Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Academic Achievement

Engaging Hard-to-Reach Youth through New Technologies

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:15:34 -0600

SparkAction's Shane Gooding gives us her take-aways from a 2010 Society for International Development workshop on high-tech ways to engage hard-to-reach teens.

Connecting Youth through Multiple Pathways

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:48:04 -0500

Although about 20 percent of all youth will become at risk of disconnection at some time before reaching the age of 25, only 5 to 7 percent will reach age 25 without connecting in a meaningful way to employment and social support systems.

Harlem Children's Zone

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:32:10 -0500

Harlem Children’s Zone,®Inc. has experienced incredible growth - from the number of children we serve to the breadth of our services. But one thing has stayed the same: the agency’s “whatever it takes” attitude when it comes to helping children to succeed.

Infants and Toddlers in State and Federal Budgets: Yesterday's Choices, Today's Decisions, and Tomorrow's Options

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:25:33 -0500

On March 30th, 2009, the Urban Institute, with support from the A.L. Mailman Family Foundation, conducted a roundtable discussion entitled "Infants and Toddlers in State and Federal Budgets: Yesterday's Choices, Today's Decisions, and Tomorrow's Options." The event brought together about 40 leading state and federal budget experts, practitioners, and policy-makers including experts in early childhood, health care, and nutrition policies and programs.

Online Resources for Identifying Out-of-School Time Programs

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:46:25 -0500

A new Child Trends brief helps funders, administrators, and practitioners find evidence-based programs that may be appropriate for their target populations and communities. The Guide provides an overview of 22 resources and 12 searchable online databases that offer information on a range of evidence-based intervention programs.

Initiative Introduced to Raise Graduation Rates

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:20:28 -0500

On July 14, 2009, President Obama unveiled the American Graduation Initiative, a plan to raise graduation rates, improve facilities, and develop new technology. The plan would allow colleges to improve remedial and adult education programs and integrate developmental classes into academic and vocational classes and provide comprehensive personalized services to help students plan their careers and stay in school.

Out of Focus: A Snapshot of Public Funding to Reconnect Youth to Education and Employment

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:45:38 -0500

New York City faces a civic crisis of “disconnected” youth and young adults. There are over 163,000 young people ages 16 to 24 who are neither in school nor in the labor force. When we add the number of “unemployed” young adults, who are actively seeking work but unable to find it, we have more than 220,000 young people who are not in school nor working—nearly one in five of the total age group.

Youth Video Draws Obama to ‘Early College’ School

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:05:08 -0500

How a student YouTube posting brought top-level attention to a growing initiative that connects under-represented young people to college campuses—Jamaal Abdul-Alim of Youth Today reports.

Incarcerated Parents and Their Children: Trends 1991-2007

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:08:43 -0600

In 2007, 1.7 million children under age 18 had a parent in prison—an 82 percent increase 1991, disproportionately affecting children of color. Children of incarcerated parents are more likely to drop out of school, engage in delinquency, and subsequently be incarcerated themselves. This Sentencing Project brief evaluates Department of Justice data and offers policy recommendations to support parent/child relationships and minimize the harm to children.

Expanding Options: State Financing of Education Pathways for Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth (2008)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:48:53 -0600

National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) would like to alert you to our newest publication, Expanding Options: State Financing of Education Pathways for Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth (2008).

People, Places and Possibilities: Integrating Mentoring and After-School

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:23:14 -0500

A once-a-week adult-student mentoring meeting does not an after-school program make, according to this brief from the Forum for Youth Investment. But perhaps, with a little help, it could. The question is not which makes more sense, mentoring or after-school, but how can we utilize both strategies to increase the likelihood that young people have the supports they need to thrive.

National Youth Leadership Conference

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:03:09 -0600

Start: Aug 11 2006 - 9:00am

End: Aug 13 2006 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+4

The Destination Future National Youth Leadership Conference will be held in Chevy Chase, Maryland. This conference brings together youth from across the country to learn what others are doing in the areas of independent living and transitional living programs.

Questions that Matter: A Research Agenda for Higher Ed

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:23:27 -0500

In this, the final report of the Transitions to College Project, researchers examine why disparities in access to higher education persist, despite decades of public and private initiatives to narrow gaps based on race, economic status, family background, disability, and other factors.

Community Association of Progressive Dominicans

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:31:12 -0500

The mission of Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP) is to promote and develop the physical, emotional, social and economic well-being of the residents of Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, and New York City by facilitating community empowerment through education, provision of human services, and the development of individual skills and community leadership.

Inland Empire United Way

Tue, 24 May 2005 13:15:17 -0500

The mission of the Inland Empire United Way is to to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. Through the KidSmart initiative, our goal is to help all kids achieve success in school. We believe all children deserve the tools that will inspire and prepare them for a better future. Our top priority is the success of disadvantaged children. Every kid can succeed. We are working to ensure that they do.