The State of Children & Youth

1. The State of Children & Youth Environmental Scanning Youth Development Partners

2. Environmental Scanning • Current Situation: Existing data/perceptions/resources • Projected Situation: Trends/issues/problems • Emerging Technology and Resources: Major Initiatives and Best Practices • Emerging Partners: Information and Collaboration Sources

3. ES: Current Situation • What is your population? • Numbers of children 5-12, 13-19 • Numbers of adults 21-34; 35-64; 65+ • How is your population doing? • Physical: Health, Risk behaviors • Cognitive: School achievement, Extracurricular • Emotional-Social: Mental health, Family stability, Community stability and cohesion; Crime/delinquency • Spiritual: Church attendance, Charitable giving, Service • Economic: Employment/entrepreneurism, Cost of living

4. ES: Current Situation • What Opportunities and Supports exist for young people (within and beyond 4-H)? • To be Productive • To be Connected • To Navigate their environment  Natural learning and support systems  School and community-based programs  Media and institutions beyond the community

5. ES: Data Gathering USA/NC • Census Bureau http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html To begin, select a state from this list or use the map to the right. The population of the U.S. is 281,421,906 people (April 1, 2000). The population has grown 13.1% since 1990. View more USA QuickFacts. QuickFacts now includes data for cities and towns with more than 25,000 people Source: U.S. Census Bureau

6. ES: Data Gathering USA/NC • Kids Count www.aecf.org/kidscount/index.htm Education Employment Health Health Insurance Population & Family Characteristics Poverty Youth Risk Factors

7. ES: Data Gathering USA • Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov • Health and Safety Topics • Publications and Products • Data and Statistics

8. ES: Data Gathering NC • NC Progress Board www.ncprogress.org Imperatives • Healthy Children and Families • Safe and Vibrant Communities • Quality Education for All • High Quality Workforce • Sustainable Environment • Prosperous Economy • 21st Century Infrastructure • Active Citizenship/Accountable Government

9. ES: Data Gathering in Person • Community Surveys, Focus Groups • Audience: Youth, Youth Workers and Teachers, Families, Business and Civic Leaders, Advisory groups, Decision-makers • Focus: Perceptions, Interests, Assets (Knowledge, Skills, Resources), Problems, Investments • Recommendations: Action, Investigation

10. ES: Data Gathering in Person • Informal Listening • What is said: Perceptions, priorities, traditions • What is not said: Limited knowledge, perceptions of possibilities, expectations of self or others

11. ES: Data Gathering in Person • Experimental Programs • What’s needed? Activities that might interest youth, families, youth organizations • What happened? Responses of program participants • What next? • Recommendations of program participants and others

12. ES: Projected Situation • What will life be like for children, families, and communities in 5 years? 25 years? • Economics • Environment • Health • Education • Family/Community Well-being

13. ES: Projected Situation • PUBLICATIONS www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/popula.html • Income and Poverty • Estimates and Projections • Household EconomicStudies • Population Characteristics • Special Studies • Technical Papers

14. ES: Projected Situation PUBLICATIONS • International Population Reports WP/02-1 • Global Population at a Glance: 2002 and Beyond WP/02 • Global Population Profile: 2002 WP/02-2 • The AIDS Pandemic in the 21st Century P95 Series • An Aging World: 2001 • Income and Poverty ACS-01 • Income, Earnings, and Poverty From the 2004 American Community Survey P60 Series • Child Support for Custodial Mothers and Fathers P60 • SeriesConsumer Income P60 • SeriesHealth Insurance Coverage

15. ES: Emerging Technology • How technology, globalization, and diversity create opportunities for young people? • Economics: new and value added products • Environment: enhancing QoL worldwide • Health: wellness vs. treatment • Education: project teams • Family/Community Well-being: life skills

16. ES: Emerging Technology

17. Major Initiatives: Government • No Child Left Behind • Wellness-based Health Care • Restorative/Community Juvenile Justice • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families • Sustainable Agriculture • Mission to Mars • Homeland Security/Iraqui Freedom

18. Major Initiatives: Government • Afterschool • Children, Youth, & Families at Risk • Healthy Lifestyles • Science, Technology, and Engineering • Workforce Preparation • Youth in Governance

19. Best Practices: 4-H PRKC • Youth Development • Youth Development Programs • Volunteer Management • Equity and Access • Organizational Systems • Partnerships

