Career Connected Learning InterAgency Forum

Connecting partners dedicated to serving local youth and strengthening communication within our communities.

Our Vision

To expand and support quality, emergent career and experiential learning pathways (internships, mentorships, and career-exposure opportunities) for underfunded and under-resourced youth by convening stakeholders dedicated to interagency collaboration, and knowledge and resource sharing.

About CCLIA

Led by Seattle Good Business Network, The Career-Connected Learning Interagency Forum is a virtual communications platform that convenes stakeholders dedicated to serving youth through fostering new partnerships and strengthening resource pipelines for youth (e.g., internships, mentorships, and other career-exposure opportunities).

The CCLIA Forum is a community of over 160 members and agencies (growing everyday)from every corner of youth workforce development, particularly those leading initiatives that support under-resourced and underserved youth ages 16-24 (low-income, BIPOC, POC, LGBTQ+, immigrant, refugee, and others). These agencies are a mix of community-based organizations, public agencies, educational institutions, and more. With the support of the City of Seattle’s Workforce Development Council and Office of Economic Development, Seattle Good Business Network facilitates this communications platform to help foster interagency collaboration, learning, and more. 

See below to learn more about how the Forum functions, our Advisory Council, and how you can get more involved. Contact gro.doogelttaes@yendys with any questions!

How to Join

Are you a part of a youth-serving agency (public, private, non-profit, or school representatives)?

Would you like to be more connected to the broader community to build a stronger future for youth? 

Sign up to join the CCLIA Forum HERE. 

We’re seeking professionals (young and old) and key stakeholders, representing a diverse cross-section of community-based organizations, resource providers, public agencies, case managers, and other youth advocates in the greater Seattle area to join the CCLIA Forum and make our community more informed, resourced, and stronger. 

Join CCLIA Today!

The Career Connected Learning InterAgency Forum:

  1. Integrates co-designed values and guidelines for CCLIA members through a dedicated steering committee (see below).

  2. Provides CCLIA members the ability to share/request/inquire about resources and opportunities pertaining to career and learning opportunities for youth.

  3. Creates a space to share industry-related knowledge, tools, and tactics.

  4. Nurtures a collective space in which a dedicated facilitator can connect and catalyze collaborations amongst the CCLIA members: youth-serving orgs and opportunity providers, employers, etc. 

  5. Fosters learning and exposure opportunities through events (virtual), panels, discussions, and more.

*The CCLIA Forum Community Guidelines are upheld by each CCLIA member once they join the virtual communications platform. We are continuing to evolve and improve these guidelines as our community grows. If you at anytime have suggestions or feedback, please reach out to gro.doogelttaes@ocin! 

The CCLIA Forum platform was co-designed in 2020 by a dedicated steering committee of 15+ youth-focused professionals and stakeholders who help shape and implement our CCLIA values and objectives. This committee is driven by our collective vision to build stronger relationships in the community and provide a stronger pipeline of resources for healthier and more vibrant youth communities.

What did Steering Committee service entail? 

  • Understanding and reflecting our shared vision for stronger, de-siloed partnerships in the youth workforce development community
  • Attending monthly meetings to help support and co-design the collective mission, function, audience, and content of the platform.
  • Preparing for meetings by reviewing materials and considering any questions posed in advance.
  • Bringing a positive, can-do perspective, while providing constructive, critical feedback.
  • Being an advocate of the initiative to colleagues and the community at large by being an active participant of the platform.

The Advisory Council expands upon the work of the Steering Committee to gather 15+ youth-focused professionals and stakeholders who help shape and implement our CCLIA values and objectives. The Advisory Council meets on a quarterly basis towards the following objectives:

  • Understanding and reflecting our shared vision for stronger, de-siloed partnerships in the youth workforce development community
  • Identifying and sharing best practices between youth-serving organizations
  • Identifying opportunities for youth, internships, employers looking for youth expertise, etc.

What does Advisory Council service entail?

    • Being on call to answer questions as needed
    • Preparing for meetings by reviewing materials and considering any questions posed in advance.
    • Bringing a positive, can-do perspective, while providing constructive, critical feedback.
    • Being an advocate of the initiative to colleagues and the community at large by being an active participant of the platform.

 

Thank you to our supporting partners!