The past decade brought forth a wave of excitement and promise for researchers and
practitioners interested in community practice as an approach based on social justice …

Youth-led organizing, a burgeoning movement that empowers young people while
simultaneously enabling them to make substantive contributions to their communities, is …

This article describes reflective experiences documented by our youth leaders and
community agency partners (n= 7 & 12, respectively) who have involved in our multi-year …

Recent federal legislation has provided funding to states to provide additional services and
supports for youth and young adults leaving foster care. The Foster Care Independence Act …

The field of youth development, long given over to discussions of youth as a time of storm
and stress, raging hormones and problem behavior, has increasingly turned to look at the …

Engaging youth who live with high-risk, marginalized conditions presents a significant
challenge in our society, considering the prevalence of disconnect and distrust they often …

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of low-income youth participation in a
summer sport-based positive youth development (PYD) program on individual, parent …

On the edge The history of school education, wherever and whenever it has been written,
provides accounts of schools in the centre of a social mainstream with much less attention to …

In an effort to increase students' success, schools and communities have begun to develop
school-based mentoring programs (SBMP) to foster positive outcomes for children and …

Annotation Youth-led research is increasing in popularity around the globe and empowers
today† s youth to help shape social interventions seeking to reach this population group …