Disconnected Youth are:

• Nearly twice as likely to live in poverty.

• Nearly four times as likely to have left high school without a diploma.

• More than four times as likely to have a child as their connected counterparts (girls and young women).

• Costing taxpayers $93 billion annually and $1.6 trillion over their lifetimes in lost revenues and increased social services.

 

​Disconnected Youth miss:

• Opportunities to gain knowledge and skills.

• Opportunities to build diverse social networks.

• Opportunities to build social capital.

• Opportunities to share their gifts talents to their community and to the world.