YOUTH WORK RESOURCES

ORGANIZATIONS

American Youth Work Center

1751 N. Street, NW, Suite 302, Washington, DC 20036 (affilitated with YOUTH TODAY: The Newspaper on Youth Work, 200 17th Street, N.W., 4th floor, Washington, D.C. 20036-3006)

Children’s Defense Fund

Marion Wright Edelman, Director, Washington, D.C.

Helping America's Youth

"During his 2005 State of the Union Address, President Bush announced that Mrs. Laura Bush would lead a new initiative, which has been named Helping America’s Youth, focused on connecting at-risk youth with family, school, and their community in order to help children and teens reach their full potential."

National Collaboration for Youth

Washington, D.C. Check out their professional development e-series on professional associations.

National Resource Center for Youth Services

University of Oklahoma Continuing Education and Public Services. 202 West Eighth, Tulsa, OK 74119-1419. Focuses on runaway and homeless youth programs.

National Youth Agency
17-23 Albion Street, Leicester, LE1 6GD, United Kingdom. Tel: 01144-116-285-6789; Fax: 01144-116-247-1043
Email: nya.info.demon.co.uk

YouthNet

Kansas City, Kansas

BOOKS

Directory of American Youth Organizations
A Guide to 500 Clubs, Groups, Troops, Teams, Societies, Lodges, and More for Young People Free Spirit Publishing, 400 First Avenue North, Suite 616, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Tel: 612-338-2068; Fax: 612-337-5050; Email: help4kids@freespirit.com

Ungar, Michael. (2005) Handbook for Working with Children and Youth: Pathways to Resilience Across Cultures and Contexts

. Sage Publications, 552pp.