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CalWORKS Project

EPSDT Chart Manual

Services: Adult/Older Adult • Children/Family • Multicultural

Evidence-Based Practice

California Women's Mental Health Policy Council

Mental Health Services Act

Transition-Age Youth Resource Library

Annie E. Casey Foundation
AECF works to build better futures for disadvantaged U.S. children & their families.

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Audience For Entry: Professionals
Service Area: National
Population Served: (Youth) Foster Youth, (Youth) Youth in Group Homes
Services Offered To Youth: Child Welfare
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Subjects: Parental Abuse & Neglect
Systems Addressed: Child Welfare
Resource Types Offered: Publications, Funding Sources, Research

Casey Family Programs
CFP is a national operating foundation serving children, youth, & families in the child welfare system.

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Audience For Entry: Professionals
Service Area: National
Population Served: (Youth) Foster Youth, (Youth) Youth in Group Homes, Families, Foster Parents, Professionals
Services Offered To Youth: Child Welfare
Services Offered To Professionals: Professional Development
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Subjects: System Improvement, Cross-system collaboration, Transition, Parental Abuse & Neglect
Systems Addressed: Child Welfare
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Funding Sources, Research

Choosing the Path Less Traveled: Strengthening California Families Through Differential Response (PDF 1.4 Mb) By Patricia Shene, Ph.D. and Stuart Oppenheim July 2004
Connecting CA familes that call hot lines with support services can get famililes the help they need & reduce need for foster care

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Audience For Entry: Professionals
Service Area: California
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth, Families, Professionals
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Community Partnerships: The Living Legacy of Healthy Start By Lisa Villarreal with Joanne Bookmyer. April 2004
Profiles of several Healthy Start sites, on the 10th anniversary of CA Healthy Start Legislation

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Audience For Entry: Professionals
Service Area: California
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth, Families, Professionals
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Subjects: System Improvement, Cross-system collaboration
Systems Addressed: Education, Other Social Services
Resource Types Offered: Publications, Quality Practices

Making a Difference for Children and Families: The Community Approach By Tia Melaville. November 1999
Helps local stakeholders develop comprehensive services, supports, and opportunities for children & their families

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Audience For Entry: Professionals
Service Area: California
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth, Families, Professionals
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Subjects: System Improvement, Cross-system collaboration, Poverty, Violence
Systems Addressed: Mental Health, Education, Other Social Services, Workforce Development
Resource Types Offered: Publications, Quality Practices

California Education Factsheets by California Foster Youth Education Task Force
A collection of 11 sheets outlining laws, rights, responsibilities, and options for various foster youth populations

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Resource Types Offered: Publications

Helping Your Child Succeed In School by Nancy M. Shea, J.D. , Lois A. Weinberg, Ph.D. , Andrea Zetlin, Ed.D. May 2006
An Education Handbook for Parents and Caregivers of Children and Youth in the Foster Care System

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Subjects: Advocacy, Services, Legislation, Regulations
Systems Addressed: Child Welfare, Education
Resource Types Offered: Publications

Higher Education Opportunities for Foster Youth by Thomas R. Wolanin for the Institute for Higher Education Policy December 2005
A Primer for Policymakers

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Model Education Projects for Foster Youth by Youth Law Center January 2006
This documents provides snapshots of outstanding projects in education focused on foster youth on a state by state basis. It also provides links to other resources.

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Getting to Results: Data-Driven Decision-Making for Children, Youth, Families and Communities by Jacqueline McCroskey March 1999
An overview of data-driven decision making

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Capturing Cash for Kids, 1998
A workbook for reinvesting in Community-based approaches for children and families

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Subjects: System Improvement
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Resource Types Offered: Publications, Quality Practices

Reforming Finance/Financing Reform by Mark Freidman, Fiscal Policies Studies Institute January 2000
An overview of results-based budgeting and decision making

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Smart Cuts or Dumb Cuts: Family Support Programs in Tight Budget Times by Sid Gardner March 2003
Strategies for funding Family Resource Centers (FRCs) in times of tight budgets

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Citizens Making Decisions: Local Governance Making Change by Frank Farrow and Sid Gardner March 1999
An overview of local governance partner ship decision-making process

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Inclusive Governance: A Call to Action by Hedy Nai-Lin Chang and Judy Chynoweth September 2000
An overview of inclusive governance and a call to action to "expand our understanding of who needs to be involved in governance."

