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Karmelic-Pavlov, Consultant, NIOST Kate Walker, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities  \nThe place of out-of-school time programming in supporting young people’s learning and growthis well established. Yet little is known about the staff and volunteers who support young people in school- and community-based afterschool programs, summer camps, national and local youth-serving organizations, and more.  \nThe Youth Fields Workforce Study is a national effort to explore, define, and elevate the work of professionals and volunteers in an expansive range of youthserving organizations. With support from The Wallace Foundation, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) led a constellation of partners, including the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST), in this study of the youth fields workforce.  \nA major part of the study is the Power of Us Workforce Survey, designed to learn about youth workers and their experiences in the field. The survey, which ran from February 2022 through March 2023, gathered data from thousands of youth fields professionals  \nacross the country. In addition to soliciting detailed demographic information about respondents, the survey asked about respondents’ current role and type of organization, career trajectory, professional learning opportunities, experiences on the job, professional values and needs, and professional certifications and associations.  \nThis series of Perspectives, developed by NIOST researchers, supplements the data from the survey.  \nGoals  \nBased on interviews with youth-serving professionals, the Perspectives that follow highlight the broad range of voices in the youth fields workforce. Its goals are to:  \n• Deepen insight into the data from the Power of Us survey  \n• Explore the nuances of youth professionals’ work experiences  \n• Elevate practitioners’ voices, highlighting their experiences and challenges  \n• Investigate similarities and differences in youth work in diverse employment sectors  \n• Raise awareness of this workforce and its value  \nWe call this series Perspectives because it captures the perspectives of youth fields professionals on critical workforce issues. Each Perspective explores a single workforce issue or sector:  \nPerspective 1: Community institutions  \nPerspective 2: Summer  \nPerspective 3: Entry points and recruitment  \nPerspective 4: Compensation  \nPerspective 5: Career pathways  \nPerspective 6: Recommendations  \nIn addition to highlighting the experiences and opinions of youth-serving professionals, each Perspective points to promising directions for future research, policy, and practice. Our hope is that the findings from our interviews, together with results from the Power of Us Workforce Survey, will inspire leaders and policymakers to better support this vital workforce in transforming the lives of young people.  \nMethods  \nFor most of the Perspectives in this issue, the research team randomly selected interview participants from a list of volunteers who had completed the Power of Us Workforce Survey before December 2022. After using a random number generator to select participants, we worked to ensure that the selected interviewees repre-  \nsented the general profile of the volunteer sample in terms of race, gender, age, years in the field, and region of the country. 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