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Local Collaboration Y2CONNECT trains local Baltimore youth-serving organizations on how to effectively and equitably work with youth using the resources provided on Y2CONNECT.org.1 Y2CONNECT staff hold regular meetings with these organizations to share information about the website and answer questions about the guide, the resources within it, and how to use ...
This toolkit (PDF, 35 pages) discusses challenges and solutions for recruiting and retaining youth in State Advisory Groups, developing mentorship programs, and youth conference/summit planning. This document provides information on increasing engagement with justice impacted communities, youth who are at-risk of involvement in the criminal justice system, Indigenous youth, BIPOC ...
This report (PDF, 22 pages) outlines the knowledge, skills, and resources needed for an impact evaluation to succeed. The report provides information on the following:   Definition of impact evaluations  What the evaluation process requires from an organization  How to decide whether to use the resources, knowledge, and skills of people working in your ...
This webpage contains links to YouthBuild resource collections on subjects including apprenticeship, staffing, grant planning, and more to help practitioners strengthen their programs. Learn more. 
This webpage presents information on protective factors and child, youth, parent, and caregiver well-being. It offers resources about marriage, fatherhood, parenting, and building the capacity of programs and systems to promote well-being. Learn more. 
This fact sheet (PDF, 1 page) summarizes the grant programs available from the OJJDP under the federal Second Chance Act. These programs fund comprehensive reentry planning, direct pre- and post-release services, and sustainable justice system improvements that promote positive youth and family outcomes, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. Learn ...
April is Second Chance Month. Second Chance Month seeks to help individuals, communities, and agencies recognize the importance of reentry programs and their role in building second chances. Second Chance Month will feature live learning events, videos, and publications to support the justice field and Second Chance Act grantees with ...
This fact sheet describes where evidence-based programs and services are being implemented to prevent children from entering foster care. This resource provides an overview of the services and programs that jurisdictions have been approved to claim funding for and identifies which programs are most frequently approved for claiming across plans. ...
This resource (PDF, 27 pages) suggests evidence-based policies, practices, and programs that schools can implement to maintain a safe, inclusive, supportive, and fair learning environment where all students can learn, grow, and become successful. The guide identifies these five guiding principles:  Foster a sense of belonging through a positive, safe, welcoming, ...
This brief (PDF, 14 pages) describes the tools and processes that Youth At-Risk of Homelessness phase 2 (YARH-2) grantees implemented to identify and screen youth and young adults who might be eligible to participate in their comprehensive service models. The brief is created for individuals designing and implementing programs to ...
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