Breadcrumb
- Federal Resources
Federal Resources
Filter by Department
- Department of Education (28)
- Department of Health and Human Services (68)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (1)
- Department of Justice (163)
- (-) Department of Labor (5)
- Department of the Interior (3)
- Department of Transportation (1)
- National Academies (1)
- Office of Management and Budget (1)
- (-) The White House (2)
- Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (1)
Filter by Topic
- Afterschool (2)
- Bullying (3)
- (-) Child Welfare (4)
- Civic Engagement (3)
- Community Development (2)
- Disabilities (18)
- Education (44)
- Employment & Training (67)
- Health and Nutrition (16)
- Housing (1)
- (-) Juvenile Justice (3)
- Mental Health (5)
- Mentoring (7)
- Parenting (1)
- Positive Youth Development (3)
- Program Development (2)
- Reconnecting Youth (2)
- Runaway and Homeless Youth (3)
- Safety (16)
- School Climate (8)
- Substance Use/Misuse (1)
- Teen Dating Violence (2)
- Teen Driver Safety (1)
- Trafficking of Youth (10)
- Transition Age Youth (11)
- Violence Prevention & Victimization (6)
- Youth Preparedness (37)
Charting the Course: Supporting the Career Development of Youth with Learning Disabilities
This Guide was developed to help youth service professionals better understand issues related to learning disabilities so that they can help youth with learning disabilities develop individual strategies that will enable them to succeed in the workplace.
Interim Report for the Department of Labor Youth Offender Demonstration Project: Process Evaluation
The U.S. Departments of Labor and Justice funded 14 local demonstration projects designed to assist youth at risk of criminal involvement, youth offenders, and gang members ages 14 through 24 into long-term employment . This process evaluation provides an interim assessment of the implementation process undertaken by each project and determines the extent to which each was effective in building upon existing programs and systems to serve targeted youth.
Reintegration of ExOffenders Program
The Department of Labor's Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) Program targets court-involved youth, young adults, and adult ex-offenders through a variety of discretionary grant awards. Organizations partner with juvenile and adult justice systems to assist in providing employment and training to this population of individuals who may find it difficult to obtain employment or training without additional assistance. Projects support a comprehensive strategy for serving youth in a local area to which many are returning from juvenile correctional or detention facilities. Both the adult and youthful offender grants serve as demonstration projects for improving communities with high rates of crime and poverty.
Supporting Successful Transition to Adulthood for Current and Former Youth in Foster Care Through Coordination With the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
This training and employment notice informs states and local areas about how youth programs can help youth who are or were in foster care to complete postsecondary education and training. Intended for youth programs that receive formula funding through the Workforce Investment Act, the training highlights how youth programs can coordinate with state and local independent living coordinators to ensure that youth have knowledge of and access to state tuition waivers and education and training vouchers from the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.
Share with Youth: Foster Care Transition Toolkit
This toolkit (PDF, 66 pages) includes tips and resources to help current and former foster youth as they transition to adulthood and pursue college and career opportunities. It provides information on important topics like finding a job, managing money, and securing housing.
Fact Sheet: Improving Outcomes for Our Nation’s Foster Youth
This fact sheet illustrates the steps that the Obama administration and its federal partners are taking to support foster youth. These efforts include ensuring access to healthy meals, protecting the welfare of Native youth, building financial security, keeping young people out of the justice system, creating paths to employment, supporting educational success, and developing public service and private investment opportunities.
Economic Costs of Youth Disadvantage and High-Return Opportunities for Change
This report (PDF, 36 pages) describes the barriers that disadvantaged youth, particularly young men of color, face related to education, exposure to the criminal justice system, and employment, and how improving the opportunities would benefit the United States economy and individual communities. The report also highlights promising programs shown to improve outcomes for young people by helping them reach important life milestones.