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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.

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.

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.

Growing Experience Corps

January 25, 2013 | Program Result

Experience Corps engages older volunteers to tutor - with a focus on reading - and mentor low-income kindergarten through third-grade students. It expanded and became an independent nonprofit organization.

Celebrate Fitness!

March 15, 2011 | Program Result

The United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) and members of nine Indian youth councils designed and implemented Celebrate Fitness!, a youth-led program of activities aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles among Native Americans.

Urban Health Initiative: Working to Ensure the Health and Safety of Children

National Program

Program to improve the health and safety of young people in urban areas by improving collaboration among youth-serving agencies and organizations.

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

National Program

Program to support a three-city demonstration project designed to connect at-risk urban youth with responsible adults in activities after school.

Community-Directed Engagement and Positive Youth Development

September 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Program creates positive relationships in the community for young people previously involved in crime and drugs.

Perpetration of Physical Assault Against Dating Partners, Peers, and Siblings Among a Locally Representative Sample of High School Students in Boston, Massachusetts

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Ten percent of U.S. high school students experience dating violence. This study investigated whether Boston high school students had committed various types of physical abuse against their boyfriends and girlfriends the study also examined violence committed against siblings and peers.

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