The National Service Resource Center: Youth Development

Posted by on August 1, 2003

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We collect hard-to-find videos; toolkits from the field; and respected resources on topics such as literacy, mentoring, at-risk youth, community development, digital divide, diversity, intergenerational issues, the environment, technology – in fact, any topic related to the service work of AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps*VISTA, Learn and Serve, or Senior Corps programs.

This week the National Service Resource Center highlights some of our best library and online resources on Youth Development.

LIBRARY RESOURCES:

Building Assets in Youth: The Power of Positive Youth Development

This video challenges individuals, organizations, and communities to become “asset builders” for youth. Shows how everyone in a community can make a difference and describes “developmental assets” that young people need to grow up healthy.

http://nationalserviceresources.org/wgnsrclibrary/advancedsearch?action=detail&view=&item=V0061

Careers in Youth Development: Something to Say “Yes” To!
Presents stories of people working in the fields of youth development. Follows each person’s average day at work, their background to prepare for their career, and what youth development means to them.
http://nationalserviceresources.org/wgnsrclibrary/advancedsearch?action=detail&view=&item=R1131

Youth Development: Issues, Challenges and Directions (R1608)

Summarizes the work of the Youth Development Directions Project. Collection of essays that aim to stimulate the thinking of leaders in the public, private, philanthropic and nonprofit sectors about the actions needed to support the healthy development of America’s adolescents.
http://nationalserviceresources.org/wgnsrclibrary/advancedsearch?action=detail&view=&item=R1608

Hope Fulfilled for At-Risk and Violent Youth: K-12 Programs That Work

Offers detailed information on successful strategies for reaching and teaching at-risk youth. Brings together nationwide research on effective schools and programs, and explains why these programs have worked. Separate sections focus on the unique challenges facing elementary, middle, and high school programs.
http://nationalserviceresources.org/wgnsrclibrary/advancedsearch?action=detail&view=&item=R1716

Building Community: A Toolkit for Youth & Adults

Toolkit to help high school students and adults work together for positive community change. Topics include teambuilding, leadership, building readiness and creating a shared vision. Provides project ideas with step-by-step instructions.
http://nationalserviceresources.org/wgnsrclibrary/advancedsearch?action=detail&view=&item=W2189

Youth Power Guide: How to Make Your Community Better (C1367)

Manual designed to help youth improve their communities. Sections include team community assessment, and choosing and planning community projects. Provides advice for adult coordinators of youth groups.
http://nationalserviceresources.org/wgnsrclibrary/advancedsearch
?action=detail&view=&item=C1367

AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD:
Out-of-School Youth Development Programs for Young Adolescents Ages 10-14
http://nationalserviceresources.org/filemanager/download/563/mid.school.pdf

This brief fact sheet outlines the importance of out-of-school youth development programs and lists ideas for developing appropriate programs. Also includes a bibliography and contact information for other organizations.

Engaging Young People on State Service Commissions: Identifying Effective

Practices A National Service Fellow report on why and how to involve youth as State Commissioners. Includes recommendations for three key stakeholders: State Commissions, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and America’s Service Commissions.
http://nationalserviceresources.org/filemanager/download/446/lambarth1.pdf