Community Youth Forum Materials and Resources

Materials from the December 4 and 5, 2008 forum:

Forum Agenda

School and Main Institute PowerPoint

Central PA Youth In Transition Project Overview

Funding Announcement

Assess Mapping Tool A

Assess Mapping Tool B

Action Planning Tool

Forum Evaluation

Materials from the March 12, 2008 forum:

Forum Invitation

Forum Agenda

Youth in Transition Project Overview

Statistics on Central Region Youth in Transition

Philadelphia Youth Network Project U-Turn

Steve Eidson’s Foster Care Presentation

Forum Participant List by Agency

Forum Evaluation

Summary of Evaluation Results

Media Coverage:

Daily Item Article

Daily Item/CCN Channel 8 Video

Additional Youth in Transition Resources:

Websites:

• PA Child Welfare Training Program

• Philadelphia Youth Network, Inc. (PYN)

• Casey Family Programs

• Project U-Turn

• America's Promise Alliance: High School Dropout Prevention

• Alliance for Excellent Education  

Reports:

• Whatever it Takes: How Twelve Communities are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth

• Friedman Foundation reports on the high costs of low graduation rates

 High Costs of North Carolina’s Low Graduation Rate

 High Costs of South Carolina's Low Graduation Rate

• Youth Participation in Collaborative Team Planning 

• California Dropout Research Project

• Connected By 25

• Youth Transition Funders Group “Safe Passage” Report

• Employment Outcomes for Youth Aging out of Foster Care

• The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts

                - Click here to download the full report. 

                - For additional information on the Silent Epidemic click here.             

• Positive Support: Mentoring and Depression Among High Risk Youth

• Providing Better Opportunities for Older Children in the Child Welfare System

• College Access, Financial Aid and College Success for Undergraduates from Foster Care

• Out of the Margins: LGBTQ Regional Listening Forum Report

• Partnering with Youth: Involving Youth in Child Welfare Training and Curriculum Development

• Foundations Interested in Funding Homelessness Initiatives

• Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration

• Chafee Legislation

• Independent Living Practice Standards

• Independent Living Bulletin

• Child Welfare Policy Manual

• Serving Youth Aging out of Foster Care