Support was given for a special symposium and reception for out-of-school time (OST) researchers at the 2009 American Educational Research Association Conference.
Mr. Wheeler wants to develop his ability to recognize, understand, and use youth mentoring research, with a focus on school-based mentoring. He will use this award to work with Thomas Keller, an influential mentoring researcher, at Portland State University.
ICD’s Youth Employment Services (YES) program combines educational and vocational services with a focus on mental health to help youth ages 16 to 21 with serious emotional disturbances (SED) transition to independent living.
Through the Teen Leadership Program, Girls Quest works with teenage girls to develop social, academic, and leadership skills. The goal is to prepare them to successfully navigate their challenging high school years as well as train them to be peer ...
Among THE POINT’s after-school offerings is the Middle Grades Program, which currently consists of the ICP at the POINT (a photography program) and a more comprehensive program that provides homework help and arts and recreation.
Friends of the Children NY provides full-time mentors (called “Friends”) to work one-on-one with severely at-risk children from kindergarten through high school.
The New York Asian Women’s Center’s Children’s Program (NYAWC) helps youth recover from trauma related to family violence through individual counseling, support groups, case management/advocacy, and recreational activities.
Operation Exodus-Inner City operates an after-school program that offers homework help, literacy and math skills development, and recreational activities.
Through the Blossom Program for Girls, Youth Empowerment Mission (YEM) offers girls ages 11 to 21 counseling, case management, life skills/leadership development, mentoring, internships, educational services, and recreational activities.
In LINC’s Teen Tutoring Reading Partner Program, middle and high school students read weekly with elementary school children, building literacy skills and creating opportunities for community service. Central to the quality of the program is the direct training of ...
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
