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Resources This list of resources is provided to help you learn more about
different youth civic engagement approaches and to help you identify
sources of information and
technical assistance. Many of these organizations offer convenient access to
valuable information on their websites. The Coalition invites you to help us
improve and refine this list of resources. Let us know about TA providers and
information resources that have been helpful to you. Academy for Educational Development / Center for Youth Development and Policy Research 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202.884.8267 Fax: 202.884.8404 Email: cyd@aed.org Richard Murphy, Director Bonnie Politz, Associate Director The Center for Youth Development provides technical assistance to communities and youth development organizations to implement principles of positive youth development. They have excellent resources, information and experience working with communities on issues such as the financing and costs of youth development programs, community indicators, integrating educational and developmental outcomes, helping communities develop standards and policies for groups that work with youth and helping them build their capacity to work effectively. YouthMapping and YouthBudget are strategies the Center has developed to engage youth and adults in collecting, disseminating and using data about programs and opportunities for youth in their communities. The goal is to inform decisions on policy, resource allocation and practice. All of the Center's work seeks to mobilize communities around positive youth development and help them build a youth development infrastructure. Alliance for Justice 2000 P Street, NW, Suite 712 Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: 202.822.6070 Fax: 202.822.6068 Email: comotion@afj.org Co/Motion provides training and technical assistance that equips young people with advocacy and organizing skills -- researching an issue, setting goals, building a campaign, recruiting allies -- to design their own youth-led action plans addressing the issues they care about, from ending gun violence to improving schools. Co/Motion helps youth groups translate their vision into action. Alternatives, Inc. 2013 Cunningham Drive, Suite 104 Hampton, VA 23666-3306 Phone: 757.838.2330 Fax: 757.838.9215 Email: kjohnson@altinc.org Kathy Johnson Alternatives, Inc. has been influential in the development of leading edge authentic youth engagement in Hampton, VA. While its direct services are focused on Hampton, Newport News and Suffolk, VA, Alternatives, Inc. offers training, consultation, and technical assistance nationally to professional youth workers, adults in the community who are working with young people in some capacity, and young people of all ages. Training is designed to prepare youth and adults to work together to make meaningful differences in their schools, neighborhoods, or community. Training provides adults with knowledge, skills, and abilities in the areas of youth development, asset development, youth and adult partnerships, and becoming a youth group sponsor. For youth, the focus is on preparing them to be resources and to understand how to use their voice and expertise to better themselves and those around them. To learn more about Alternatives, Inc. and the many ways in which youth are engaged in Hampton civic life, visit the Alternatives website, which includes a 1998 Youth Today article about Hampton. Arsalyn Foundation P.O. Box 1796 Glendora, CA 91740 Phone: 626.914.5404 Fax: 626.852.0776 Email: vote@arsalyn.org The Arsalyn Foundation supports organizations that are already active in the field of participatory democracy. Arsalyn funds peer exchanges, provides TA for capacity building, and hosts a national conference. Request a copy of Arsalyn’s Resource Book by sending an email to vote@arsalyn.org or by phone at 626.914.5404. CYD Journal (formerly, New Designs for Youth Development) The quarterly journal of the National Network for Youth focuses on community youth development. The journal is available by subscription; articles also can be viewed on-line. For subscription information, contact: National Network for Youth, 1319 F Street, N.W., Suite 401, Washington, D.C. 20004, 202.783.7949 x3103. Center for Youth As Resources 1700 K Street, NW, Suite 801 Washington, DC 20006-3817 Phone: 202.261.4131 Email: yar@ncpc.org 3901 North Meridian Street, Suite 345 Indianapolis, IN 46208-0409 Phone: 317.920.2564 The Center for Youth as Resources (CYAR) is a national organization with offices in Washington, DC, and Indianapolis, IN, that serves as an umbrella organization for Youth as Resources (YAR) programs throughout the United States and abroad. Local YAR programs, governed by boards composed of youth and adults, provide grants for youth-initiated, youth-led community projects. Through instructional materials, technical assistance, and hands-on training from experienced youth and adults, CYAR helps local YAR programs start, develop, and expand and helps young people and adults learn to work together effectively. CYAR is building its capacity to help local YARs address issues at the policy level. Community Partnerships With Youth 6319 Constitution Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Phone: 219.436.4402 Fax: 219.436.5354 Email: cpyinc@aol.com Community Partnerships With Youth, Inc. has extensive experience as a national training and resource development organization. CPY, Inc. has more than ten years of experience in promoting increased youth voice in organizations and communities -- as trustees, board members and in philanthropy. CPY services include: training for youth and adults, consulting, technical assistance, and publications. Civic Practices Network (CPN) Center for Human Resources Heller School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare Brandeis University 60 Turner Street Waltham, MA 02154 Phone: 617.736.4890 Email: cpn@cpn.org Civic Practices Network (CPN) refers to itself as a "learning collaborative for civic renewal." It brings together a diverse array of organizations and perspectives within the new citizenship movement to share information about practical methods for public problem solving. CPN disseminates information through its website, publications and other tools. Visit the "Youth and Education" topic page at CPN’s website for case studies, essays, and publications. Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago 407 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1700 Chicago, Illinois USA 60605-1119 Phone: 312.663.9057 Fax: 312.663.4321 Email: crfc@crfc.org Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago promotes civic engagement and participatory democracy through a classroom-based, service learning model of youth civic engagement. CRFC sponsors student programs, provides teacher training, and develops curricula. While its programs are located principally in Illinois, CRFC is available more generally to provide telephone assistance and to refer callers to the law-related education centers located in their states. Do Something 423 West 55th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10008 Phone: 212.523.1175 Fax: 212.582.1307 Email: jwolfe@dosomething.org Do Something is a national nonprofit that inspires young people and gives them the tools for positive change. The Do Something League, administered in local communities by Caring Coaches, is a national leadership program that provides young people with the skills and opportunities to make a difference in their schools and communities. With support from The Pew Charitable Trust, Do Something has developed a "Community Connections Handbook," a how-to guide and summary of research on recruiting, involving and developing young leaders in community organizations. The manual can be ordered from the website or by phone. Do Something offers both one-day workshops and multi-day customized training to help communities and organizations to involve and support young people as leaders. Fund for the City of New York Youth Development Institute 121 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013 Phone: 212.925.6675 Fax: 212.925.5675 Email: info@fcny.org The Youth Development Institute was created to provide training and technical assistance to the Beacon Schools in New York City. It has a number of publications about youth development issues and the lessons learned in replicating the Beacon Schools model. YDI also has extensive experience and has published widely on youth employment/youth leadership models. The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Center for Democracy and Citizenship University of Minnesota 310 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 Public Achievement Phone: 612.624.5543 Fax: 612.625.3513 Public Achievement is a national youth initiative of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship. A school-based program, its method is to involve young people in "public work" -- the ongoing effort of working with a diverse group of people to make a lasting contribution and solve public problems. It provides students with opportunities for practical experience in designing and implementing programs and teaches broader conceptual issues of what it means to be an active citizen. Public Achievement programs are currently located in Minnesota, the Kansas City area, and Northern Ireland. Contact PA for its helpful "Green Book." Forum for Youth Investment (formerly, IYF-US) 7014 Westmoreland Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912 Phone: 301.270.6250 Fax: 301.270.7144 Email: youth@iyfnet.org Karen Pittman, Executive Director The Forum for Youth Investment is the newly created operating arm of the International Youth Foundation that is dedicated to promoting youth development in the United States through issue framing, neutral facilitation and the infusion of international lessons into the U.S. discussions. "Finding Common Agendas: How Young People are Being Engaged in Community Change Efforts," a discussion paper jointly sponsored by The Ford Foundation and IYF-US, is available from IYF-US. The paper focuses on how community development organizations are engaging young people and presents instructive case studies and frameworks for considering youth civic engagement. LISTEN, Inc. 1436 U Street, NW Suite 201 Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202.483.4494 Fax: 202.483.1390 Email: info@lisn.org In its programs in Washington, D.C., Listen identifies, convenes, trains and supports urban youth ages 14 to 29 to serve as assets in transforming their communities and solving urban programs. In addition to its direct services, Listen provides training and technical assistance nationally to funders, community-based organizations, youth workers and other groups on best practices of youth civic engagement. Michigan Community Foundations’ Youth Project Council of Michigan Foundations One South Harbor Avenue, Suite 3 P.O. Box 599 Grand Haven, MI 49417 Phone: 616.842.7080 Fax: 616.842.1760 Marvin King The Michigan Community Foundations’ Youth Project (MCFYP) is a statewide program to build community foundation capacity, to establish youth as philanthropists, and to build permanent and growing funds within each community to meet local youth needs. MCFYP supports youth as existing resources and decision-makers in communities