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Youth Master Planning Tools and Resources
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The State of City Leadership for Children and Families: Innovations and Trends in Developing a Local Infrastructure for Children, Youth, and Families (2009)
The State of City Leadership for Children and Families is a groundbreaking new report from NLC's Institute for Youth, Education, and Families that identifies the nation's most cutting-edge city strategies to help children and families thrive.
This chapter highlights the broad range of innovations and trends in municipal leadership around developing and sustaining a local infrastucture for children, youth, and families.
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Action Kit on Creating a Youth Master Plan (2008)
This action kit for municipal leaders offers tips and advice for the development of a city-schools youth master plan.
By using a master planning process to develop a shared framework and more effectively coordinate services for children and youth, communities can reduce duplication and waste, identify unmet needs, eliminate barriers to services, make better choices in allocating resources, and increase the return on investment for local programs. More than 20 cities across the nation have undergone a youth master planning process.
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City-Schools Youth Planning Initiative Resources (2006)
In 2005-06, the YEF Institute assisted six cities in developing youth master plans. The Institute's resources from this project focus on collaboration, assessment, strategic planning, citizen voice, communication, and funding.
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City Examples of Youth Master Plans
These examples highlight the youth master plans and other comprehensive plans for children and youth that have been developed by cities throughout the country.
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City Models for Coordinating Family Strengthening Efforts
This document highlights the various ways in which cities have provided coordination and collaboration among agencies serving young people and their families. The document focuses on mayor's offices for children, youth, and families, coordinating entities for community centers, interagency coordinating councils, nonprofit intermediaries, city departments, and local task forces, including those that operate in smaller cities.
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Audioconference Transcripts
The YEF Institute's monthly audioconference series features talk-show style discussions between Institute staff, national experts, and city leaders to highlight best practices in a broad range of program areas. The Institute makes transcripts of these calls available for local officials who are unable to dial into the calls.
Academy for Educational Development Center for Youth Development and Policy Research
The AED Web site provides information and guidance to help cities conduct community youth mapping projects.
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Search Institute
The Search Institute's Web site focuses on strategies for promoting young people's developmental assets, or areas that help children grow into productive and caring adults, such as family support, neighborhood safety, and youth programs.
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