Resources

This downloadable resource is designed to help state apprenticeship expansion teams and workforce system partners understand the structure of each other's work and explore strategies to strengthen alignment. Learn more.  

This website is designed for those who are interested in the condition of education in different geographic locales in the United States (i.e., cities, suburbs, towns, rural areas). The site includes tabulations that cover all locales, with indicators and summary reports that focus on specific locales forthcoming in future releases. ...

This bulletin (PDF, 16 pages) presents findings based on the 2019 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, a biennial survey detailing the characteristics of youth held for delinquency and status offenses in public and private residential facilities in every state. The data provide a detailed picture of these youth, including ...

This guide (PDF, 83 pages) highlights innovative ways to help children and families thrive. It focuses on the protective factors approach, which emphasizes the attributes of families and communities that increase the well-being of children and families and reduce the likelihood of maltreatment. This focus on protective factors is intended ...

AmeriCorps launched its equity action plan (PDF, 13 pages) on April 26 in accordance with President Biden’s Executive Order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The Equity Plan focuses on the following topics:   Advancing Civil Rights  Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Corps  Partnering with Native ...

This report (PDF, 33 pages) summarizes the Reentry Coordination Council’s interagency collaboration and offers evidence-based recommendations to Congress to further reduce barriers to successful reentry for those returning from incarceration. Learn more. 

This tool can help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. Learn more.  

Findings from the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES) have been released, and the results highlight the magnitude of the challenges youth faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABES provides results on students’ behaviors and experiences during the pandemic related to substance use, mental health and suicide, disruptions to student life, ...

The Reconnecting Youth project seeks to pull together in one location information about programs that support young people who are disconnected and their practices as well as a repository of existing research with two new tools: a compendium of programs and an evidence gap map. Learn more. 

This set of graphic novels is now available to help young trafficking survivors, ages 2–18, navigate the justice system as a victim or witness. These resources help youth understand the justice system, their rights, and roles of different practitioners. Practitioner and Caregiver Guides and excerpts of support from individuals with ...