Several amazing institutions and think tanks bring us the latest and greatest in the world of youth development on an ongoing basis. Â This page will not be a catalog of what everyone else has already compiled, but instead will feature the latest articles that are shaping the way we approach youth work. Â These articles will be posted only for a short time below as they will more than likely be housed on one of the other six sites mentioned here for long-term access.
For a compendium of resources and research on youth development strategies, CYC recommends the following six state and national websites:
Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development: The Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development is comprised of ten state agencies that work together to change youth policy and practice. Â When this group started in 1999, they pulled together many of the youth development national resource links. Â You can also find information related to state data, organizational development, and adolescent development on this site.
Forum for Youth Investment: The Forum for Youth Investment and its founder, Karen Pittman, can be credited with the growing youth development movement on a national scale. Â The Forum consistently publishes high level, rigorous documents on a range of youth development policy and strategies as well as weekly columns published in Youth Today, all of which are easily searched on their website. Â The Forum is leading the Ready by 21 charge, that is, making sure all youth are ready for school, work, and life by age 21.
Harvard Family Research Project: The Harvard Family Research Project examines several important topics that relate to family stability and education. Â Articles can be found on their site that relate to education, out-of-school time, parent involvement, and other research topic areas.
Youth Development Strategies, Inc.: Â Michelle Gambone, Ph.D. is a leading researcher in the field of youth development. Â On the YDSI site, visitors can find the most up-to-date publishings of their most evaluations. Â Gambone’s work continues to influence the field of youth development and provides insight into what works for youth-serving entities.
Public/Private Ventures: Public/Private Ventures tackles the challenges that specifically face low-income communities. Â Their work focuses on in and out-of-school time strategies, employment, crime reduction, mentoring, and community health.
CIRCLE: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Â CIRCLE is a non-partisan research entity housed at Tufts University that brings a strong research lens to the various facets of civic engagement, specifically as it relates to young Americans.