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Family and Youth Services Bureau Acting Associate Commissioner Debbie Powell 

Publications

Select Publications from FYSB's National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth (NCFY)
Reports
Research


 
SELECT PUBLICATIONS FROM FYSB'S NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON FAMILIES AND YOUTH (NCFY)
 
  Outreach Materials for Grantees
   
  The Family and Youth Services Bureau (brochure) (PDF, 1230KB)
   
  Posters to promote the safe exits of youth from RHY programs (PDF, 944KB)
   
  Lend a Hand: A Guide to Volunteering for Youth (PDF, 3090KB) (Spanish)
   
  Take the Lead: Inspirational young people tell their stories (PDF, 2130KB) (Spanish)
   
  Mentor Recruitment postcard, 2008 (PDF, 1080KB)

 

 
  YES! Youth Empowerment Strategies fact sheets
   
  YES! Youth Empowerment Strategies for All: Working With Children of Prisoners   (Spanish)
   
  YES! Youth Empowerment Strategies for All: Working With Pregnant and Parenting Youth   (Spanish)
   
  YES! Youth Empowerment Strategies for All: Working With Youth Who Have Developmental Disabilities   (Spanish)
   
  YES! Youth Empowerment Strategies for All: Working With Youth Who Have Mental Health Problems   (Spanish)
   
  YES! Youth Empowerment Strategies for All: Working With Youth Who Are at Risk of Gang Activity   (Spanish)

 
     
  FYSB Update: Summaries of FYSB-Funded Research and Evaluation Projects
   
  Expanding Its Reach, FYSB Serves More, Better (August 2007) (PDF, 1570KB)
   
  Collaborating to Promote Positive Youth Development at the State & Local Levels (May 2006) (PDF, 3930KB)
 

 
  The Exchange: News from FYSB and the Youth Services Field
   
  Street Outreach Programs Reach Out to Youth with Diverse Needs (July 2007) (PDF, 832KB)
   
  Aftercare: Staying in Touch With Youth After They Have Left the System (PDF, 971KB)
   
  Linking Education and Employment for Brighter Futures (PDF, 645KB)
   
  Tribal Programs Harness Cultural Strengths to Improve Conditions for Families and Youth (PDF, 425KB)
   
  Transitional Living Programs Move Homeless Youth Closer to Independence (PDF, 442KB)
   
  Thinking Positively: FYSB Grantees Promote Positive Youth Development in Exemplary Ways (PDF, 1020KB)
   
  Mentoring as a Tool for Positive Youth Development (PDF, 550KB)
   
     
 
REPORTS
     
  White House Task Force Report on Disadvantaged Youth (PDF, 3000KB)

 
   
  Reports to Congress
     
  Report to Congress on the Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program (2007) (PDF, 827KB)
   
  Report to Congress on Promising Strategies to End Youth Homelessness (PDF, 817KB)
   
  Report to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs for FYs 2004/2005 (PDF, 751KB)
   
  Report to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs for FYs 2002/2003 (PDF, 1900KB)

 
   
  National Youth Summit Reports
     
  National Youth Summit Report (2005) (PDF, 1420KB)
   
  National Youth Summit Report (2004) (PDF)
   
  National Youth Summit Report (2003) (PDF)

 
   
RESEARCH
     
  Runaway and Homeless Youth
     
  The Implementation of Maternity Group Home Programs...
   
  Report from the National Symposium on Homelessness Reseach
   
  Maternity Group Homes Classification and Literature Review
   
  Estimating the Incidence and Prevalence of Homeless and Runaway Youth, 2002-2003
   
  Sexual Abuse Experiences of Runaway Youth, 2001-2002

 
     
  Mentoring
     
  Same-Race and Cross-Race Matching in Mentoring Programs (Draft) (PDF)

 
     
  Abstinence Education
     
  Review of Comprehensive Sex Education Curricula
   
  First-Year Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs
   
  ASPE Brief: Background Statistics - Teen Sexual Activity (PDF)