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Fostering the Future: Safety, Permanence and Well-Being for Children in Foster Care by the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care 2004
Report with recommendations on reforming federal child welfare financing and strengthening court oversight of children in foster care.

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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About AB 490 by California Foster Youth Education Task Force 2006

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The Child Welfare System Improvement and Accountability Act (AB 636) by Barbara Needell and Ken Patterson August 2004
An overview of the Child Welfare System Improvement and Accountability Act (AB 636)

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Subjects: System Improvement, Cross-system collaboration, Services, Legislation
Systems Addressed: Child Welfare
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 and the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program by members of the National Foster Care Awareness Project (NFCAP) February 2000
A FAQ sheet on the the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 and the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

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Subjects: Services, Transition, Legislation
Systems Addressed: Child Welfare, Education
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Frequently Asked Questions II about the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 and the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program by members of the National Foster Care Awareness Project (NFCAP) December 2000
A second FAQ sheet on the the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 and the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program

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Systems Addressed: Child Welfare
Resource Types Offered: Publications

Understanding the Child Welfare System in California: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers by Diane F. Reed, M.P.H and Kate Kaarpilow, Ph.D. November 2002
An overview of the child welfare system in California including a flow chart of connections among federal, state, and county institutions

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Subjects: Cross-system collaboration, Services, Legislation, Regulations
Systems Addressed: Child Welfare, Judicial
Resource Types Offered: Publications, Funding Sources

Getting the Job Done: Effectively Preparing Foster Youth for Employment by Linda Lewis October 2004
An introduction to the importance of preparing foster youth for employment

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Connected by 25: A Plan for Investing in Successful Futures for Foster Youth by Youth Transition Funders Foster Care Work Group with the Finance Project 2004
An overview of the Connectd by 25 plan for investing in successful futures for foster youth

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Subjects: System Improvement, Cross-system collaboration, Services, Transition
Systems Addressed: Child Welfare, Education, Other Social Services, Workforce Development
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications

Academy for Educational Development (AED)
AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development and the environment. The AED website provides information about multiple approaches to addressing educational issues. Features include sponsored links to community youth resources mapping and recent publications and studies.

Entry Type: Organization/Agency
Audience For Entry: Professionals
Service Area: National
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth, Professionals
Services Offered To Youth: Education, Other Social Services, Health
Services Offered To Professionals: Professional Development
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Subjects: Advocacy, System Improvement, Policy, Disconnection from School & Work, Poverty
Systems Addressed: Education, Other Social Services
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Quality Practices, Evidence-based Practices, Research

AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (AFL-CIO WAI)
The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute promotes education, training and economic development to advance the interests of working families and their communities. Working in partnership with employers, government and community groups, the WAI fosters "high-road" approaches to worker training, technology development and job creation. This website provides information and service strategies for public workforce, partnerships and individual capacity building.

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Systems Addressed: Other Social Services, Workforce Development
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Web links

Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported by a group of public, private and nonprofit organizations that share the Alliance's vision of ensuring that all children have access to afterschool programs by 2010. Their website features a comprehensive resource guide that lists over 30 funding opportunities for afterschool programs.

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Service Area: National
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth
Services Offered To Youth: Other Social Services
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Subjects: Advocacy, Legislation, Policy,
Systems Addressed: Other Social Services
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Web links, Research

America's Career Information Network-Career OneStop (ACINet)
ACINet operates as a federal-state partnership under the U.S. Department of Labor's vision for America's Labor Market Information System, the CareerOneStop portal. They offer several tools to assist workforce development interests including America's Job Bank, America's Career InfoNet, and America's Service Locator. This website can be used to: learn about typical wages and employment trends across occupations and industries, check education, knowledge, skills and abilities against requirements for most occupations, search nationwide for employer contact information , cost of living data, and review state profiles with labor market conditions.

