Youth and Community

American Planning Association

The Civics Institute

The Institute for Youth, Education and Families - National League of Cities
The Institute for Youth, Education, and Families was launched in January 2000 as part of a long-term commitment by NLC to address the needs of children, youth, and families in the nation’s cities and towns.

Youth Land Use Curriculum
A Land Use Learning Series designed for 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades in Michigan To Be Piloted in the Kent Intermediate School District in 2001.

Connect for Kids
An online forum for individuals and communities to share information about the numerous ways Americans can make their communities work for children.

Michigan Parks and Recreation Association Students

Positive Youth Development Project
This report examines existing evaluations of positive youth development programs and summarizes the state of the field.

Search Institute
An independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization whose mission is to advance the well-being of adolescents and children by generating knowledge and promoting its application. Site provides publications and research.

Health Communities – Healthy Youth
The Search Institute’s initiative is to support communities engaged in positive youth development.

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