Youth employment programs are one of the most effective ways to assist disadvantaged youth, especially those in the juvenile justice system, in developing life competencies. Competent youth have a better chance of becoming competent adults.
Family Design Resources Offers Pennsylvania’s Legal Services Initiative Model to Other States
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Sandra Bachelder is a paralegal for Pennsylvania’s Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network Legal Services Initiative (LSI).
For a big part of her job, she’s like a detective.
Grief Support for Children and Teens: Play, Share, Mourn
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Teen girls taking a chance climbing a telephone pole belayed by their friends, a 14-year-old learning to ride a bike, children visiting a farm and milking a goat …
Passion and Community: How Justice-involved Youth Are Helping Peers Outside Their Walls
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“Tell me about a time you made a mistake.”
Youth Helping Youth: ServiceWorks VISTAs Reflect on 9/11 and Serving Their Generation
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To kick off its third year, ServiceWorks – a youth development program from AmeriCorps, the Citi Foundation and Points of Light – recently convened 72 new AmeriCorps VISTAs in New York City.
Igniting a Passion: Newark Youth Take On Gun Violence
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High school sophomores and juniors were challenged to apply the communication, project management and community mapping skills they’d learned in ServiceWorks to their project addressing gun violence. The complexity of organizing an event, producing videos and inviting speakers was daunting. “You can absolutely do this,” I urged.
Connecting with the Disconnected: Youth Can Be Empowered Through Volunteering and Service
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When youth and young adults are provided a platform that empowers them to be changemakers within their community, they begin to realize a new level of self-worth. We believe volunteer service can be one of those platforms.
Conversation About the OST Workforce: Unify a Fragmented Profession
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Ellen Gannett is director of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College. NIOST has provided research, evaluation, technical assistance, consultation and training on after-school programs throughout the United States for more than 35 years.
Earn to Learn: A Teen’s Job Is to Do Well in School
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Young people commit — in writing — to a grade they will earn for each class. The better they perform, the higher their earnings. Each step reinforces the connection between education and employment — and provides a level of control that few youth in foster care feel they have.
Partnering with Schools Reduces Hunger Among School Kids and Families
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Hunger in America is not so much a lack of access to food; it’s a lack of access to nutrition. School-based programs meet people where they are — and redistribute healthy food to kids and families who need it.
What Lessons Have You Learned From the Kids You Work With?
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As we gear up for summer programming, camp directors and staff who attended the American Camp Association conference in Atlanta last week discussed what they have learned from the kids they work with.