Annie E. Casey Foundation
AECF works to build better futures for disadvantaged U.S. children
& their families.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) Foster Youth,
(Youth) Youth in Group Homes
- Services Offered To Youth: Child
Welfare
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- 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
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: System Improvement,
Cross-system collaboration, Transition, Parental Abuse &
Neglect
- Systems Addressed: Child Welfare
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Funding Sources, Research
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
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, Families, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, Families, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Services, Legislation,
Regulations
- Systems Addressed: Education
- 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
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals,
Families
- Service Area: California
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Advocacy, Services,
Legislation, Regulations
- Systems Addressed: Child Welfare,
Education
- Resource Types Offered: Publications
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.
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Services
- Systems Addressed: Child Welfare,
Education
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Quality Practices
Capturing
Cash for Kids, 1998
A workbook for reinvesting in Community-based approaches for children
and families
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: System Improvement
- Systems Addressed: Mental Health,
Juvenile Justice, Education, Other Social Services
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Quality Practices
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
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Services
- Systems Addressed: Other Social
Services
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Quality Practices
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."
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area:
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed: Child Welfare,
Judicial
- Resource Types Offered: Publications
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
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Services, Transition
- Systems Addressed: Child Welfare,
Education, Workforce Development
- Resource Types Offered: 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
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Families
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families: Other
Social Services
- Subjects:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Program/Initiative
- Audience For Entry:
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth
- Services Offered To Youth: Other Social
Services
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry:
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Regulations
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Youth
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth
- Services Offered To Youth: Education
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Consultation, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- 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
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency,
Resource
- Audience For Entry:
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth: Education
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- 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
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area:
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area:
- 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
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: Region of CA
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals,
Families
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Families
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered:
Business Education
Coalition (BEC)
BEC is a partnership of the Kansas City, Kansas Area Chamber of
Commerce and Wyandotte Development Inc. and is funded through the
Toward A New Century economic development campaign. Their goal is to
improve the skills of our future workforce by supporting and developing
programs and resources that utilize the collaborative efforts of
business and education. They aim to make purposeful connections,
providing exchanges between teachers and businesses that result in
improved teaching strategies and an understanding of why students need
to learn. Along with BE2 (see listing), BEC has played a significant
role in partnership with the Kansas City School District to develop
quality work-based learning experiences for youth. Their website links
to several resources and tools for developing work-based learning
experiences for students.
- Entry Type: Program/Initiative
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area:
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth: Career Prep
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: System Improvement,
Cross-system collaboration
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Quality Practices, Evidence-based Practices
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency,
Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: System Improvement,
Cross-system collaboration
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Web links
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth: Education,
Child Welfare, Other Social Services
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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.
- Entry Type: Program/Initiative
- 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
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families: Other
Social Services
- 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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Policy, Violence
- Systems Addressed: Education
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Advocacy, Disconnection from
School & Work
- Systems Addressed: Education, Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Quality Practices, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Legislation, Policy,
Regulations
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Web links
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Technical Assistance
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Legislation, Policy,
Regulations
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Web links, Funding Sources, Quality Practices
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
- Services Offered To Families:
- 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
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals,
Youth, Families
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency,
Resource
- Audience For Entry:
- Service Area:
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) Disconnected
Youth, (Youth) Economically Disadvantaged, (Youth) Juvenile Justice
Involved, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Career Preparation, Youth
Leadership, Community Services and Support, Advocacy, System
Improvement, Cross-system collaboration, Transition, Disconnection from
School & Work
- Systems Addressed: Education, Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Funding Sources, Quality Practices, Research
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
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals,
Youth
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, (Youth) Disconnected Youth, (Youth) Economically
Disadvantaged, (Youth) with Physical Disabilities, (Youth) with
Developmental Disabilities, (Youth) with Learning Disabilities,
Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Career Preparation, Youth
Leadership, Community Services and Support, Advocacy, System
Improvement, Services, Transition, Disconnection from School &
Work
- Systems Addressed: Education, Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Quality Practices, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area:
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, (Youth) Disconnected Youth, (Youth) Economically
Disadvantaged, (Youth) Juvenile Justice Involved, (Youth) with Physical
Disabilities, (Youth) with Developmental Disabilities, (Youth) with
Learning Disabilities, (Youth) Non-Native or Limited English, (Youth)
Foster Youth, (Youth) Youth in Group Homes, (Youth) Parenting/pregnant
Youth, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Career Preparation, Community
Services and Support, System Improvement, Cross-system collaboration,
Sexuality & Gender, Transition, Policy, Disconnection from
School & Work, Teen Pregnancy & Parenting, Poverty
- Systems Addressed: Child Welfare,
Juvenile Justice, Education, Workforce Development
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals,
Youth, Families
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, (Youth) with Mental Health Issues, (Youth)
Disconnected Youth, Families, Foster Parents, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Career Preparation, Youth Leadership, Community Services
and Support, Sexuality & Gender, Policy, Suicide, Trauma,
Delinquency, Disconnection from School & Work, Parental Abuse
& Neglect, Teen Pregnancy & Parenting, Poverty,
Violence
- Systems Addressed: Mental Health,
Judicial, Juvenile Justice, Workforce Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Research
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
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) Disconnected
Youth, (Youth) Economically Disadvantaged, (Youth) with Physical
Disabilities, (Youth) with Developmental Disabilities, (Youth) with
Learning Disabilities, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Career Preparation, Youth Leadership, Community Services
and Support, Policy, Poverty
- Systems Addressed: Mental Health, Child
Welfare
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Web links, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Academic Achievement, Cultural
Competence
- Systems Addressed: Education
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Quality Practices, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Academic Achievement
- Systems Addressed: Education, Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) Disconnected
Youth, (Youth) Economically Disadvantaged, (Youth) Juvenile Justice
Involved, (Youth) Non-Native or Limited English, Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Career Preparation, Youth
Leadership, Community Services and Support, Cross-system collaboration,
Services, Transition, Legislation, Policy, Regulations, Disconnection
from School & Work
- Systems Addressed: Juvenile Justice,
Education, Workforce Development
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Youth
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Youth Development, Cultural
Competence
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Research
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.
