Overview
STL Youth Jobs’ mission is to bridge the divide between our region’s youth and the growing skills gap in our workforce. STL Youth Jobs envisions a city where St. Louis youth have the opportunities they need to succeed and St. Louis businesses have the workforce they require to compete.
STL Youth Jobs’ goal is to provide youth with access to quality paid experiences through a proven model of support, mentoring and skill development. Through a systems-building approach, STL Youth Jobs is seeking partner agencies to build a network of providers focused on increasing access through coordinated service delivery on a regional scale.
Programs provided by partner agencies under the STL Youth Jobs system will:
Offer developmentally appropriate training experiences and provide meaningful paid experiences that build soft skills, career exposure, and work readiness.
Promote the development of soft skills including communication, critical thinking, and teamwork.
Build youth participants’ professional networks.
Improve money management skills.
STL Youth Jobs was recently awarded funding through the City of St. Louis’ St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) via the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which includes funding appropriated for youth employment programs. STL Youth Jobs is seeking a service provider to implement youth employment program services using the City’s ARPA appropriated funds between summer 2024 and summer 2026. Respondents should consider a proposed plan that emphasizes summer youth employment services within that time period but also delivery of services to youth on a year-round basis.
STL Youth Jobs has additional funds to serve additional youth and as a result is reopening the Request for Proposals (RFP) The Summer Youth Employment Program – STL City Edition issued on (February 26, 2024) so that prospective proposers can submit proposals based upon the organization's new funding level. Those entities which have already submitted proposals DO NOT need to resubmit their proposal but may decide they want to amend their budgets and narratives in view of the additional funds. If the entity has submitted a proposal and does not wish to resubmit, they will need to inform STL Youth Jobs in writing at procurement@stlyouthjobs.org no later than May, 8, 2024.
$771,966.66 funds are now available to serve up to 200 youth/job seekers. STL Youth Jobs reserves the right to award one or more selected recipients based upon the selection criteria included in the RFP and the availability of funds. STL Youth also reserves the right to negotiate and to award more or less than the amount proposed at the sole discretion of STL Youth Jobs so as to maximize the use of the funds and to best serve the youth. In addition, STL Youth Jobs shall maintain all proposals received in the event additional funding is received and reserves the right to fund additional proposers or to increase a sub-recipient's funding level. Any questions related to this process should be directed to procurement@stlyouthjobs.org. Those questions will be answered within 24 hours of receipt and will be posted on STL Youth Jobs’ website.
Please provide a written response by no later than 5:00pm on May 8, 2024.
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