National Guard Youth ChalleNGe and Job ChalleNGe: Metrics for Success in Bloomington, MN

This research on National Guard Youth ChalleNGe—a residential, quasi-military program for people aged 16–18 at risk of not completing high school—and Job ChalleNGe—a continuation program focused on job training and workplace acculturation—integrates the perspective of ChalleNGe staff and participants and leverages national demographic data and state education and labor data to provide insights for program leadership to use in decisionmaking.