Permanent Connections

This pocket-sized brochure is intended for young people graduating from or leaving transitional and independent living programs. It features the stories of three young people who offer advice about becoming independent, realizing dreams, getting help and staying in touch. Youth workers can add their contact information to the detachable postcard in the back. 
Last month, Chicago's National Runaway Switchboard became the National Runaway Safeline. For nearly 40 years, the Family and Youth Services Bureau has funded the organization to be the federally designated national communication system for runaway and homeless youth.
Bill Martin is the executive director of the Waterford Country School, a Connecticut youth shelter that will soon finish the three-year implementation of the CARE Model. He talks about why this particular evidence-based practice has allowed Waterford to better serve young people.
Bill Martin is executive director of Waterford Country School, a Connecticut youth shelter that will soon finish the three-year implementation of the CARE Model. He talks about how this evidence-based practice enables Waterford to better serve youth.
“Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale” by Rachel Lloyd
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has funding available for programs that can oversee the education, training and employment of disadvantaged youth thorough a community-based alternative education program. YouthBuild serves 16- to 24-year-olds.
The Department of Labor's Bureau of Justice Assistance has funding available for programs that will mentor adults and juveniles who are reentering the community after being incarcerated. Learn more about this opportunity (PDF, 287KB).
A number of studies have shown the challenges that youth in foster care have in establishing healthy romantic relationships. Experiencing abuse and neglect can hinder their ability to connect with others. Youth in foster care also lack role models to give them a picture of what healthy interactions look like.
We’ve often heard people who work with homeless youth in rural areas talk about the particular challenges their young people face. These teens travel dozens of miles to get to school, to health clinics, to social service agencies. Often, there’s no youth shelter within hundreds of miles.
For the last few years, Eric Rice has been studying the largely positive aspects of social networking for at-risk and runaway youth.
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