Youth Development“Positive Youth Development So Far: Core Hypotheses and Their Implication for Policy and Practice” Benson, Peter L., et al.; Search Institute, 2006. Description: Overview of Positive Youth Development (PYD) theory, including discussion of developmental assets and how community partnerships can encourage this development. “Mentoring Fact Sheet: Understanding the Youth Development Model; Putting Youth Development Principles to Work in Mentoring Programs; Mentor’s Guide to Youth Development.” Mentoring Resource Center; #13, 14, & 15, 2007. http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/284 http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/285 http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/286 Description: This three-part fact sheet describing youth development model and how these principles can be incorporated into Mentoring Programs. “The Impact of After School Programs that Promote Personal and Social Skills” Drulak, Joseph A. and Roger P. Weissberg; Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 2007. Description: This evaluation of multiple after-school youth programs identifies specific benefits program participants receive through the participation of these programs and the program qualities necessary for these benefits to be achieved. Best practices identified are that such programs should contain components to foster personal and social skills of youth, and that they are SAFE – sequenced, active, focused, and explicit. “Improving the Economic and Life Outcomes of At-Risk Youth” Ivry, Robert and Fred Doolittle; MDRC, 2003. Description: This analysis outlines ideas and strategies to engage alienated and disaffected young people in activities designed to help them acquire skills, gain work experience, and improve their lives. Strategies for successful enrollment and retention include creating a feeling of belonging and connection between young people and program practitioners, structured work opportunities, hands-on learning, support for personal growth, and acknowledging the life circumstances of at-risk youth. |
Research & Resources
Latest Research
- Economic Opportunity Center Feasibility Study
The City of Seattle in cooperation with SkillUp Washington, Impact Capital and SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) examined the feasibility of integrating multicultural service delivery at a single location accessible along the light rail line. This project stemmed from the legislature’s interest in replicating the Opportunity Center for Employment and Education model located on the campus of North Seattle Community College. Examined here is the possibility of creating a similar Center in Southeast Seattle that could help people get an education, get a job, or grow a business, and the findings suggest that such an Economic Opportunity Center is needed in and desired by the community.
Download the Executive Summary: EOC: Executive Summary
Download the Full Report:EOC: Final Report
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