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Positive Experiences + Positive Relationships + Positive Environments = Positive Youth Development
PYD is an intentional, prosocial approach that engages youth within their communities, schools, organizations, peer groups, and families in a manner that is productive and constructive; recognizes, utilizes, and enhances young people's strengths; and promotes positive outcomes for young people by providing opportunities, fostering positive relationships, and furnishing the support needed to build on their leadership strengths.
The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs developed a research agenda focused on positive youth development. Through a collaborative consensus-building process, representatives from federal agencies identified three research domains (conceptual issues, data sources and indicators, and program implementation and effectiveness) and key research questions that could benefit from future research.
PYD has its origins in the field of prevention. In the past, prevention efforts typically focused on single problems before they surfaced in youth, such as teen pregnancy, substance abuse, and juvenile delinquency.
Over time, practitioners, policymakers, funders, and researchers determined that promoting positive asset building and considering young people as resources were critical strategies. As a result, the youth development field began examining the role of resiliency - the protective factors in a young person's environment - and how these factors could influence one's ability to overcome adversity. Those factors included, but were not limited to, family support and monitoring; caring adults; positive peer groups; strong sense of self, self-esteem, and future aspirations; and engagement in school and community activities.
Researchers and practitioners began to report that young people who possess a diverse set of protective factors can, in fact, experience more positive outcomes. These findings encouraged the development of interventions and programs that reduce risks and strengthen protective factors. The programs and interventions are strengthened when they involve and engage youth as equal partners, ultimately providing benefits for both for the program and the involved youth.
Source: youth.gov
Foundation and philanthropic support for youth development from around the Web.
The Community Foundation for Mason County is putting opportunities for the community to make a difference.88 wishes have been submitted, totaling over $179,000 in funding requests.The wishes span...more
Iyere to lead Nigerian Senate's youth development initiative - Daily Trust.Iyere will spearhead Nigerian Youth Economic Engagement and De-Radicalisation Programme.NIYEEDEP aims to empower Nigerian...more
Foundation: High Point Community Foundation
High Point Community Foundation recently awarded $557,500 in Community Impact Grants to 23 area nonprofit organizations.The grants are given to specific critical-needs projects that address and make...more
Government and philanthropy partner to empower communities.Government is investing $19.3 million over five years to establish Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE) PLACE...more
This year's National 4-H Week kicked off Saturday with a pancake breakfast at the Washakie County Fairgrounds in Worland. The youth development program helps young people build lifelong...more
Foundation: Community Foundation Partnership
"Hats off to the First Foundation for the Community Partnership for making these grants possible." That's the opinion of the Reading Eagle's editorial board in response to more than $100,000 in...more
Community Foundation announces $534,988 in education, youth development grants.Community Foundation to give out more than $500,000 in grants to local schools, nonprofits.The money will be used for...more
TheHilton Group has announced the winners of its annual Hilton Humanitarian Prize, which is "the world's largest humanitarian prize awarded to non- profits that have made extraordinary contributions...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Community Foundation of Lorain County has approved $534,988 in grants.The grants will support 26 education and youth development programs.Key recipients include Save Our Children, Lorain Public...more
Cal Ripken Jr. is known for his achievements on and off the field, and now he's making headlines for what he doesn't do on the field. The baseball Hall of Famer, who grew up in Baltimore,...more
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