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

  • Promoting inclusion in mentoring
    According to the MENTOR website, 15 million young Americans are waiting for mentors. With the Corporation's 2006 strategic plan, and it's focus on mentoring disadvantaged youth, all those who are...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Recruiting youth with disabilities
    Recruiting youth with disabilities to volunteer requires a year-round effort involving a variety of techniques. Youth Volunteer Corps of America partnered with Mitsubishi, Inc. and the University 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...
  • Building strong relationships in mentoring programs
    With the increased expansion of mentoring programs, careful attention must be paid to the development and quality of the mentor-mentee relationship, as this bond is crucial for attaining desired...
  • Determining effective practices of Foster Grandparents in Head Start centers
    The research study, Effective Practices of Foster Grandparents in Head Start Centers, was conducted by Westat, Inc. for the Corporation for National and Community Service in 1998. Findings from...