Document Type
Article
Abstract
The African proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child,'' is succinctly accurate. Youth development is the result of the opportunities, experiences, and instruction offered to youth in various settings. Rising concern about both the risks young people are exposed to and the preparatory experiences they are denied has generated an awareness that positive youth development is an incredibly complex process. This complexity and the difficulty faced by families and young people trying to piece together needed supports and opportunities suggest that they should not be expected to do it on their own.
But while the need for concerted planning, budgeting, implementation, and assessment is clear, the strategies for achieving this coordinated effort on behalf of young people are not. Public-private partnerships, school-community collaborations, joint planning bodies, dedicated funding streams, youth bureaus or coordinating boards, and comprehensive needs assessments are just a few of the strategies currently being used and promoted as ways to improve the scope, quality, or availability of community supports that foster youth development.
Publication Date
1992
Journal Title
National Youth Leadership Symposium Monographs
Volume
3
Issue
1
ISBN
1-881516-02-4
First Page
19
Last Page
57
Publisher
Institute for Youth Leaders
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1992 Institute for Youth Leaders, College of Education, School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Elaine and Tate, Geeta
(1992)
"Building Supportive Communities for Youth: Local Approaches to Enhancing Positive Youth Development (Paper in Progress),"
National Youth Leadership Symposium Monographs: Vol. 3, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/nyls_monographs/vol3/iss1/5
Comments
Monograph no.3 of this series covers the 1992 National Youth Leadership Symposium