Date Posted 1/13/2011
Get great information on healthy nutrition, eating and activity at www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com
On the website of DASH-NY, the state-wide Obesity Prevention Policy Center, sign up to receive the e-newsletter and action alerts.
PACE has published the Afterschool Youth Outcomes Inventory, a tool to be used to assess your program’s impact on youth.
Date Posted 8/30/2010
Great information on bullying and how to stop it.
Learn about the expected physical, emotional, and mental abilities of children ages 6 - 12 years old.
Depression doesn’t just occur in adults. About 5% of all school age children suffer from depression at any time. Learn about causes, symptoms and treatments.
Date Posted 3/10/2010
The Inclusion Tool Kit, from the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, contains the information and practical strategies needed to create a nurturing and welcoming environment for all children in after school programs. The Tool Kit will help after school providers offer programs in which all children can participate and belong. Click here to learn more.
Beyond the Checkbook:
A Management Guide for Leaders of Small Youth Serving Organizations, helps executive directors and program managers understand the dynamics between the operations and finances of their organizations.
Click here to learn more.
Afterschool Programs:
From Vision to Reality is a workshop that looks at the benefits that a quality afterschool program can provide to students, their families, and their community, and discuss ways to create and sustain such programs.
Date Posted 6/2/09
Afterschool Academies Guidebook for Action is designed to help afterschool leaders develop and launch their own intensive, cross-program, multi-site training institutes to address the fundamentals of afterschool education. Download a free guide.
www.readergirlz.com – is an online book discussion group geared toward "gutsy girls" in life and literature. The online organization connects critically acclaimed young adult writers with young women in a virtual book club, encouraging empowerment through literature and community service. Each month, the ReaderGirlz Divas (all published authors and book lovers) discuss books that portray strong female characters with young women in the online community, then help guide girls through a community service project related to each book.
www.42explore.com - When learning something new, it's nice to have more than one resource to explore. This web project provides "four to eXplore" for each topic. On each page you'll find definitions, activities, the 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the thematic topic.
Date Posted 2/23/09
Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults: Factsheets
The team at Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior has developed a variety of new factsheets, designed to synthesize existing information and fill-in some of the informational gaps related to self-injury. Several focus on coping, as self-injury is most often used as a maladaptive coping method. These factsheets are intended for a wide audience, and include:
- Top misconceptions about self-injury
- General information on coping
- Information about self-injury for parents
- Information about self-injury for friends
Mental Illness and Mental Health in Adolescence: Research FACTs and Findings from ACT for Youth
Find Youth Info Website
www.FindYouthInfo.Gov is a collaborative effort of 12 Federal Departments and Agencies developed out of a shared goal of strengthening community resources to support youth. This site provides targeted information to help youth-serving organizations and community partnerships plan and implement effective youth programs. Included are tools and resources to help form effective partnerships, assess community assets, understand risk factors and protective factors, generate maps of local and Federal resources, and search for evidence-based youth programs. www.findyouthinfo.gov
Could you benefit from reading titles such as The Community Leadership Handbook or Bookkeeping Basics: What Every Non Profit Bookkeeper Needs to Know? The mission of Fieldstone Alliance books is to strengthen performance in the nonprofit section, and they publish a superb collection of handbooks, guides and overviews. www.fieldstonealliance.org