20. YD Best Practices: Child Trends “What Works” • Child Trends www. childtrends.org/ • Projects and Research • Child wellbeing, including child abuse, neglect, and family violence; early childhood development; education; foster care/adoption; health; and youth development; • Marriage/family, including adolescent sexual behavior, family strengths, and fatherhood; • Research methods; program evaluation, applied research, and technical support; and • Welfare and poverty

21. YD Best Practices: CSAP • CSAP Model Programs http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/ SAMHSA Model Programs SAMHSA defines evidence-based programs in one of three categories— Promising Programs Effective Programs Model Programs

22. Youth DevelopmentPartners

23. YD Partners/USA • Children, Youth, and Families Resource Network

24. YD Partners/USA • Cooperative Extension Curriculum Project http://srpln.msstate.edu/cecp/

25. YD Partners/USA • UNC Population Research Center • National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth • News   |  Findings   |  Search  | Sitemap  | Contact UsHome • Study DesignResearch TeamDataCodebooksPublicationsFAQ

26. YD Partners/USA • Forum for Youth Investment www.forumforyouthinvestment.org • Publications • Projects • Newsletter

27. YD Partners/USA • Search Institute www.search-institute.org/  Resources › Catalog› HC•HY Conference› Survey Services› Training & Speaking› Downloads› Participate› Publishing› Permissions / Reprints  Knowledge › Developmental AssetsTM› Five Action Strategies› Research› Communities› Educators› Families› Faith Communities› Bibliography› Archives  Information For › Grant Seekers› Media› Booksellers  Tools › Printer Friendly Page› Send This Page

28. YD Partners/USA • Comprehensive List: Center for Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado www.colorado.edu/cspv/resources/links.html …Alcohol & Drugs, Bullying, Character Education, Child Abuse, Community Policing, Conferences, Conflict Resolution, Domestic Violence, Early Childhood, Elder Abuse, Exposure to Violence, Family Development, Firearms Violence, Funding Sources, Gangs, Hate Crimes, Homicide, Injury Prevention, Legislation, Media Violence, Mental Health, Missing Youth, School Resources, Sexual Assault, Statistical Agencies, Suicide, Terrorism, Victims, Violence & Crime Prevention, Workplace Violence, Youth Development…

29. YD Partners/NC • Government Agencies/Departments www.ncgov.com/ncagency/agency_list.asp • Agriculture • Commerce • Health & Human Services • Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils • Public Instruction • Local Education Agencies • Rural Economic Development • Etc.

30. YD Partners/NC • Statewide Organizations/Local Affiliates • NC Center for Afterschool Programs • Communities in Schools • NC Mentoring Initiative • Governor’s Crime Commission • NC Commission for Workforce Development • Grassroots Museum Collaborative • Local offices of University Projects (Science House, Experiment Station, Duke Maritime)

31. YD Partners/NC • Other Youth Organizations • Boys and Girls Clubs • Scouts • YMCA • Athletics and Recreation (public and private) • Faith-based Communities

32. YD Partners/NC • Professional Organizations • NC 4-H Agents Association • NC Afterschool Coalition • NC Juvenile Court Counselors • NC Teachers Associations

33. YD Partners/NC • Local Partners • Parks and Recreation groups • Schools, PTSAs, Site Councils • Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils, Courts • Arts Councils • Media • Businesses • Civic organizations • Neighborhood groups • Faith-based groups • Parents

34. YD Partners/NC • Funding Partners • Extension Foundation • United Way • Community Organizations with grants (juvenile justice, health, recreation, schools) • NC Foundations http://www.fundsnetservices.com/northcar.htm • NC Corporate Partners (BellSouth, Burroughs Wellcome)

35. Get Started National Network for Collaboration Framework for Community Involvement http://crs.uvm.edu/nnco/collab/framework.htm • Networking • Cooperation/Alliance • Coordination/Partnership • Coalition • Collaboration

36. Stay Tuned www.nc4h.org/greenlight Programs and Resources Knowledge Base Programming Resources for Youth Workers Resources for Families Resources for Youth Special Projects • AfterschoolSAC LRFASOS Resources • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics • NASA Project • Robotics • Engineering • Resilient Youth, Families and Communities Focus AreaRYFC LRFA • Juvenile Justice