Resources
Curriculum:
BLAST
BLAST = Building Leadership And Skills Together, from Ohio State
Extension, was published during the early 1990's. The blast material
was developed to assist professionals and middle managers in developing,
supporting, and maintaining volunteer development programs. The
goal is to assist the volunteer audience in building leadership
and management skills. There are 12 modules in this curriculum,
which address major concepts in volunteer development.
Educating Young People About Water
Educating young people about water materials can help you do just
that--develop a community-based, youth water education program
that targets youth and links key community members in partnerships--all
working toward common water education goals.
Visit their web site: http://www.uwex.edu/erc/youth.html
Positive Parenting Curriculum
The Positive Parenting Curriculum consists of three independent units.
Each includes a three ring binder with videotape. The 3 units are:
-- “Positive Parenting” 1995
-- “Positive Parenting –Part Two” 1997
-- “Positive Parenting of Teens” 1999
Each are promoted as “a video-based parent education curriculum”.
They are very comprehensive units with video, lesson plans, evaluations, etc.
The materials are produced by Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota.
Copies an be obtained from:
University of Minnesota Extension Service Distribution Center
20 Coffey Hall
1420 Deckles Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108-6069
Character Counts
Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship — these
six core ethical values, which the Josephson Institute dubs "pillars
of character," provide objective criteria to guide our choices. The
standards of conduct that arise out of those values constitute the
ground rules of ethics, and therefore of ethical decision-making.
The program is designed to teach children in grades pre-school to
eighth about the importance of good character. The program consists
of the “six pillars of character”. Each pillar is to
be introduced one time per month during the school year. Pillars
may be introduced by teacher, staff, high school aged students, or
community leaders. Visit their web site: http://www.charactercounts.org/
Youth in Public Leadership
Provides youth with experiences and support that enable them to be
active public leaders and to engage in public work. An important
component of this effort is educating adults to value, accept and
coach youth in public leadership roles. Contact: Marie Lee, marie.lee@ces.uwex.edu.
Nutrition Curriculum
The Team Nutrition Curriculum is a USDA curriculum that was published
in 1996. It is called the USDA's team nutrition, an innovative
approach to teaching nutrition from Scholastic, Inc. It is a comprehensive,
activity-based program to build skills and motivate children to
make food choices for a healthy diet. Team nutrition is the implementation
tool for USDA's school meals initiative for healthy children. This
kit may be ordered form USDA or scholastic (1-800-scholastic).
The team nutrition headquarters office number is 1-703-305-1624.
Youth as Trustees
Youth as Trustees curriculum focuses on helping youth understand
trusteeship, the action involved, and the commitment needed. Its
purpose is to empower youth to serve as trustees and to demonstrate
this belief through community service. The resource comes from
an organization called “Community Partnerships with Youth,
Inc.” Visit the web site: http://www.cpyinc.org/
Creating Youth/Adult Partnerships
It's available through the National 4-H catalog. This curriculum
addresses the need to extend peer groups and encourages productive
teamwork between youth and adult participants. Focus is placed
on skill development, self-expression and developing a collaborative,
non-competitive environment in which an individual's contribution
is valued. Each section contains a list of goals and objectives,
an outline and dozens of activities to strengthen team skills.
Youth as Philanthropists
The project was designed to find ways to make philanthropy a “habit” for
future generations. The materials have been written to develop philanthropists
for individual organizations or to develop philanthropists for the
community. The manual is divided into four activity sections: what
in the world is philanthropy? The history of philanthropy, developing
habits of giving and serving, and taking philanthropic action. There
are activities that go along with each section. The material was
developed by Community Partnerships With Youth, Inc. Visit the web
site at: http://www.cpyinc.org/
Building Community Tool Kit
The purpose of the Building Community Tool Kit is to equip youth
and adult facilitators with a framework and specific tools to unleash
the power of many diverse resources for positive community change.
The building community process: identifies community assets, inspires
action, promotes partnership between and among youth and adults,
makes community dreams a reality, and creates changes in communities
that can be sustained and supported. Written in 2001 by the Innovation
Center for Community and Youth Development / Tides Center: http://www.theinnovationcenter.org/.
Unlock Your Leadership Potential
This resource is available through the National 4-H catalog and covers
the many skills related to leadership including: understanding
self, communication, getting along with others, learning to learn,
making decisions, managing, and work with others. It also gives
a short overview of leadership. These resources give directions
for various activities related to the skills mentioned above and
there are some reproducible pages included too. This resource is
designed to be used with youth ages 12 through 18.
Training Trainers to Teach (T3)
This curriculum teaches volunteers training skills and information.
The T3 curriculum is divided into fourteen units and each unit
is divided into sessions. Some units have several sessions in lesson
plan format; others are single-session units. All lesson plans
include sample visuals and handouts. Some have workstations where
learners can practice skills. As a volunteer trainer, you will
deal with both subject matter content and methodology in creating
a climate in which adults and youth can learn. The T3 curriculum
will help the trainer, and other volunteer trainers learn what,
why and how to do just that.
Planning/Evaluation/Assessment Tools:
Strategic Planning for Public Non-Profits
Strategic planning is the focus of this program, leading participants
through a 10-step process that helps groups look at where they
have been, where they are now, and where they are going. This program
assists non-profit groups who may not normally do this kind of
forward thinking or planning. Contact UW-Extension for information.
