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Ready by 21 Quality Counts Initiative Focused on Out-of-School-Time Services for Youth

March 18, 2011 | Program Result

The Ready by 21 Quality Counts Initiative, an initiative of the Forum for Youth Investment, helped communities improve the quality and reach of their out-of-school-time services for youth.

Promoting the Health and Stability of Young Black and Latino Males in Harlem

October 8, 2010 | Program Result

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol delivered a comprehensive array of services designed to promote the health and stability of young Black and Latino males in the Harlem neighborhoods of New York City.

Program Results Topic Summary: Positive Youth Development

October 13, 2009 | Program Result

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has funded youth development programs since the early 1990s. Since that time it has funded two national programs with positive youth development elements.

Multi-State "Best Friends" Program Addresses Risky Behaviors Among Teenage Girls

May 1, 2005 | Program Result

The Best Friends Foundation developed and implemented a youth development program for girls in grades 6 to 12 with the message that they should wait until marriage to begin sexual relations and abstain from drinking, smoking and using illegal drugs.

Youth Development Programs Hold Promise, Often Fall Short

February 1, 2003 | Program Result

Colleagues of Columbia University's Center for Young Children and Families examined the effectiveness of youth development programs on reducing or preventing risk-taking behavior, including substance abuse.

Life Skills for Youths in South Central Los Angeles Housing Developments

March 1, 2002 | Program Result

The South Central Prevention Coalition created a series of substance abuse prevention programs for youth living in 12 low- to moderate-income housing developments in south central Los Angeles.

After School: Connecting Children at Risk with Responsible Adults to Help Reduce Youth Substance Abuse and Other Health-Compromising Behaviors

August 28, 2008 | Program Result

After School helped develop intermediary organizations in Boston, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area in order to create citywide systems of after-school programs.

Tradition and Technology: Project Nurtures Both Among Native Americans in Seattle

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Seattle Indian Health Board developed a series of opportunities for Alaska-Native and American-Indian youth and recovering alcoholics to gain exposure to jobs and education.

Yo! That's Phat! - Street Smart Truancy Program Gets Kids Back in School

July 24, 2002 | Program Result

The Boston Police Department developed a model truancy intervention program for middle and high school students in Boston and documented the program's development.

Fighting Delinquency with Three M's

January 1, 2001 | Program Result

The goal of this project conducted by Public/Private Ventures was to produce a report on youth crime, delinquency, and substance abuse that could be used to inform and guide RWJF's program development in the area of criminal justice and substance abuse.

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