- Entry Type:
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- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered:
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Academic Achievement
- Systems Addressed: Education
- Resource Types Offered: Publications
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.
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Academic Achievement
- Systems Addressed: Education
- Resource Types Offered: Publications
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: California
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Academic Achievement
- Systems Addressed: Education
- Resource Types Offered: Web links,
Research
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.
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Career Preparation, Youth
Leadership, Community Services and Support, Advocacy, System
Improvement, Cross-system collaboration, Cultural Competence, Sexuality
& Gender, Transition, Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Suicide,
Trauma, Delinquency, Disconnection from School & Work,
Homelessness, Parental Abuse & Neglect, Teen Pregnancy
& Parenting, Poverty, Violence
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Research
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.
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Youth Development, Academic
Achievement, Career Preparation, Youth Leadership, Community Services
and Support
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Funding Sources,
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking, Peer Networks
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Youth Leadership, System
Improvement, Cross-system collaboration, Transition, Policy,
Disconnection from School & Work
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Career Preparation, Youth
Leadership, Community Services and Support, Advocacy, Services,
Sexuality & Gender, Transition, Alcohol & Drug Abuse,
Suicide, Trauma, Delinquency, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy &
Parenting, Poverty, Violence
- Systems Addressed: Mental Health, Child
Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Education, Public Housing, Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Web links,
Funding Sources
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.
- Entry Type: Program/Initiative
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Academic Achievement,
Advocacy
- Systems Addressed: Education
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Youth Development, Career
Preparation
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Quality Practices
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, (Youth) Juvenile Justice Involved, (Youth) with
Physical Disabilities, (Youth) with Developmental Disabilities, (Youth)
with Learning Disabilities, (Youth) Foster Youth, (Youth) Youth in
Group Homes
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Career Preparation, Youth
Leadership, System Improvement
- Systems Addressed: Child Welfare,
Juvenile Justice, Education, Workforce Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Web links, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth, (Youth) Disconnected Youth, (Youth) Economically
Disadvantaged
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Academic Achievement, Career Preparation
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Research
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.
- Entry Type: Program/Initiative
- Audience For Entry: Professionals,
Youth
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth
- Services Offered To Youth: Career Prep
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Technical Assistance
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Career Preparation
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Academic Achievement
- Systems Addressed: Education
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Research
Keep the Change, Inc.
Keep the Change, Inc., is dedicated to coaching communities and giving
them the tools to make system-wide, sustainable changes in workforce
development and education reform. J.D. Hoye, the President of Keep the
Change, is the former Director of the National School-to-Work Office in
Washington, D.C. There she addressed the necessity for relevant
education in our schools, a cause she continues to champion on a
national level. The website features information about Keep the Change
services including leadership and counseling, events and resources.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) All
Transition Age Youth
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Technical Assistance, Consultation
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Comprehensive Approch, Youth
Development, Career Preparation, System Improvement, Cross-system
collaboration, Policy, Disconnection from School & Work
- Systems Addressed: Education, Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Publications,
Web links
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!
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Policy
- Systems Addressed:
- Resource Types Offered:
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals,
Families
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Policy
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Publications
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Advocacy, Legislation
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Publications
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Technical Assistance
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- Subjects: Advocacy, Legislation
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- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Funding Sources
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: Professionals
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects:
- Systems Addressed: Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Publications
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.
- Entry Type: Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
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- Resource Types Offered: Research
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.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
- Services Offered To Youth:
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Consultation,
Networking
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Youth Development, Academic
Achievement, Career Preparation, System Improvement, Disconnection from
School & Work
- Systems Addressed: Education, Workforce
Development
- Resource Types Offered: Tools,
Publications, Evidence-based Practices, Research
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 technical assistance and training around the four core
principles of youth development, collaboration, cultural competence,
and permanent connections.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served: (Youth) Foster Youth,
- Services Offered To Youth: Child
Welfare
- Services Offered To Professionals:
Professional Development, Technical Assistance
- Services Offered To Families:
- Subjects: Youth Development,
Cross-system collaboration, Cultural Competence
- Systems Addressed: Child Welfare
- Resource Types Offered: Publications
National
Clearinghouse for Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship (YDPA)
The National Clearinghouse was established by the U.S. Department of
Labor to facilitate the development and implementation of YDPA Programs
across the nation. The Clearinghouse is dedicated to improving the
quality and increasing the quantity of registered YDPA Programs through
a variety of means, including information dissemination and marketing,
technical assistance and acting as the repository for related
instruction curriculum. The website links to resources and program
information.
- Entry Type: Organization/Agency,
Resource
- Audience For Entry: Professionals
- Service Area: National
- Population Served:
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- Services Offered To Professionals:
Technical Assistance
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- Resource Types Offered: Web links