PAAT, Program and Activity Assessment Tool
Currently available from the state 4-H office. PAAT can help youth
development professionals strengthen their youth-oriented programming,
regardless of the setting in which they are working. The tool can
be used with 4-H clubs, group homes, recreation centers, community
organizing coalitions, sports clubs, after-school programming,
and a variety of other youth organizations.
UW-Extension Program Development and Evaluation
The program development and evaluation unit provides training and
technical assistance that enables cooperative extension campus
and community-based faculty and staff to plan, implement and evaluate
high quality educational programs. Visit their web site at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/
Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development
Creates tool kits and provides trainings which offer strategies and lessons from the field on identifying the unique strengths within any community as a foundation for creating lasting changeboth in the community and in the individuals of all ages who participate in these efforts. Access more information about these tools and trainings at http://www.theinnovationcenter.org/r_toolkits.asp
Books/Journals:
Book –“Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making”
by Sam Kaner, et al, published by New Society Publishers.
Part I-this book describes the principles underlying group decision-making.
It also provides an introduction to the role of the facilitator. Part II-covers
facilitator fundamentals including listening skills, open discussion, chart
writing, brainstorming, managing long lists, dealing with difficult dynamics
and designing realistic agendas. Part III-closes the book with an in-depth
discussion on the steps involved in building sustainable agreements. It's easy
to read and easy to use.
Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
National Research Council/Institute of Medicine. Brand new book,
highly recommended. Visit their web site for more information on
this book: http://www.nap.edu/
CYD Anthology 2002 Institute for Just Communities
This is a peer-reviewed collection that chronicles the breadth and
depth of the community youth development (CYD) knowledge base.
Visit their web site: http://www.cydjournal.org/2000
Youth Leadership in Action
Youth Leadership in Action is a compilation of project adventures,
challenge games and activities written not only for youth leaders
but written by youth leaders. In the book, the young authors tell
their peers how they present the activities, what sorts of problems
other youth leaders can expect and how to deal with them, and how
to train and practice the activities before going out to lead them.
Youth leadership in action fills a long-neglected gap in the resources
available to youth leaders, and will prove to be a valuable tool
for any program that uses or wants to use youth leaders to their
full potential. Youth Leadership in Action is available on the
Project Adventures web site http://www.pa.org
Youth today—the newspaper on youth work
Web site: http://www.youthtoday.org/
The Journal of Extension
The Journal of Extension (JOE) is the peer-reviewed journal of the
U.S. Cooperative Extension system. It seeks to expand and update
the research and knowledge base for extension professionals and
other adult educators to improve their effectiveness. JOE is an
electronic journal, available through access to the World Wide
Web at http://www.joe.org/
CYD journal—Community Youth Development
CYD is the leading publication for youth and community workers, educators,
administrators, researchers, policymakers, and other practitioners
committed to the development of young people and communities.
Web site: http://www.cydjournal.org/
New directions for Youth Development
New Directions for Youth Development: theory, practice, and research
is dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping
young people. The result is a unique resource presenting thoughtful,
multi-faceted approaches to helping our youth develop into responsible,
stable, well-rounded adults and citizens.
Organizations:
Search institute
Search institute is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization
whose mission is to advance the well being of adolescents and children
by generating knowledge and promoting its application. To accomplish
this mission, the institute generates, synthesizes, and communicates
new knowledge, convenes organizational and community leaders, and
works with state and national organizations.
At the heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40 developmental assets,
which are positive experiences, relationships, opportunities, and personal
qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.
There are numerous materials:
-- “building assets for youth”
-- “healthy communities—healthy youth”
-- “building assets: what parents can do”
-- “reaching underserved youth”
-- “the diversity of mentoring”
Visit their web site: http://www.search-institute.org/.
The Forum for Youth Investment
7014 Westmoreland Avenue
Tacoma Park, MD 20912
http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org
Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development
6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 502
Takoma Park, MD 20912-4423
http://www.theinnovationcenter.org
National League of Cities
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004
http://www.nlc.org
Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
National Academy Press
2101 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20418
http://www.nap.edu
National Crime Prevention Council
Attn: Youth as Resources
1700 K Street, NW, Second Floor
Washington, DC, 20006-3817
(202) 466-6272 fax: (202) 296-1356
Youth on Board
58 Day Street, Third Floor
PO Box 440322
Somerville, MA 02144
http://www.youthonboard.org
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/juvenilejustice.asp
Prevention works! A Practitioner's Guide to Achieving Outcomes
UW Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
CYFAR - national web site
Through an annual congressional appropriation for the National Children,
Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) program, the Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service, under the USDA, allocates
funding to land-grant University Extension Services for community-based
programs for at-risk children and their families. Visit their web
site: http://www.reeusda.gov/4h/cyfar/cyfar.htm
Webography:
The Youth in Public Leadership and Building Capacity for Community
Youth Development statewide work teams have developed the following
webography:
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/steenbock/extension/4hyouth.htm
Bookmark this site where you'll find many web links related to child & youth
advocacy, community coalitions, foundations/organizations, leadership,
mentoring. Volunteering/community service, youth activism, youth
on boards, and youth philanthropy.
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