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Resource Types Offered: Research

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
AACC has been a national voice for two-year associate degree granting institutions since its inception in 1920. Located in the National Center for Higher Education in Washington, DC, AACC works with other higher education associations, the federal government, Congress and other national associations that represent the public and private sectors to promote the goals of community colleges and higher education. Among the resources available on their website are reports on community colleges, including trends and facts, national news and events, legislative updates and alerts, publications, and products.

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Audience For Entry: Youth
Service Area: National
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth
Services Offered To Youth: Education
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American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
ASTD's mission is to provide leadership to individuals, organizations and society to achieve work-related competence, performance and fulfillment. Founded in 1944, ASTD represents more than 70,000 members in the field of workplace learning and performance. Features of their weebsite include information and resources on training fundamentals, evaluation, leadership, performance and consulting.

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Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Web links, Research

American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF)
AYPF is a nonpartisan professional development organization that provides learning opportunities for policymakers working on issues related to youth at the local, state and national levels. The AYPF website offers several comprehensive reports and publications on topics related to education, youth development, research and evaluations.

Entry Type: Organization/Agency
Audience For Entry: Professionals
Service Area: National
Population Served: (Youth) Other Youth, Professionals
Services Offered To Youth: Career Prep
Services Offered To Professionals: Professional Development
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Subjects: System Improvement, Services
Systems Addressed: Workforce Development
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Web links, Research

Arts Education Partnership (AEP)
AEP advocates the support of artistic programs in education and provides resources for research regarding academic achievement as a result of highly artistic integration in program development. AEP is a good resource for educators interested in promoting benefits for artistic programs to students, including improving their academic achievement. The website contains specific information and resources related to supporting arts in education programs.

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Service Area: National
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth, Professionals
Services Offered To Youth: Education
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Systems Addressed: Education
Resource Types Offered: Publications, Web links, Research

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
ASCD is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators of all grade levels and subject areas. ASCD espouses issues of importance to educators and provides a forum in education issues and professionalism. One of their projects is "First Amendment Schools". ASCD was initially envisioned to represent curriculum and supervision issues. Over the years, their focus has changed, and they now address all aspects of effective teaching and learning—such as professional development, educational leadership and capacity building. ASCD offers broad, multiple perspectives—across all education professions—in reporting key policies and practices. As representatives of all educators, they are able to focus solely on professional practice within the context of "Is it good for the children?" rather than what is reflective of a specific educator role. In short, ASCD reflects the conscience and content of education. This website if full of valuable resources that are easily accessed through their comprehensive database and search options

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Subjects: System Improvement, Policy, Regulations
Systems Addressed: Education
Resource Types Offered: Publications, Web links, Research

Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES)
BayCES assists urban schools, school districts and community groups in the work of creating or redesigning their schools. They are committed to the transformation of education to ensure that all students can reach high standards and that no student is poorly served due to her/his race, gender, home language or economic status. BayCES offers comprehensive professional development and their website provides information on their equitable and transformative educational framework and includes a list of their network schools. The website provides information on their philosophy and approach to working with schools and educators. It also features information about trainings and workshops.

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Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth, (Youth) Disconnected Youth, (Youth) Economically Disadvantaged, Professionals
Services Offered To Youth: Education
Services Offered To Professionals: Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation, Networking, Peer Networks
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Subjects: System Improvement
Systems Addressed: Education
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Web links

Bay Area School-to-Career Action Network (BAYSCAN)
BaySCAN is a regional coalition in California that links efforts and leverages resources of 15 local school-to-career partnerships and their community, education and workplace partners to create a sustainable Bay Area school-to-career system. This coalition works to provide students with powerful learning-in and out of school-that better prepares them for success in college, careers and life. BaySCAN offers online resources for statewide network of education and employer partnerships including careers collaboratives, news and event listings.

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Audience For Entry: Professionals
Service Area: Region of CA
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth, Professionals
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Subjects: System Improvement, Cross-system collaboration, Transition
Systems Addressed: Workforce Development
Resource Types Offered: Tools

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
BLS is a fact-finding agency for the federal government in the field of labor economics and statistics. They collect data relevant to the needs of the social and economic conditions of the United States’ workers, workplaces and workers' families. Resources on the website include links to information about: inflation and consumer spending; wages, earnings and benefits; productivity; safety and health; occupations; publications and research papers; industries; employment and unemployment; and a kid’s information section.

