Program Development

The mission of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is to serve people in need by collaborating with interested faith-based and community organizations. The Partnerships Office works with agency Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (“agency Centers”) at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human ...

This program supports national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars and professionals to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. The program aims to bring together humanities scholars, advanced graduate students, librarians, archivists, museum staff, computer scientists, information specialists, and others to learn about new tools, approaches, and ...

This brief (PDF, 16 pages) describes practices from across the human services field that can inspire novel approaches to engaging families during program improvement, especially in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child support programs. This brief highlights the following:  Key findings from a scan of academic and non-academic literature ...

This toolkit (PDF, 28 pages) was designed to help school districts respond to the youth tobacco/vaping epidemic. The toolkit assists schools in creating a tobacco-free environment that helps prevent students from using tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and supports students who need help quitting. Sample language is provided for the adoption, ...

Registration for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) is now open. Organizations must complete this registration form for their event to be considered an official NDAFW event. Registering your event provides the following added benefits:  Your event is listed on NIDA’s online events map.  Ability to connect with NIDA staff who ...

DOL announced an initiative to expand its pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Job Corps students and connect them to Registered Apprenticeship programs. The effort will allow Job Corps centers throughout the nation to emphasize pre-apprenticeship programs in green energy, healthcare, information technology, and other high-growth industry sectors. Learn more.  ...

The Department of Justice has awarded almost $105 million in grant funding to protect children from exploitation, trauma, and abuse, and to fund improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases. Funds will help develop, enhance, and strengthen investigative and trauma-informed services to assist youth, while ...

This website offers resources to assist OJJDP grantees and state, local, and Tribal stakeholders implementing family-based alternative sentencing programs. The site features best practices, model programs, and an interactive map of legislation and programs related to family-based alternative sentencing. Learn more.  ...

This webpage offers strategies, tools, and templates that school staff can use to apply classroom management approaches to improve school connectedness in their face-to-face, virtual, or blended learning modes. Promising practices and specific classroom management approaches and skills to increase connectedness are provided. These approaches and skills include:   Teacher caring and ...

The DEA Red Ribbon Patch Program is designed to provide Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts the opportunity to earn a patch from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by engaging in anti-drug activities in celebration of Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week, which is celebrated annually on October 23-31, is the ...