Publications
Serving
Vulnerable Populations - Other
Educational
Alternatives for Vulnerable Youth: Student Needs, Program Types,
and Research
Directions (PDF 436 kb)
By Laudan Y. Aron, Janine M. Zwei, Urban Institute: November 2003
This document examines the need for alternative education among vulnerable youth
by reviewing the numbers and characteristics of youth who disconnect from mainstream
developmental pathways in various ways and explores the question of "what is
an alternative education school or program" and summarizes the findings of a
roundtable on directions for future research on alternative education. It also
describes the types of information and studies that are needed to advance the
field of alternative education and foster more support for the development of
high quality educational alternatives that all children can choose and benefit
from.
Barriers
and Promising Approaches to Workforce and Youth Development for Young Offenders (PDF
740 kb)
Brown, DeJesus, Maxwell and Schiraldi for the Annie E Casey Foundation: 2004
This report begins by providing a brief history of the juvenile justice system
in the United States, followed by a review of the existing research on the linkage
between employment and youth delinquency. The report discusses the commonalities
of promising programs, policy initiatives and funding approaches. Attached as
an appendix to the report are (35-40) in-depth profiles of the programs and policies
that were reviewed. These profiles will be especially useful to practitioners
in the field who are looking for new approaches to integrate workforce and youth
development. Additional information can also be found on the Casey Foundation
website at: www.aecf.org.
Youth
Transition Funders Group (YTFG)
Youth Transition Funders Group: 2005
This site provides up-to-date information to the public at large about young
people making the transition from adolescence to adulthood - with a focus on
individuals who are out of school and out of work... sometimes called "disconnected
or vulnerable youth.”
Ready
By 21
Forum for Youth Investment: 2004
The Ready by 21 Campaign aims to not only help individual young people beat the
odds, but to actually change the odds faced by countless disadvantaged young
people by engaging corporations to join forces with key national nonprofits and
public agencies to: Launch a campaign to change priorities for public and private
investment. Each year, the Ready by 21 Campaign will identify and support a small
number of state and local leaders prepared to make a public commitment to implement
a Ready by 21 agenda.
Mutual Assistance: Galvanizing the Spirit of Reciprocity in Communities
[PDF 447 kb]
By Yoland Trevino and Roland Trevino. November 2004