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Business Coalition for Education Reform (BCER)
BCER is made up of 13 national business-led organizations and 400 state and local business-education coalitions that coordinate their efforts to increase the academic achievement of all students by promoting business involvement in education at the national, state and local levels. To do so, the partners leverage resources and expertise; build partnerships to help states and communities learn from each other's experiences; and provide technical assistance to a growing network of state and local coalitions. Website includes resources for national partners, state and local coalitions and those interested in learning more about their specific areas of focus. BCER is a California state-provided School-to-Career resource.

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California Academic and Vocational Information Exchange (CA VIX)
CAVIX provides an online list of resources to assist educators and practitioners in linking to statewide academic and vocational initiatives. The website provides a list of organizations and links throughout California that connect academic and vocational practices. They also feature a list of School-to-Career partners.

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California Career Development Association (CCDA)
CCDA is a professional organization whose membership is inclusive of all career development service providers, including counselors, educators, technicians, paraprofessionals, business professionals and graduate students. The CCDA community represents a wide array of settings, including education, private practice, business, public agencies and private institutions. CCDA is a division of the California Association for Counseling and Development (CACD). Although this is a membership organization, the website offers public information about college and university training programs, scholarships and grants, public policy, events and resources.

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Service Area: California
Population Served: Professionals
Services Offered To Youth: Education, Child Welfare, Other Social Services
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Subjects: Advocacy, Services, Policy
Systems Addressed: Education, Workforce Development
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Web links

California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP)
Cal-SOAP is a statewide program designed to increase the number of students attending college. The program serves elementary, middle, high school and community college students who: 1) are from limited income families; 2) will be the first in their family to attend college; 3) are from areas or schools with low eligibility or college participation rates. Cal-SOAP projects operate in seventeen locations throughout the state by consortia of secondary and postsecondary schools and community agencies. This website links and provides background information for all seventeen Cal-SOAP locations across California. Information about service area for each site includes: school district, associated schools, colleges and universities, location and contact information.

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Audience For Entry: Youth, Families
Service Area: California
Population Served: (Youth) All Transition Age Youth, (Youth) Disconnected Youth, (Youth) Economically Disadvantaged, Professionals
Services Offered To Youth: Education, Other Social Services
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Subjects: Advocacy, System Improvement, Services, Disconnection from School & Work
Systems Addressed: Education
Resource Types Offered: Web links

California Institute on Human Services (CIHS)
CIHS is housed within the School of Social Sciences at Sonoma State University. CIHS is dedicated to improving the quality of people's lives by acting as a change agent for excellence in education and human services by: managing innovative research, demonstration and training projects; and acting as a bridge between "best practice" research in human services and the real world needs of people with special needs. Included on their website is information on products and services, including technical assistance and features of specific projects they are working on.

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California School-to-Career Cleeringhouse
The California School-to-Career Clearinghouse provides resources for educators and youth service providers to support the School-to-Career initiative. Visitors can search their online library for specific resources and if available, may receive a hard or electronic copy for their personal collection. The website features include a STC resource library, outstanding practices library, work-based learning toolkit and resources, newsletter and calendar of events.

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Systems Addressed: Education, Workforce Development
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California Workforce Association (CWA)
CWA is a nonprofit organization representing the 50 Workforce Investment Boards, over 200 One-Stop Career Centers and other workforce development partners in California. CWA’s mission is to promote, enhance and serve the interests of local workforce development partnerships in California. While many other associations have an interest in workforce development, CWA is the only organization that participates in developing a broad spectrum of workforce development policies. At the state and federal level, CWA represents the voice of the local system to ensure that policy and administrative decisions are made with the full understanding of the implications for implementation. On the local level, CWA works to support and improve regional and community system building through the provision of training, technical assistance and access to a peer network of practitioners around the state.

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Service Area: California
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Subjects: Legislation, Policy, Regulations
Systems Addressed: Workforce Development
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California Workforce Investment Board (CalWIB)
The CWA website includes information about the organization’s conferences and workshops, workforce investment area directory, an events calendar and information on membership services such as advocacy, appropriations and business services. They also have an extensive "members only" section of policy and workforce practice information.

