Webinar Shows How to Develop a Preventive Child Welfare Practice Model In this webinar, a child welfare leader talks about keeping elements of a preventive practice model in mind while dealing with COVID-19. Watch now. Read More
Early Lessons in Engaging Youth and Adults in Community Change Efforts Young people and adults can work better together to improve their shared future and their communities. Learn how. Read More
Plan-Do-Study-Act Charts a Course for Boosting Graduation Rates Among Youth on Probation Santa Cruz used the Plan-Do-Study-Act method to help youth on probation improve school credit and graduation rates. Learn more. Read More
New Mexico Legislature Extends Foster Care to Age 21 Each year, nearly 200 New Mexico youth exit foster care. NMCAN leaders lived it — and are paving a better path for those who follow. Learn more. Read More
Most Kids Exit Foster Care With a Permanent Connection to a Family More than 240,000 children exited the foster care system in 2015, the vast majority to family, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Los Angeles and New Jersey Steer Youth Away from Justice System New policies in L.A. County and New Jersey shift juvenile justice to schools and communities, not courts, to handle most youth misconduct. Read more. Read More
Effective Equity Messaging Strategies for Community Colleges A webinar details best practices for how community colleges can promote equity in education and the workforce. Watch now. Read More
Responding to COVID-19 Through Relationships and Cultural Understanding Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health provides food, water, PPE and COVID-19 testing to help Native communities during the pandemic. Read more. Read More
Learning From the Field: Reforming Juvenile Probation Practices Jurisdictions nationwide are rethinking probation to help youth avoid deeper system involvement — now with a new resource to guide their work. Read more. Read More
Tool Kit Offers Strategies for Preserving Affordable Housing The Tipping the Scale Toolkit helps nonprofits, funders and developers preserve the country’s supply of affordable housing units. Learn more. Read More
