Community Development

This webinar recording identifies existing activities that incorporate LGBTQIA+ considerations into disaster preparedness, gaps in existing activities, and actionable and creative solutions to address these gaps. This roundtable was designed for private nonprofits, emergency managers, local and state governments, faith-based organizations, and other stakeholders that work in disaster preparedness and ...

Submission deadline: July 7, 2023, 11:59 pm ET  This Challenge will award prizes to innovative community-led solutions to promote resilience in children and adolescents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other man-made or natural disasters. The Challenge aims to:  Award prizes to community-led solutions that promote resilience, advance mental health and well-being, ...

This webpage highlights videos of child welfare experts sharing stories, successes, and lessons learned in prevention planning. These videos highlight successful strategies, lessons learned, and advice for states developing and implementing prevention plans. Learn more.

This webpage contains artwork, posters, and sample public service announcements (PSAs) about the 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which takes place April 23–29. The theme of the 2023 NCVRW is “Survivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.” This year's theme calls upon communities to amplify the voices of survivors and ...

This video is a public service announcement (PSA) encouraging more people to channel their passion into service, kickstart their career, or leave a lasting impact working hand in hand with state, local, and tribal partners by serving with AmeriCorps. Learn more.  

The mission of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is to serve people in need by collaborating with interested faith-based and community organizations. The Partnerships Office works with agency Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (“agency Centers”) at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human ...

This game helps students celebrate Black (African American) History Month by testing their knowledge on facts and figures about the Black population in the United States. See the accompanying fun facts handout for answers to the questions. Learn more.  

This brief (PDF, 16 pages) describes practices from across the human services field that can inspire novel approaches to engaging families during program improvement, especially in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child support programs. This brief highlights the following:  Key findings from a scan of academic and non-academic literature ...

This guide (PDF, 636 pages) assists Tribal governments with creating, re-evaluating, and strengthening their juvenile codes. This resource was written and updated with the belief that Tribal governments are increasingly reassuming responsibility for their youth and are determined to ensure Native youth benefit from responsible guidance. It was developed to ...