In recent years, a number of social forces have changed both the landscape of family and community life and the expectations for young people. A combination of factors have weakened the informal ...

The first function of the 4-H Youth Development Council is to help plan a 4-H Youth Development Program that meets the needs of youth and families in the county. The steps to consider during program ...

“4-H began over 100 years ago and has since grown into the largest youth development program in the nation. 4-H prepares young people to be leaders in their community and around the world through ...

There is an Extension office in almost every county in the United States. The Extension system is the outreach link between local communities, the educational base of the land-grant universities, and ...

Youth sports programmes have emerged as vital platforms for cultivating a broad spectrum of life skills that extend beyond athletic proficiency. Drawing on principles of positive youth development, ...

A free youth development program serving Black children and teens living in a low-income segregated community demonstrated positive long-term educational and financial outcomes in its alumni, ...

The CI Study of PYD is a three‐nation, cohort comparative longitudinal study of the use of the R. Lerner and J. Lerner model of Positive Youth Development (PYD) for understanding the bases of PYD ...

Life is really tough. Life is particularly tough for teenagers who see no future in front of them but death or jail or an endless grind of stress and survival. It is tough for their parents and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Working to keep youth off New Mexico streets. This is what Youth Development, Inc. (YDI) strives to do and they have been nationally recognized for its youth and family ...

Local nonprofits and community groups have a fresh opportunity to secure funding for youth programming in Broome County. The Broome County Youth Bureau officially opened its Request for Proposals for ...

Findings from nonexperimental and small scale quasi-experimental studies of community programs for youth provided the foundation for the descriptions in Chapter 5 of programs considered to be ...