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Engaging Youth

You are in the Engaging Youth section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. Resources address making youth a part of the process in changing communities.

See also Our Work: Community Change, an overview of the Casey Foundation's investment in this issue.

See all resources on Community Change in the Knowledge Center.

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Community Change: Lessons Learned from Making Connections

2013

This report provides an overview of Making Connections, a major community development initiative led by the Casey Foundation. The report provides several big-picture lessons that can help inform community development work moving forward.

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The East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative: A Commitment to Economic Inclusion

2011

This report details how the East Baltimore revitalization initiative has helped place more than 2,700 people in jobs – nearly a third of whom were East Baltimore residents. The project provides lessons that can guide other large redevelopment projects seeking to promote economic inclusion.

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Reaching the Next Generation: The Crisis for CHA’s Youth

2010

This issue looks at the ways children in the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) are struggling with enduring violence in their communities, parents with mental health and substance abuse challenges, and the stresses of moving.

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Using Culture to Build Community: How Oakland Arts Activists Turned Their Dream Into the Reality of the EastSide Cultural Center—A Case Study

2008

This brief tells how a group of Oakland artists organized themselves into the EastSide Arts Alliance and went on to build the EastSide Cultural Center in a struggling part of Oakland. The Cultural Center has evolved into more than just a focal point for the neighborhood’s cultural events; it's also a place for young people to gather and school programs to meet, and it includes 16 units of affordable housing.

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Understanding the State of Knowledge of Youth Engagement Financing and Sustainability

2008

Published by The Finance Project with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this report provides critical research and analysis to build the knowledge base on the variety and effectiveness of existing youth engagement approaches and puts forth what is known about the costs, financing, and sustainability of these approaches. This report also profiles several youth engagement programs that have implemented a variety of strategies to finance and sustain their work.

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