other Metro Atlanta counties who are working together for collective impact, sustainability and resiliency.
So far, we’ve spread the good word to community partners in the Cities of Atlanta, East Point, College Park, Hapeville, Union City, Fairburn, Alpharetta, and South Fulton along with Butts County, Forsyth County, Gwinnett County, and GA DJJ (Department of Juvenile Justice). Now we’re taking the conversation online and in-person in our communities...
Scroll to learn more about the problem, stakeholders, approaches, challenges, goals, opportunities, tools, partners, and evision for "Building Stronger Families in Fulton County & Georgia"...
Join us for an hour or two of networking and netweaving with youth, students, young professionals, adults, peers, education, workforce, apprenticeship, and industry leaders who support our communities during these challenging times. We’ve selected an incredible lineup of trainers and panelist who are prepared to arm you with new strategies, tools, insights and know-how to find local and remote opportunities for young people and their families.
The READY BY 2030: FCOYI VIRTUAL EDUCATION & WORKFORCE PANEL WEBINAR Series will take place VIRTUALLY (every 2nd Wednesday) at 12PM-2PM for the interactive webinar convenient for Atlanta and Fulton County residents, and others who support this effort. Must RSVP to receive new Microsoft TEAMS link and password.
Let us know if you are interested in hosting an in person workshop in your community, we are ready when you are!