Findings from nonexperimental and small scale quasi-experimental studies of community programs for youth provided the foundation for the descriptions in Chapter 5 of programs considered to be ...

As fewer and fewer schools offer arts learning opportunities, out-of-school programs have stepped in to fill that space. Building on Advancing Well-Being in the Arts, The Wallace Foundation’s current ...

Shameka Beaugard, a dynamic force in the realm of social entrepreneurship, has dedicated her life to nurturing the potential of young individuals through her nonprofit organization, Youth With a ...

There is an Extension office in almost every county in the United States. The Extension system is the outreach link between local communities, the educational base of the land-grant universities, and ...

A free youth development program serving Black children and teens living in a low-income segregated community demonstrated positive long-term educational and financial outcomes in its alumni, ...

The Certificate in Positive Youth Development equips professionals with an understanding of the theoretical, empirical and experiential bases of the Positive Youth Development (PYD) model. PYD offers ...

“4-H began over 100 years ago and has since grown into the largest youth development program in the nation. 4-H prepares young people to be leaders in their community and around the world through ...

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 20, 13 4-H AmeriCorps members spent Jan. 16 at Vegas Roots, an urban community garden in downtown Las Vegas, where they weeded and removed ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

There is an Extension office in almost every county in the United States. The Extension system is the outreach link between local communities, the educational base of the land-grant universities, and ...