National Guard Youth Challenge and Job Challenge: Metrics for Success

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.