Serving Older Youth

Building Partnerships for Youth. Sponsored by the National 4-H Council, this site serves programs focused on youth age 9 to13.

Ready by 21: Ready for College, Work and Life. This site, available from the Forum of Youth Investment, offers information on youth development resources, including program and policy ideas for afterschool and older youth programs.

S.W.A.T. Students Working Against Tobacco works to empower and unite youth to resist and expose Big Tobacco’s lies while changing current attitudes about tobacco.

Afterschool and Community Based Programs Research and Resources. This site lists a variety of resources for programs that serve middle school-aged children.

National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been a voice for those committed to the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents. NMSA is the only national education association dedicated exclusively to those in the middle level grades.

Rethinking the High School Experience: What’s After-School Got to Do With It? With high school reform now a front-burner issue, districts and communities cannot afford to have high school after-school on the back burner. In this commentary, the Forum for Youth Investment focuses on how and why the high school reform and after-school movements need to be woven together to produce a solid system of learning opportunities and developmental supports designed to help all young people prepare for the future.

Finding a Program
Starting a Program
Enhancing Program Content and Effective Practices
Optimizing Program Quality and Standards
Tutoring and Mentoring
Providing Community Education and Service Learning
Serving Older Youth
Learning About Program Models