This project analyzes the shift in social programs and policies from federal to state governments—one section of research is dedicated to promising practices and ...
The National Fatherhood Initiative
works to increase the number of children growing up with involved, committed and responsible fathers in their lives.
Adolescence may seem like a confusing time, but in fact the basic tasks of adolescent development and the basic tenets for parenting adolescents are clear, according ...
Between 6 and 10 million children of lesbian, gay and bisexual parents live in the United States, according to the American Bar Association. The PFLAG site has tips, ...
This free video lending library funded by the U.S. Department of Education offers videos that are "open-captioned," meaning they will display the text with any ...
Identifies and analyzes the range of research studies and datasets relating to juvenile crime, with particular focus on race, gender and class bias in the juvenile ...
Katherine Hughes, Thomas Bailey and Melinda Mechur
This report indicates that school-to-work (S-t-W) activities involving business-education partnerships improve ...
This report describes and evaluates Free to Grow, a national program sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program tries to protect children from ...
For youth workers, identifying resilience as a behavior (rather than a trait) can help influence the behavior of youth. “Being independent” or “taking initiative,” ...
The majority of 3- to- 17-year-olds have family television rules, one-half of school-age children participate in extracurricular activities and just over half of ...
Every year more than 25,000 kids "age out" of foster care. The goal of the Orphan Foundation is to help parentless teens as they transition from foster care to young ...
The only national Latino organization that focuses exclusively on children, NLCI focuses on the healthy and complete development of Latino children. Be sure to visit ...
This U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services initiative is to support and strengthen the roles of fathers in families. This Web site includes useful resources and ...
January 2001
Executive summary, full report, and related press information available free at www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence, or at (800) 789-2647
OBJECTIVE: To help teenage girls become productive and concerned citizens through workshops, field trips, community service projects and college tours.
Youth face many pressures to conform, and those who choose to be "different" struggle with judgmental attitudes and even ridicule from friends and family. These ...
The Finance Project has developed resources on financing and sustaining out-of-school time and community school initiatives. This site can be a valuable ongoing ...
