February 2013
New Podcast: A Youth Shelter Uses the CARE Model
In our latest podcast, we hear from Bill Martin, executive director of Waterford Country School, a Connecticut youth shelter that will soon finish the three-year implementation of the CARE Model. He talks about how this evidence-based practice enables Waterford to better serve youth.
Listen to the podcast.
NCFY Recommends: Apps Help Prevent Teen Dating Violence
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, a chance for youth workers to teach young people about healthy relationships and how to protect themselves from physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Research shows that teen dating violence not only affects young people while it's happening.
Primary Sources: What Works to Prevent Teen Dating Violence?
"Promising Practices in the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents" (abstract). Violence and Victims, Vol. 27, No. 6 (December 2012).
Q&A: KIDS COUNT Report Recommends Ways to Get Disconnected Youth Back on Track
Youth employment is at its lowest point since World War II, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT, an initiative that tracks the wellbeing of children and youth in the United States.
Q&A: Climbing the Youth Program Quality Pyramid
Ravi Ramaswamy is a former youth worker who has moved on to help other youth workers improve their programs. As training coordinator at the David P.
A 40-Year Connection: How Young People Benefit From the National Communication System for Runaway and Homeless Youth
Last month, Chicago's National Runaway Switchboard became the National Runaway Safeline. For nearly 40 years, the Family and Youth Services Bureau has funded the organization to be the federally designated national communication system for runaway and homeless youth.
NCFY Recommends: 'You Gotta Do Something!' Video Challenge
As Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month continues, we want to highlight a way youth can share how they would respond to relationship violence.
Bright Idea: A California Foundation Aims for High Quality Youth Programs
Having the time to take a hard look at how you do things may seem like a luxury at youth-serving organizations. But a San Francisco foundation is trying to change that for a handful of nonprofits that serve runaway and homeless youth.
Q&A: The CDC Takes a Comprehensive Approach to Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Last week, we wrote about the dearth of teen dating violence prevention programs that have been shown to be effective.
NCFY Reads: Kevin Ryan and Tina Kelley's 'Almost Home'
“Almost Home: Helping Kids Move From Homelessness to Hope”
by Kevin Ryan and Tina Kelley, with foreword by Cory Booker