Submission form: Submission #2297

Section I
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Nom de l’État/acteur qui fait l’annonce (veuillez indiquer le site Web, le cas échéant): The Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Boston
Pledging entity: Cities, Municipalities, and Local Authority
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Nom et prénom(s): Pablo Mariani
Poste: KMO
Pays: États-Unis d’Amérique (248)
Other country of implementation: Global (23641)
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Courriel: pmariani@mayorsmechanism.org
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Section II
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Intitulé de l’annonce de contribution: Dreamers Fellowship 
Type d’annonce de contribution (veuillez cocher la case correspondante): Individuelle (faite par un État/acteur)
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Section III
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Nature de l’annonce (veuillez cocher la case correspondante) : Axée sur les processus (par exemple, organisation de processus pleinement consultatifs aux fins d’établissement de rapports nationaux pour le Forum); structured

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Veuillez indiquer le ou les objectifs du Pacte mondial auxquels l’annonce est censée contribuer.: 7. S’attaquer aux facteurs de vulnérabilité liés aux migrations et les réduire; 15. Assurer l’accès des migrants aux services de base; 16. Donner aux migrants et aux sociétés des moyens en faveur de la pleine intégration et de la cohésion sociale

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Veuillez indiquer le ou les principes directeurs du Pacte mondial qui sont particulièrement pertinents pour l’annonce de contribution.:
Priorité à la dimension humaine (738); Coopération internationale (739); Souveraineté nationale (742); Primauté du droit et garanties d’une procédure régulière (741); Développement durable (740); Droits de l’homme (259); Prise en compte de la problématique femmes-hommes (258); Adaptation aux besoins de l’enfant (257); Approche mobilisant l’ensemble des pouvoirs publics (737); Approche mobilisant l’ensemble de la société (736)


Section VI
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Veuillez décrire l’annonce de contribution:
The Dreamers Fellowship is a leadership development and work preparedness program for Boston’s undocumented immigrant youth. The participants are paired with local immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations to gain hands-on experience and acquire life skills. This fellowship has provided leadership development and work-readiness experience to more than 450 immigrant youth “Dreamers” by placing them at one of 10 immigrant-serving nonprofit organizations or 2 Boston Public Schools to support COVID-19-related food and basic needs assistance. Each Dreamer received an average stipend of $1,500 for their participation. This is one of the only programs Dreamers (immigrant youth who entered the U.S. as minors and have limited access to programs that are essential to their economic and social inclusion) are eligible for to gain critical hands-on work experience and readiness skills and mentorship for professional growth while earning a stipend towards their professional development in the City of Boston.

The Dreamers Fellowship provides leadership development and professional skills attainment opportunities for Boston Dreamers (immigrant youth who entered the U.S. as minors and have limited access to programs that are essential to their economic and social inclusion). The program model ensures immigrant youth attain 21st-century skills to succeed when they enter the workforce by offering work readiness, life skills and mentoring development training. Since its inception, there has been an impact evaluation conducted by the nonprofit partners to assess the effectiveness and impact of the program in youth and to gather information on how to improve the program. 

The Dreamers Fellowship was the result of a strong collaboration between the City of Boston and non-profit organizations. We also consulted with other municipalities that had created similar programs and used that information as a framework when developing this program. Knowing that other municipalities had successfully run a  similar program served as a proof of concept to bring on board other municipal agencies and collaborators. 

The creation of this program shed light on the lack of work readiness opportunities for undocumented youth. Since its inception the program has significantly grown and there’s too much interest and not enough resources to be able to meet the demand. The first iterations of the Dreamers Fellowship did not have stable funding, and it was difficult to expand the program. We are hoping to resolve this issue by permanently funding the program in the City’s operating budget to ensure its stability and potential continued growth. 



Section VII
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Veuillez indiquer un délai indicatif pour la réalisation de l’annonce de contribution: 31 juil 2024

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