Breadcrumb
- Federal Resources
Federal Resources
Filter by Agency
- 21st CCLC Professionals (1)
- Administration for Children and Families (21)
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (1)
- AmeriCorps (6)
- Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (1)
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (1)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (22)
- Children’s Bureau (2)
- Community Oriented Policing Services (1)
- Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) (3)
- Employment and Training Administration (8)
- (-) Family and Youth Services Bureau (8)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (1)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (1)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (5)
- Federal Highway Administration (2)
- (-) Federal Trade Commission (7)
- Forest Service (1)
- General Services Administration (1)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (2)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (1)
- Maternal & Child Health Bureau (HRSA) (1)
- National 4-H Headquarters (1)
- National Center for Education Statistics (1)
- National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (1)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (7)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (5)
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (9)
- National Institute of Justice (1)
- National Institute of Mental Health (1)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (1)
- Office of Adolescent Health (3)
- Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services (1)
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (1)
- Office of Educational Technology (1)
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (3)
- Office of Financial Education (1)
- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (1)
- (-) Office of Innovation and Improvement (1)
- Office of Justice Programs (5)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (10)
- Office of Postsecondary Education (3)
- Office of Public Health and Science (2)
- Office of Safe and Healthy Students (4)
- Office of Special Education Programs (5)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (1)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (1)
- Office of Tribal Justice (1)
- Office of Violence Against Women (3)
- (-) Public and Indian Housing Division (2)
- Rehabilitation Services Administration (1)
- Reserve Affairs (1)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (3)
Filter by Topic
- Afterschool (2)
- Child Welfare (2)
- Collaboration (2)
- Community Development (7)
- Education (7)
- Employment & Training (1)
- Gang Prevention (1)
- Health and Nutrition (13)
- Housing (9)
- LGBTQ (12)
- Mental Health (12)
- Mentoring (1)
- Native Youth (1)
- Parenting (5)
- (-) Positive Youth Development (8)
- Program Development (12)
- Runaway and Homeless Youth (38)
- (-) Safety (10)
- Substance Use/Misuse (1)
- Teen Dating Violence (9)
- Teen Pregnancy (4)
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention (17)
- Trafficking of Youth (13)
- (-) Transition Age Youth (1)
- Violence Prevention & Victimization (4)
- Youth Preparedness (1)
- Youth Suicide Prevention (1)
Administration for Children and Families/Family and Youth Services Bureau Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
Eligibility: Youth aged 16 to 22 who are unable to return to their homes
Focus: Life skills training
Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs that serve transition-age youth include the Transitional Living Program and the Maternity Group Homes Program.
The Transitional Living Program for Older Homeless Youth promotes the independence of youth between 16 and 22 years old who are unable to return to their homes. Grantees provide housing and a range of services, including life skills training, financial literacy instruction, and education and employment services. Youth might live in group homes or in their own apartments, depending on the program and each young person's independent living skills.
The Maternity Group Homes Program, part of the Transitional Living Program, supports homeless pregnant and/or parenting young people between the ages of 16 and 22, as well as their dependent children. Services are provided for up to 21 months.
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)
FYSB supports the organizations and communities that work every day to reduce the risk of youth homelessness, adolescent pregnancy and domestic violence. Learn more about FYSB programs.
Introduction to Positive Youth Development
The National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth has recently updated its two-part, self-paced online training, “Introduction to Positive Youth Development.” The modules focus on explaining the concepts and theories of positive youth development, and how this information can be put into practice.
Learn More About Positive Youth Development
Learn more about Positive Youth Development with this resource by RHY. Positive Youth Development (PYD) 101 Online is a series of short courses intended to introduce PYD to new youth work professionals, volunteers, and advocates.
NCFY Voices: The Youth Dreamers Think Big
Two young people from Youth Dreamers share how they raised money to build a safe place for youth in their community to go after school. Youth Dreamers is a youth leadership group in Baltimore, MD.
Online Sexual Health Resources
The Department of Health and Human Services’ National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth released this list of recommended resources on sexually transmitted diseases, including information geared specifically to teens and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
Putting Positive Youth Development Into Practice: A Resource Guide
This guide provides information about how you can put positive youth development principles into practice
Youth Workers: When Did You Make the Biggest Difference in a Youth’s Life?
In the first of a new video series from the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NFCY) that asks youth workers to discuss the impact they have had on the lives of youth, Linda Mascarenas of Family and Youth Services in Stockton, CA, talks about a teen mother who became a paid employee of her youth program.
Children and Identity Theft
This resource from the Federal Trade Commission offers steps to help parents avoid, recognize, and repair the damage caused by child identity theft.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
Understanding the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule has been simplified by the Federal Trade Commission through this set of frequently asked questions.
Heads Up! A Guide to Online Safety
This blog entry from the Federal Trade Commission illustrates the risks that young people encounter when communicating and socializing online and provides a few key questions for teens to ask themselves before posting to social networks.
Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures Are Disapointing
This report by the Federal Trade Commission, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures Are Disappointing,” reveals that mobile app developers and distributors are not providing information around what data is being collected when children use apps, and how this data is shared.
Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online
The FTC developed “Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online,” a booklet for parents, teachers, and other adults to use when having conversations with young people about online safety. Recent updates to the booklet include tips on using mobile apps and Wi-Fi, ways to recognize text message spam, and changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
OnGuard Online
The Federal Trade Commission manages OnGuardOnline.gov, in partnership with other federal agencies. OnGuardOnline.gov is a partner in the Stop Think Connect campaign, led by the Department of Homeland Security, and part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This is an educational website, providing educators, parents, kids, and others with information on online safety.
Resources on Children's Online Privacy
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) requires commercial website operators to get parental consent before collecting any personal information of kids under 13.
Promise Neighborhoods
To address the challenges faced by students living in communities of concentrated poverty, Promise Neighborhoods grantees and their partner organizations will plan to provide services from early learning to college and career, including programs to improve the health, safety, and stability of neighborhoods, and boost family engagement in student learning.
Choice Neighborhoods
The Choice Neighborhoods initiative will transform distressed neighborhoods and public and assisted projects into viable and sustainable mixed-income neighborhoods by linking housing improvements with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation, and access to jobs. A strong emphasis will be placed on local community planning for access to high-quality educational opportunities, including early childhood education. In addition to public housing authorities, the initiative will involve local governments, non-profits, and for-profit developers in undertaking comprehensive local planning with residents and the community.
Neighborhood Networks
HUD created Neighborhood Networks in 1995 to encourage property owners to establish multiservice community learning centers in HUD insured and assisted properties. Neighborhood Networks was one of the first federal initiatives to promote self-sufficiency and help provide computer access to low-income housing communities. Neighborhood Networks centers are alike. With support from innovative public-private partnerships, Neighborhood Networks centers sponsor a range of services and programs. Nearly all centers offer job training and educational opportunities, and many also provide programs that include access to healthcare information and microenterprise development.