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Resources for Students A wealth
of resources for students about the NYS educational system and beyond
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What Is Positive YOU(th) Development?
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What Kids Can Do, Inc. (WKCD)
is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 2001 for the purpose
of making public the voices and views of adolescents. On its website, WKCD
documents young people's lives, learning, and work, and their partnerships
with adults both in and out of school. |
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National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY)
- an online database of
youth-related publications and current youth initiatives. Includes free
or low-cost publications and abstracts of research and informative
documents. Recent additions:
community-based youth mentoring and children of incarcerated parents;
information related to runaway and homeless youth, street outreach,
positive youth development, youth resiliency, and
transition to independent living. |
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YOUTH
INFO From the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)- Administration for
Children and Families: this site is for those interested in learning about
America's young people, their development into productive adults and
engaged citizens, and ways to help them achieve their full potential.
Includes a calendar of youth-related events, information on potential
funding sources, data about young people, links to other sites on youth
issues, and information on the positive youth development approach to
supporting and partnering with young people. |
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Promoting Positive Youth
Development
in New York State:
(.doc format) Moving from
Dialogue to Action
- Partners for Children |
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Youth Development Resource Notebook
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a companion to Promoting Positive Youth
Development -
provides information
and tools for community partnerships working together to make youth
development happen |
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A Table of Website Links
supporting Positive Youth Development
and other priority issues |
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ACT for Youth—Assets
Coming Together for Youth
- resources
to strengthen community partnerships that promote positive youth
development |
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Learn and
Serve America -
NYSED
Helping to fund ,develop, implement and integrate service learning
programs into schools wherein students have opportunities to volunteer
their service for the benefit of others and their community |
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