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Casey Family Programs
Established by United Parcel Service founder Jim Casey, the Casey Family Programs are a national operating foundation that has served children, youth, and families in the child welfare system. They provide direct services, and promote advances in child-welfare practice and policy. Drawing on four decades of front-line work with families and alumni of foster care, they develop tools, practices, and policies to nurture all youth in care and to help parents strengthen families at risk of needing foster care. They also offer publications, online tools, videos, and training events for child welfare professionals.

Entry Type: Organization/Agency
Audience For Entry: Professionals, Youth, Families
Service Area: National
Population Served: (Youth) Foster Youth, (Youth) Youth in Group Homes, Families, Foster Parents, Professionals
Services Offered To Youth: Child Welfare
Services Offered To Professionals: Technical Assistance, Networking, Peer Networks
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Subjects: Advocacy, System Improvement, Cultural Competence, Transition, Legislation, Policy, Regulations
Systems Addressed: Mental Health, Child Welfare, Education, Public Housing, Other Social Services, Workforce Development
Resource Types Offered: Tools, Publications, Web links, Research

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
CLASP is a national, nonprofit organization that conducts research, policy analysis, technical assistance and advocacy on issues related to economic security for low-income families with children. Among the services and resources CLASP provides are:
Comprehensive reports and policy briefs
CLASP Update, a monthly newsletter on the latest development in family and social policy issuesAudio teleconferences on topical policy issues, which reach hundreds of policymakers, program administrators, and advocates around the country
Tracking of federal and state family and social policy affecting low-income families
Use the website to search for publications and to sign up for email updates, which provide information on legislative issues and new publications

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Audience For Entry: Professionals, Youth, Families
Service Area: National
Population Served: Professionals
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Center for Workforce Preparation- US Chamber of Commerce (CWP)
CWP deals with workforce issues affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. They work to establish the U.S. Chamber as a leader in workforce development strategies by working to ensure that the employees of its members are fully equipped to compete in the 21st century economy. They promote and support effective local education and training initiatives concerning workforce excellence, conduct and support research that will develop more effective worker training programs, and initiate and document promising education and workforce preparation programs that can be replicated by chambers of commerce and small businesses at the local level. Their website features information about their membership; government and legal links and issues index; news and events; resources including business tools, research and statistics; and programs and affiliates.

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Center for Youth Development and Education (CYDE)(Commonwealth Corporation)
The Center for Youth Development and Education (CYDE) expands learning and career development opportunities for youth. CYDE's goal is to enable young people to make successful transitions to adulthood and become vital contributors to their communities. While working on behalf of all youth, CYDE is especially interested in serving those who are at risk of not completing high school, entering post-secondary education or training, or acquiring the skills necessary for success in the demanding, high-skills economy of the twenty-first century.

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Center for Youth Development and Policy Research (CYDPR)
CYDPR was established in 1990 at the Academy for Educational Development in response to growing concern about youth. Like many organizations, the Center is dedicated to contributing to better futures for all youth in the United States. CYDPR shares with many the conviction that too many children and youth are at the risk of poor outcomes because opportunities are too few, too fragmented, too problem-focused, and too distant from family and neighborhood. The website features resources and publications related to youth development

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Chapin Hall
Building knowledge to serve children is the mission of the Chapin Hall Center for Children. Located at the University of Chicago, Chapin Hall is a research and development center that brings the highest standards of scholarship and the intellectual resources of one of the world’s great research universities to the real-world challenges of policymakers and service providers struggling to ensure that children grow, thrive, and take their place in a formidable world. Working behind the scenes with lawmakers and government administrators, as well as on the front lines with program providers, Chapin Hall puts rigorous, non-partisan research in the hands of those who shape the programs and policies that affect all children in their daily lives. The website provides access to the numerous Chapin Hall publications.

