The Hive

The Hive

Aaron Lattanzio

Over 200 students, family members, employers, and community partners gathered at EnCompass: Resources for Learning’s campus for The Hive Fair on Saturday, April 22. The purpose of the fair was to launch “The Hive” Youth Workforce Consortium and introduce youth to the opportunities available.

What is the Hive? The Hive is a collaboration convened by EnCompass and undertaken by esteemed youth-serving organizations: Black Men Achieve, Boys and Girls Club, The Hub585, and The Center For Teen Empowerment. Its vision is that the community, economic, and workforce vitality of tomorrow is attained by centering youth and families today, providing equitable access, eliminating barriers, and constructing abundant pathways to careers and lifelong success. Over the next 4 years, The Hive will equip 15,000 teens for entry into mid and high-wage careers through an innovative, youth & family-centered, “no walls, no wrong doors, shared goals” model, co-locating providers and resources. The Hive will also offer accessible behavioral health services for youth within the partner programs. Hive partners are resolute that no child, teen, or family be left out of Monroe County’s economic development and recovery and set out to reach and serve youth facing barriers to success, and communities experiencing disparities.

 

The Hive was developed for Rochester youth and is focused is preparing them for the successful futures they choose. 

  • The Hive is FREE and offers a year-round calendar of career-readiness activities. 

  • It serves youth ages 8-18 from EnCompass, Boys & Girls Club, Black Men Achieve, Hub 585, and Teen Empowerment.

  • Students work with mentors, Navigators, and other caring adults to chart paths to first jobs, college, full-time employment, and personal success. 

  • Students access tutoring, wraparound support, college & career readiness, and job-training and placement services

 

How The Hive Benefits Youth:

  • Job-readiness certification and job placement (Employer Partners include: Wegmans, URMC, Renewal by Andersen, Manning & Napier, Tops, Indus, Rochester Regional Health, Seabreeze)

  • Free, safe, fun afterschool and summer programs

  • Tutoring, reading, and homework support

  • Mentoring and college/career pathway development

  • College and workplace tours (local & out-of-state trips)

  • Lifechanging guest speakers; connections with diverse community and business leaders

 

Within the Hive’s year-round workforce activities, youth move freely between resources, services, and programs, with navigation to coordinate skill development, job placement, and career planning. It reinforces the Bring Monroe Back’s Economic Recovery/Workforce Development Pillars of Success and will:

  • Develop skills of 15,000 youth

  • Place 1,000 youth in jobs

  • Elevate 10 career pathways to middle and high-wage jobs with employer and higher education partners

  • Construct an equitable, accessible service network leveraging shared programs

  • Expand a portfolio of youth Employment Partners and provide job-support to employed youth

  • Co-locate providers and resources by sharing spaces, staff, and networks

Youth enrolled in any of the Hive 5 organizations may take part and are offered a monthly calendar of cross-program, out-of-school time activities including: job-readiness training, academic support, driver education and licensing support, workplace and college tours, and career pathway opportunities. To learn about available activities and to RSVP, Youth and their families simply sign up using an online tool called The Hive Band. Learn more at: https://educationsuccessfoundation.org/encompass/thehive



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