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OUR WORK: A Framework for Accelerating Progress for Children and Youth in America
April 17, 2017
How can we take what’s been learned and accelerate progress for young people in America, especially for those young people who are most vulnerable? How can we create the conditions for success for more young people, more quickly? To answer these questions, America’s Promise reviewed research about what’s changed in the past 20 years in young people’s lives and in our understanding of youth development. We surveyed our network, spoke with young people, and interviewed more than 200 people representing nonprofits, corporations, foundations, research and policy entities, educational institutions, government, and other systems.
Source: America's Promise Alliance
Focus Areas: Family EngagementRe-engaging YouthYouth Involvement
Turning Points
Turning Points: How Young People in Four Career Pathways Programs Describe the Relationships that Shape Their Lives
March 01, 2017
Turning Points builds on the programmatic insights from Relationships Come First by asking young people enrolled in career pathways programs in four cities – Café Momentum in Dallas; Per Scholas in the Bronx, Urban Alliance in Washington, DC, and Year Up in the Bay Area – to  describe how the relationships in their lives shape their development.
Source: Center for PromiseCiti Foundation
Focus Areas: Family EngagementYouth InvolvementCollege & Career
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Defining Webs of Support: A New Framework to Advance Understanding of Relationships and Youth Development
March 01, 2017
In this brief, the authors present a web of support framework to describe how youth relate to adults and peers in their lives, and how these relationships provide the supports necessary for young people to thrive. This framework is composed of three key layers, each of which contributes to a young person’s development: relationships, resources, and networks/social capital.
Source: Center for Promise
Focus Areas: ThrivingFamily EngagementYouth InvolvementMentoring
Don't Forget the Families
November 25, 2015

In the midst of growing national interest in strengthening children’s “soft” or social-emotional skills as critical for learning, work, and life, a new study from Search Institute highlights the power of family relationships as a critical, but often neglected, factor in the development of character strengths in children.

Source: Search Institute
Focus Areas: Family EngagementSocial and Emotional Learning
Supporting Undocumented Youth: A Guide for Success in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings
October 27, 2015

The Supporting Undocumented Youth: A Guide for Success in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings Resource Guide, from the U.S. Department of Education, was put together to help educators and school staff support the academic success of undocumented youth, debunk misconceptions by clarifying the legal rights of undocumented students, share helpful information about financial aid options open to undocumented students, and support youth applying for DACA consideration or renewal.

Source: U.S. Department of Education
Focus Areas: College & CareerFamily EngagementYouth Involvement
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Building Blocks of a GradNation: Assets for Keeping Young People in School
September 19, 2015

Much has been written about how to prevent students from leaving high school before graduating, and which life experiences or risk factors

Source: Center for Promise
Focus Areas: Family EngagementRe-engaging Youth
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