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Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERnet)
CYFERnet is designed to be used by anyone who needs comprehensive children, youth, or family information including: educators, researchers, parents, youth agency staff, community members, human services and health care providers, students, policy makers, youth and media. CYFERnet can: provide tools and information for working with youth, parents, families and communities; share practical research-based tools, curricula and activities with a national audience; help locate experts in the areas of children, youth, and family across the country; involve youth with online activities such as Cyber Camps and virtual 4-H clubs; provide access to the latest research, statistical, and demographic information; locate funding opportunities and grant writing information; provide resources and instruments for program evaluation; and provide information on 3000 community-based State Strengthening programs targeting at-risk audiences. This website brings together the children, youth and family resources of all the public land-grant universities in the county. Materials are carefully reviewed by college and university faculty.

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Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
The mission of CDF is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. The executive director, Marion Wright Edelman, is the author of the "Act to Leave No Child Behind" adopted by the U.S. government. CDF provides a voice for all children in the nation through policy reform and implementation strategies and efforts. This website provides links for services and legislative policy related to CDF’s mission. Information includes access to research on policies affecting children and youth

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Coalition of Essential Schools (CES)
CES is a national network of over 1,000 schools and 24 regional support centers. It is a decentralized network of regional centers that provide technical assistance and personalized support to schools. CES National supports the work of regional centers that coach schools through systematic changes at the school site. This organizational structure allows CES to maintain both a national vision and a strong commitment to local implementation. The CES website defines the philosophy behind CES schools and provides information on how to become a CES National Affiliate.

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Committee for Economic Development (CED)
CED is an independent, nonpartisan policy research group of business leaders and educators committed to a stronger and more productive economy, a freer global trading system and greater opportunity for all Americans. The Trustees of CED - chair, presidents and senior executives of major American corporations and university presidents - dedicate their time and expertise to the research of national economic and social public policy issues and the implementation of their policy recommendations. The CED website includes information about their organization, projects and several free publications to download online.

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Commonwealth Corporation
Commonwealth Corporation is a quasi-public organization providing a range of services to workers, businesses, youth, educators and the workforce development system. Commonwealth Corporation administers and delivers a wide range of public and privately funded initiatives. These initiatives are designed to meet the labor needs of businesses; improve current and emerging workers’ skills; foster career success through lifelong learning; and retain, sustain, improve and create job-generating businesses. Their website includes detailed information about their projects, programs and services. Each project includes resources and tools specific to the content area of each project.

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Community Network for Youth Development (CNYD)
CNYD is a nonprofit intermediary organization which works to strengthen the field of youth development in the San Francisco Bay Area. CNYD works at the community level, providing youth-serving agencies with technical assistance, training and resources to strengthen programming and practice; and at the systems level, works with funders and policymakers to align resources to more effectively support community-based youth development efforts.

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Connect for Kids (CFK)
CFK is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing attention to ways public policies can help strengthen families and improve kids' lives. CFK carries out its work by employing communications technologies to disseminate information and opinions related to children’s issues. CFK generates a new edition of its homepage each week, maintains a comprehensive website with links to information and research, conducts civic journalism, publishes e-newsletters that cover the news and views of the child advocacy field, and provides community and strategic communications efforts on specific issues.

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Developing Educational Standards (DES)
Standards have received a new emphasis over the last decade at the national, state, and local levels. This site indexes sources of information about standards and serves as a repository for information about educational standards and curriculum frameworks from all sources (national, state and local). This website lists California (and other states') educational standards and includes an extensive listing of California organizations and governmental agencies. Among the features are 18 abstracts and links for associated organizations.

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Editorial Projects in Education Inc.
Editorial Projects in Education Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, publishes both Education Week and Education Week on the Web. Their mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education. The website provides information and resources in topics related to education reform, schools and the policies that guide them. They also feature online news and research articles, and daily or weekly updates on topics related to K-12 education.

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Education Data Partnership (Ed-Data)
Ed-Data offers data rich comparisons of schools and districts. They also feature district-to-district comparisons on a wide variety of criteria. Ed-Data offers comparisons by enrollment, percent charter schools, percent minority or English learners, percent with free meals, percent of schools with API ranks of 6 to 10, average class size, percent fully credentialed teachers, annual Average Daily Attendance and average cost per ADA. This user-friendly website offers data-rich profiles of both schools and districts covering such areas as students, staffing, finances and performance rankings. The information is updated annually after CDE certifies and releases it.

