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Breaking the Cycle, One Child at a Time | Winter 2018
Investing in Great Futures | Winter 2018
Short Cuts: Giving Back | Winter 2018
Healing Through Horsepower | Holiday 2015
The Sky's the Limit | Spring/Summer 2011
Second Chances | Holiday 2010
Building Blocks | Winter 2010
Philanthropy from the Heart | Holiday 2009
Ag Against Hunger Delivers from Field to Table | Spring/Summer 2009
Arming Kids with Golf Clubs and Self Confidence | Spring/Summer 2009
Carmel Library Matches Young Readers and Dogs | Winter 2009
Colleagues of the Arts Open Doors to a Better Future | Winter 2009
Youth Fitness Program Is a Runaway Success | Winter 2009
A Perfect Place to Play | Holiday 2008
Special Parents Helping Special Kids | Summer/Fall 2008
Kids Helping Kids Help Themselves | Winter 2008
Message in a Book | Holiday 2007
Rising International Gives Real Hope | Holiday 2007
Volunteer Center for United Way, Monterey County | Summer/Fall 2007
Making Kids Count | June, 2006
Pulling At Art Strings | May, 2006
Weaving to Independence | Winter 2006

Connected by 25: Improving the Life Chances of the Country's Most Vulnerable Youth | Michael Wald and Tia Martinez, Stanford University. November 2003
This paper identifies the four groups of youth who are at the highest risk of long-term unemployment, incarceration, and social disconnection. It discusses a number of policy directions for helping these youth make successful transitions into adulthood.

A Portrait of Well-Being in Early Adulthood | Brett Brown, Kristin Moore, and Sharon Bzostek; Child Trends; Summer 2003
This paper examines the well-being of young adults in the U.S. who are approximately 25 years of age. It provides a descriptive portrait of educational attainment, success in connecting with the labor force, and family life, with special looks at several ethnic groups.

Serving High-Risk Youth: Lessons from Research and Programming | Public/Private Ventures, September 2002
This paper reviews the outcomes from most of the major federal programs designed to help youth connect with the labor force over the past thirty years. It identifies elements that increase the effectiveness of programs.

Taking Stock: A Review of U.S. Youth Employment Policy and Prospects | Thomas Smith, Public/Private Ventures. April 2003
This paper reviews which young adults are most likely to have major problems connecting with the labor force and proposes a series of programs and policies to respond to the needs of this group.

Improving the Economic and Life Outcomes of At-Risk Youth | Robert Ivry and Fred Doolittle, MDRC, Spring 2003
This paper lays out a conceptual framework for designing programs focused on disconnected youth and proposes a specific major experimental program.

Using Community Colleges to Reconnect Disconnected Youth | W. Norton Grubb, University of California at Berkeley. April 2003
This paper argues that community colleges should be a major institution helping disconnected youth reconnect to education. It discusses a variety of measures community colleges would need to take to do this effectively.

Promoting Prevention, Targeting Teens: An Emerging Agenda to Reduce Domestic Violence | Ann Rosewater, Family Violence Prevention Fund, April 2003
This paper reviews the history of efforts to respond to domestic violence in the U.S. Based on the finding that the highest rates of domestic violence take place among couples ages 16-24, whether in marriage, cohabitation, or dating, the authors propose new means of preventing and responding to domestic violence.

Voices for Change: Leadership Development for Communities of Color to Improve Their Policy Impact | PolicyLink, July 2003
This paper proposes ways that foundation and government support should be used to create and enhance programs that help leaders of community-based programs in communities of color become more effective leaders in the policy arena.

Ten Tips for Parents
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has reviewed recent research about parental influences on children's sexual behavior and talked to many experts in the field, as well as to teens and parents themselves. From these sources, it is clear that there is much parents and adults can do to reduce the risk of kids becoming pregnant before they've grown up.

Talking Back: What Teens Want Parents to Know About Preventing Teen Pregnancy
Teens get advice on all kinds of issues from their parents, teachers, and other adults, but they don’t often get asked to offer it. Consequently, the National Campaign continues to ask teens a direct question: If you could offer your parents and other adults advice about how to help you and your friends avoid pregnancy, what would it be? The following tips represent the major answers to this question that we have heard from teens over the years.

Parents Matter: Tips for Raising Teenagers
Originally prepared for a White House conference on teens back in 2000, this pamphlet discusses those things parents can do that help teens safely navigate adolescence.

Emerging Answers: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
This is a PDF summary of a report on program effectiveness.

Making the List: Understanding, Selecting, and Replicating Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs
This report helps readers navigate various lists of "effective" programs and offers advise on program replication.

Various "Science Says" research briefs
About 15 briefs and growing, topics range from where teens first have sex to parental influence to "what works."

Various research publications on "what works."
This section contains full-length publications on topics ranging from effective afterschool programs to programs for middle school aged adolescents.