and establishes important statewide ties to service, volunteerism, philanthropy and service learning. This is being accomplished through challenge grants, technical assistance, leadership training, scholarships and minigrants to Michigan community foundations and their youth advisory committees. The Project and its website can provide community foundations outside of Michigan with useful information for establishing and operating youth philanthropy programs. Many of the local advisory committees are employing strategic grantmaking to affect issues at the policy level. Further, by funding only projects that were conceived of and designed by young people, youth advisory committees are changing the way nonprofits view and engage young people. Action by Michigan youth advisory committee members led in 1998 to enaction of state legislation that permits youth ages 16 and 17 the opportunity to serve and vote on boards of nonprofit organizations. National 4-H Council, Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development 7100 Connecticut Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Phone: 301.961.2840 or 800.368.7432 Fax: 301.961.2964 Amy Weisenbach 4-H’s Innovation Center offers technical assistance and training in urban and rural settings nationally, aimed at building the capacity of individuals and organizations to carry out positive youth and community development work at the local level. Key areas of TA and training include: youth development, youth/adult relationship building, planning for community change, community mapping, strategic planning and evaluation. The Innovation Center has developed youth engagement and youth leadership models that are operating nationwide, including At The Table, which focuses on involving youth in institutional decision-making. Many excellent publications, including the At the Table resource guide, can be viewed at the Innovation Center’s website. "Youth Leadership for Development: Civic Activism as a Component of Youth Development Training" is an excellent monograph produced by the Innovation Center in March 1999, under commission by The Ford Foundation. Copies can be obtained from the National 4-H Council. National League of Cities Children & Families in Cities 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. #600 Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 202.626.3030 Fax: 202.626.3043 Email: kyle@nlc.org John Kyle, Program Director The National League of Cities is the country’s largest and most representative organization serving municipal government. Its members include 1,500 communities of all sizes and 49 state municipal leagues, representing more than 18,000 municipalities. In October 1999, the NLC announced a new Institute for Youth, Education and Families, as a resource to help equip local governments with information, tools, best practices and assistance needed to convene, unite and mobilize communities to raise successful, caring and responsible children. The National League is engaging youth in its work and promoting youth participation in municipal government. Contact NLC to find out if and what government officials from your community are involved with NLC and for information about youth participation in municipal government. National Youth Court Center P.O. Box 11910 Lexington, KY 40578 Phone: 606.244.8215 Fax: 606.244.8001 Email: nycc@csg.org The National Youth Court Center offers technical assistance, provides regional training, hosts a national conference and operates as a clearinghouse to support communities developing and operating youth court programs. "Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court Programs" can be viewed and downloaded from the website. Contact the Center to be placed on its mailing list for announcements about training, publications, etc. Study Circles Research Center (SCRC) 697 Pomfret Street Box 203 Pomfret, CT 06258 Phone: 860.928.2616 Fax: 860.928.3713 Email: scrc@studycircles.org SCRC helps communities organize study circles -- small-group, democratic, peer-led discussions that bring together diverse people into face-to-face groups to address critical issues. SCRC has a useful guide and other information specifically designed to help communities involve young people in existing or new study circle programs. Youth Action, Inc. P.O. Box 12372 Albuquerque, NM 83795 Phone: 505.873.3345 Fax: 505.873.3245 Email: youth-action@usa.net Youth Action is a technical assistance provider, specializing in youth participation and youth organizing. YA has worked principally through intermediary organizations and existing networks in the southeastern and southwestern United States. YA also provides training on the special skills young people need to be effective organizers. Youth Leadership Institute 870 Market Street, Suite 708 San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 415/397-2256 Fax: 415/397-6674 Email: info@yli.org Maureen Sedonean, Director Matt Rosen, Director of Youth Philanthropy The Youth Leadership Institute provides technical assistance and intensive and workshop training to promote youth engagedment in social change. Training topics include: Youth Development, Youth Philanthropy, Public Policy & Advocacy, Evaluation, Action Planning, Youth-Adult Partnerships, Planning a Youth Forum, and Understanding the Media. Youth on Board 58 Day Street P.O. Box 440322 Somerville, MA 02144 Phone: 617.623.9900 x 1242 Karen Young, Co-director Youth on Boards helps young people and adults think differently about one another in order to work together to change communities. YOB offers a wide range of training and technical assistance, provided by youth-adult teams.
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