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Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC)
ERIC is a national information system designed to provide users with ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature. Their resources and information and resource services are organized under three portals: database search; website clearinghouse; and resources. The website features access to all three portals of information related to education including journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teacher guides, books, virtual libraries, directories, subject links, resources for parents, conference calendar, and an online question-answering service.

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Federal Commons
The Federal Commons is an internet grants management portal serving the grantee organization community. This portal offers all grantees (state and local governments, universities, small businesses, etc.) full service grants processing across all functions in the grant life cycle. The Federal Commons provides both public information, such as grant programs and funding opportunities, as well as the secure processing of e-grant transactions. Search the website by topic to see listed government departments that focus on particular content areas. The website also links directly with departments for specific grant information and guidelines for their department/organization.

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Forum for Youth Investment (FYI)
FYI is a national initiative dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of youth investment and youth involvement in the U.S. by promoting a "big picture" approach to planning and policy development. Designed to add value to existing efforts to improve youth outcomes by finding or creating tools, vehicles and opportunities for reaching across fields and systems to bring researchers, policy makers, practitioners, media and philanthropists together to identify common messages and agendas. FYI has a comprehensive website with resources for educators and youth practitioners including position papers, public policy information, best practice examples, tools for strategy development and a newsletter.

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The Foundation Center
The Foundation Center collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy; conducts research on trends in the field; provides education and training on the grantseeking process; ensures public access to information and services through the web; provides print and electronic publications; and hosts five library/learning centers and a national network of cooperating collections. Their five library/learning centers are throughout the U.S., including San Francisco and Washington D.C. Their website features a comprehensive search engine for easy access to specific information. They also post a list of trainings, conferences and events for people involved in philanthropy and nonprofits.

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Systems Addressed: Mental Health, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Education, Public Housing, Workforce Development
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Give Kids Good Schools
GiveKidsGoodSchools.com believes that every child has a right to a world-class education. Given the vital role teachers play in the lives of young people, they believe the best way to start is to put a good teacher in every classroom. Public education is a cornerstone of a successful democracy, and the key to the future strength of our communities. Providing every child with access to the best possible education means making sure each child gets a good teacher. GiveKidsGoodSchools.com is a project of Public Education Network (see listing), which seeks to build public demand and mobilize resources to provide quality public education for all children. GiveKidsGoodSchools.com features monthly news/policy briefs, including information about important issues related to educational policy and how to take action if you wish to do so.

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GPO Access
GPO Access disseminates official information from all three branches of the federal government. The information includes listings of federal resources, publications available at local libraries and an online government bookstore. This website features an option to select any of the branches of government to receive a list of resources including congressional bills, laws and federal regulations. Users are able to obtain copies of legislative bills in both Senate and the House of Representatives by entering the bill number.

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Groundhog Job Shadow Day
Groundhog Job Shadow Day organizes a national initiative to support job shadowing. This organization connects youth to businesses and organizations offering job shadows as well as providing resources to support teachers and workplace partners in developing job shadow day activities. This website features all the resources needed to sign up and implement a job shadow program in businesses or organizations. They also include success stories and best practices.

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL)
IEL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC that has worked to achieve better results for children and youth. IEL's mission is to build the capacity of individuals and organizations in education and related fields to work together - across policies, programs and sectors. IEL is building and supporting a cadre of diverse leaders, strengthening the capacity of education and related systems and informing the development and implementation of policies. Their efforts are focused through three "Programs of Work": Developing Leaders, Strengthening School-Family-Community Connections and Connecting and Improving Systems that Serve Children and Youth. IEL's projects are focused on youth both inside and outside of education and includes focus on technical assistance for the juvenile justice system. Their website features information on all of their programs and includes access to publications and additional information about their initiatives.

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Jobs for the Future (JFF)
Through partnerships with states and communities, national and local foundations and other organizations, JFF accelerates opportunities for people to advance in education and careers through: research, analysis and policy development; practical, on-the-ground projects; and advocacy, communications, and peer learning. This website provides background information regarding youth development and employment systems and includes a variety of resources, papers and publications related to youth.

