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.