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Youth Services & Positive Youth Development: Other Links and Resources
- Read an overview of Foster Care Handbooks prepared as part of the Promoting Successful Transitions Youth Involvement Initiative.
- Learn about the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, a major national effort to help youth make successful transitions to adulthood.
- National Runaway Switchboard
The National Runaway Switchboard works to help keep America's runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. Between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away every year. Call 1-800-RUNAWAY if you are a teenager who is thinking of running from home, if you have a friend who has run and is looking for help, or if you are a runaway ready to go home through our Home Free program. Call if you are a teacher looking for information to pass along to your students about alternatives to running from home. Call if you care about a youth and want information on how you can help someone who may be at risk of running from home. The 24-hour crisis line has an experienced team member ready to help you now. It's anonymous, confidential, and free.
- National Youth Development Information Center
A one-stop website for youth workers with interest in any and all of the following areas: funding, programming, research, policy, job and training opportunities. NYDIC is a project of the National Collaboration for Youth/National Assembly.
- National Girls Initiative
- Youth Work Learning Center
The Youth Work Learning Center is a partnership between the Wisconsin Association of Child and Youth Care Professionals, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education and dozens of community organizations. The center provides a number of educational and training opportunities:
- Youth Development Certificate Program
- Advanced Seminar in Your Work Supervision
- Roundtable Discussion Groups
- Mentoring Our Youth
- Milwaukee Youth Work Leaders
- Youth Work Certificate
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