Starting and Managing a Youth Program

The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence goes to facilities that are distinguished by quality design and contribute to the social and economic growth of the cities they are located in. One gold medalist receives $50,000. Four silver medalists receive $10,000. The 2011 winner was The Bridge Homeless Assistance Shelter in Dallas.
When it comes to helping homeless youth finish high school, research has shown that stable housing plays an important role. But helping students who are on their own find and maintain safe, appropriate housing is easier said than done.
Recently, we spoke to psychologist Melanie Barwick about her research on how to prepare youth workers to use the evidence-based practice motivational interviewing in their work. In a new podcast, we continue the conversation with Barwick and one of the trainers she enlisted in her study.
How can we encourage young people to adopt--and keep--healthy behaviors? The National Institute of Nursing Research and several other organizations within the National Institutes of Health will fund research projects that aim to (1) identify the ways young people are influenced to have healthy habits, and/or (2) promote positive sustainable health behaviors in children from birth to age 18. The...
NCFY: Welcome to Voices from the Field, a podcast series from the Family and Youth Services Bureau. For the past year, Dr. Melanie Barwick has been studying four different youth serving programs as they implement an evidence-based practice called motivational interviewing, or MI.
Researcher Melanie Barwick and trainer Scott Skinner discuss their year-long collaboration with four youth programs, which centered around finding the best way to implement an evidence-based practice called motivational interviewing. Time: 4:29 | Size: 4.1 MB | Transcript
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration will fund pilot projects that put in place the Pay for Success model of workforce development. State and local government agencies responsible for workforce development and federally recognized Tribal governments are eligible to apply.
One of the objectives of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness is to end youth homelessness by 2020. Here at NCFY, we want to help you understand how USICH aims to do that, in collaboration with federal, state and local government, and of course with programs that work directly with homeless young people.
Lashawnda Carter is Outreach Coordinator for the National Runaway Switchboard, an organization dedicated to keeping America’s runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the street.
Before you read on, ask yourself: How are you feeling? What are your goals in reading this article? And who are your supports in achieving that goal?
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