Resources tagged with term(s) "Youth, Retention"

  • Crafting a comprehensive approach to leadership development
    Creating a leadership development program requires clarity on leadership values as well as competencies, lucidity on the purpose for which a program is developing leaders, intentionality about...
  • Recruiting male mentors
    Historically, men have volunteered for social service programs in lower numbers than women, and this absence is especially noticeable in mentoring programs. This effective practice offers tips from...
  • Assessing the accessibility of your organization
    This effective practice outlines a strategy for assessing the accessibility of your organization, including tools to gauge staff sensitivity, perform task analysis, and determine the physical...
  • Working with youth with disabilities
    Service programs looking to incorporate youth with disabilities may have concerns about proper etiquette, accommodation strategies, and overcoming common misconceptions. Youth Volunteer Corps of...
  • Starting an out-of-school time program
    To be effective, a new out-of-school program must address existing needs in the community, secure funding and space, and recruit an enthusiastic, competent staff. This practice suggests recruiting...