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Building Detroit's Next Workforce, and the Revenue to Fund It - Urban Alliance Detroit
Description
Urban Alliance Detroit lost federal funding and kept growing. Executive Director Alphonso Amos explains how: renting idle training space for unrestricted revenue, exploring licensing for a nationally recognized curriculum, and building employer partnerships where companies fund the interns they host. He also shares the personal story behind his work and why he hires for values over skill set.
In this episode:
- How Urban Alliance grew from six students at Anacostia High School in 1996
- The earn-and-learn model that pays young people to train
- Why employers fund interns, and what they get back
- Turning existing assets into unrestricted revenue
- Preparing young people for the skilled trades gap
- Hiring for value alignment over skill set
Guest: Alphonso Amos is Executive Director of Urban Alliance Detroit, a youth workforce development nonprofit serving young people ages 16 to 24.
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