
Making Connections:
Youth Program Strategies for a Generation of Challenge
Marion Pines, Editor
This book offers program descriptions and analyses of the major
youth development and training strategies for at-risk youth that
have been replicated nationally. Nine key organizations illustrate
how different program models can be used to further youth development
goals such as education, life skills development, enhancing employment
opportunities, and increasing access to comprehensive services and
support. Readers will gain candid insights from experienced and
innovative practitioners and researchers about funding, replication,
costs and "what works."
A list of highlighted programs is provided below:
- Youthbuild
- Youth Service and Conservation Corps
- Job Corps
- The Quantum Opportunities Program
- Strive
- The Center for Employment Training
- Youth Fair Chance
- The Community Change for Youth Development Demonstration
- Early Findings from the Kulick Youth Opportunity Area Demonstration
for Out-of-School Youth
Product Description: softcover book, 175 pages, published in 1999
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