Employment is identified as a key factor that supports emerging adult Black men in reentry with making a successful the transition to adulthood. Although anti-Black racism creates barriers to them securing and maintaining legitimate employment, strength-based, education-focused alternative schools that are structured to meet their intersectional needs and experiences can help to promote their transition to employment. Yet, little is known about how these schools promote resilience and career readiness among this population and the ways in which they perceive these strategies to support their transition to employment. As such, this single, exploratory qualitative case study, which included observations, interviews, and focus groups sought to better understand how, if at all, an alternative school promotes resilience and career readiness among emerging adult Black men in reentry. Work readiness training, internships, and job search and placement assistance emerged as meaningful career and technical services and support that the young men with making the transition into employment. While working and attending school simultaneously posed challenges to school engagement and completion, the findings highlight the important promotive and protective role strength-based alternative schools can play in promoting positive educational and employment-related experiences and outcomes among emerging adult Black men in reentry.

就业被认为是支持新兴成年黑人男性成功过渡到成年期的关键因素。尽管反黑人种族主义为他们确保和维持合法就业制造了障碍，但以实力为基础、以教育为重点的替代学校的结构是为了满足他们的交叉需求和经验，可以帮助促进他们向就业的过渡。然而，鲜为人知的是这些学校如何促进这一人群的复原力和职业准备，以及他们如何看待这些战略以支持他们向就业过渡。因此，这个单一的、探索性的定性案例研究，包括观察、访谈和焦点小组，试图更好地理解，如果有的话，一所替代学校在重返社会的新兴成年黑人男性中促进复原力和职业准备。工作准备培训、实习、求职和安置援助成为有意义的职业和技术服务，并支持年轻人过渡到就业。虽然工作和上学同时对学校的参与和完成提出了挑战，但研究结果强调了基于力量的替代学校在促进重新进入的新兴成年黑人男性中积极的教育和就业相关经验和成果方面可以发挥的重要促进和保护作用。求职和安置援助成为有意义的职业和技术服务，并支持年轻人过渡到就业。虽然工作和上学同时对学校的参与和完成提出了挑战，但研究结果强调了基于力量的替代学校在促进重新进入的新兴成年黑人男性中积极的教育和就业相关经验和成果方面可以发挥的重要促进和保护作用。求职和安置援助成为有意义的职业和技术服务，并支持年轻人过渡到就业。虽然工作和上学同时对学校的参与和完成提出了挑战，但研究结果强调了基于力量的替代学校在促进重新进入的新兴成年黑人男性中积极的教育和就业相关经验和成果方面可以发挥的重要促进和保护作用。