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The Job Journey
The Job Journey Program is designed to launch young people into career success. The program features developing job preparedness and self-marketing skills. It consists of 5 1/2 hours of interactive in-class programming on a set of 4 DVDs, and a 150-page hands-on workbook directed toward understanding the business world; building self-confidence; knowing employees’ accountability; setting goals; and developing the “how-to's" of sourcing for, interviewing for, and obtaining employment. The web site provides information for students and for educators on the program as well as ordering options.

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Just For The Kids (JFTK)
Just For The Kids aims to raise academic standards and increase student achievement. Their primary functions are to: analyze state test data to identify how well individual schools are performing; study the highest-performing schools to find out what works; and develop tools and instruction to help others replicate educational best practice. Their comprehensive website offers detailed information and tools to assist educators and evaluators in identifying best practice and provides tools for evaluation based on research.

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The Learning Exchange
The Learning Exchange is a not-for-profit educational consulting agency providing services and resources to educators, parents and children, as well as businesses and learning organizations. The Learning Exchange is recognized as a leading provider of consulting services in the areas of experiential learning curriculum, strategic planning, coaching, training and staff development. Their website provides information on their services, school-to-career and charter schools.

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Leonard Resource Group (LRG)
LRG is focused on community and business development, strategic planning, public policy analysis, program development and implementation, marketing and communications, and training and technical assistance. LRG works with both public and private sector clients. LRG offers services and skill sets in the following resources areas: government relations, communications and marketing, business partnerships and association management. Their website features information on all their areas of content as well as youth council resources. They also produce a monthly newsletter called Youth Works!

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Manpower Demonstration and Research Corporation (MDRC)
MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization. It is dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income people. Through its research and the active communication of findings, MDRC seeks to enhance the effectiveness of public policies and programs. The MDRC website offers several publications based on comprehensive research of issues related to workforce development.

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National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
NASWA is a national organization of state administrators of unemployment insurance, employment and training services and labor market information programs. The mission of NASWA is to strengthen the National Workforce Development Network through information exchange, liaison and advocacy. The Center for Employment Security Education and Research is the education and research arm of NASWA devoted to improving government services to America's workers and employers. This website offers information about the WIA system, national legislative news, calendar of events, and a subject resource browser with several workforce development topics.

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National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)
NAWB represents business-led Workforce Boards that plan and oversee state and local workforce development and job training programs. Workforce Boards consist of public and private sector members who are leading the way in workforce development so that America can remain competitive in the global marketplace. NAWB supports and promotes the work of its members through a comprehensive program of advocacy, technical assistance, and communications activities. This website offers information on membership and services, workforce advocacy and briefs, publications, announcements and grants.

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National Association of Workforce Development Professionals
NAWDP is a national voice for workforce development professionals and works to meet the individual professional development needs of the membership. Their website features information about conferences and workshops, membership newsletter and membership applications and services.

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National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE)
NCRVE's mission is to strengthen education to prepare all individuals for lasting and rewarding employment and lifelong learning. They created a national center for research, development, dissemination and outreach in work-related education. This organization closed in 1999. The website maintains an archive of research and reports between 1988 and 1999.

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National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE)
NCEE, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, believes that almost everyone can learn far more and develop far higher skills than most of us have thought possible. NCEE’s work is focused primarily on standards-based reform. NCEE believes that education and training systems work best when clear standards - standards that match the highest in the world - are set for student achievement; accurate measures of progress against those standards are devised; and the people closest to the students are given the authority for figuring out how to get the students to the standards and are then held accountable for student progress. NCEE concentrates on helping states and localities build the capacity to design and implement their own education and training systems, suited to their history, culture and unique needs. Their website includes information about their areas of focus, including research, policy forums and training opportunities. Specific content areas featured online include school design, school leadership and workforce development. Their online bookstore offers textbooks and curriculum related to their areas of focus.

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National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCWRCYD)
The University of Oklahoma National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (NCWRCYD) increases the capacity and resources of States and Tribes to effectively help youth in care establish permanent connections and achieve successful transitions to adulthood. The Center can help States incorporate youth into all areas of programs and services, implement services that address legislative requirements, prepare for Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) and Program Improvement Plan (PIP) development, and implementation. The Center bases its tech