Transitional Living Resources

Publications

• Assessing Outcomes in Youth Programs: A Practical Handbook.
  Authors: R. Sabatelli, S. Anderson, and V. LaMotte. 2001. Available at http://www.opm.state.ct.us/pdpd1/ grants/jjac/jjacpublications.htm.
  This handbook gives practical advice on evaluating youth programs using Positive Youth Development outcomes measures.


• Covenant House Transitional Living Manual
  Author: Covenant House New York. No date. Available at http://www.covenanthouse.org.
  A step-by-step guide to starting and running a transitional living program, based on the experiences of the Rights of Passage program at Covenant House New York.


• Housing Options for Independent Living Programs
  Author: M. Kroner. 1999. Available from online booksellers.
  This book looks at the variety of housing arrangements that transitional and independent living programs may use, the challenges facing program managers, and ways to measure success.


• Moving In: Ten Successful Independent/Transitional Living Programs
  Editor: M. Kroner. 2001. Available from Northwest Media, Inc., 362 West 12th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401; (541) 343-6636; http://www.northwestmedia.com/il/movingin.html.
  Staff of 10 transitional and independent living programs across the country describe what makes their programs work.


• Unlocking the Potential of Homeless Older Adolescents: Factors Influencing Client Success in Four New England Transitional Living Programs
  Editors: M. Wilson and D. Tanner. 2001. Available at http://www.nenetwork.org.
  In this report, FYSB's Region I training and technical assistance provider, the New England Network for Child, Youth & Family Services, investigates the factors that have led to success at four federally funded transitional living programs.

Web Sites

• Casey Life Skills
  http://www.caseylifeskills.org
  Casey Life Skills offers a free online life skills assessment tool as well as a guide that helps youth workers design a curriculum tailored to their program and their youth population.


• National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
  http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov
  The National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) Web site has links to programs of the Family and Youth Services Bureau, as well as to other Internet resources for youth-serving professionals. NCFY's online literature database contains abstracts of thousands of youth development resources.


• National Center for Homeless Education
  http://www.serve.org/nche/
  The National Center for Homeless Education's Web site includes a list of resources by State.


• National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
  http://www.nlchp.org
  This site has a wealth of information on the rights of homeless people, including homeless and unaccompanied youth, and a helpful guide called "Legal Tools to End Youth Homelessness."


• National Resource Center for Youth Services
  http://nrcys.ou.edu
  A great general resource for all types of youth-serving agencies. Look here for trainings, information about Positive Youth Development, and creative funding ideas.