The number of young people living in the margins of society reflects one of the most pressing social inequities of our time. Opportunity youth often face many complex challenges perpetrated by a range of systemic issues. These trajectories can be positively disrupted by surrounding youth with a cohesive web of relational and instrumental supports and spaces where their strengths and potential are seen. Opportunity Reboot, a technical assistance and program enhancement model, was developed to leverage the existing capacity and strengths of community programs to more effectively create pathways to school, career, and life success for opportunity youth. The impact of Opportunity Reboot was tested using a single-group, non-experimental design and a quasi-experimental design with propensity score matching. Findings established associations between opportunity youths’ experiences of three core Opportunity Reboot features and growth in select positive identity, social–emotional competencies, and skills for systems navigation outcomes. Opportunity Reboot youth were also more likely, on average, than comparison youth to be employed in the four quarters after endline data collection; this finding was even stronger when comparing youth of color in the Opportunity Reboot and comparison groups. This evaluation strengthens the evidence that program enhancement models like Opportunity Reboot hold promise for positively disrupting the lives of opportunity youth.

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机会重启：以机会青年为重点的基于社区的评估

生活在社会边缘的年轻人的数量反映了我们这个时代最紧迫的社会不平等之一。机会青年经常面临由一系列系统性问题带来的许多复杂挑战。这些轨迹可能会被周围的年轻人积极打乱，周围的年轻人有一个凝聚力的关系和工具支持网络，以及可以看到他们的优势和潜力的空间。Opportunity Reboot 是一种技术援助和计划增强模型，旨在利用社区计划的现有能力和优势，更有效地为机会青年创造通往学校、职业和生活成功的途径。使用单组非实验设计和具有倾向得分匹配的准实验设计来测试机会重启的影响。调查结果建立了机会青年对三个核心机会重启特征的体验与选择积极身份、社会情感能力和系统导航结果技能的增长之间的关联。平均而言，机会重启青年比对照组青年更有可能在最终数据收集后的四个季度内被雇用；在比较机会重启组和对照组中的有色人种青年时，这一发现更加强烈。该评估加强了证据，即机会重启等计划增强模型有望积极破坏机会青年的生活。平均而言，机会重启青年比对照组青年更有可能在最终数据收集后的四个季度内被雇用；在比较机会重启组和对照组中的有色人种青年时，这一发现更加强烈。该评估加强了证据，即机会重启等计划增强模型有望积极破坏机会青年的生活。平均而言，机会重启青年比对照组青年更有可能在最终数据收集后的四个季度内被雇用；在比较机会重启组和对照组中的有色人种青年时，这一发现更加强烈。该评估加强了证据，即机会重启等计划增强模型有望积极破坏机会青年的生活。