Training and technical assistance available from the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence:

Youth development:

  • Introduction to Youth Development Concepts  
  • Organizational Readiness for Youth Development
  • Creating Youth Voice in Your Organization
  • Involving Youth with Disabilities in Youth Development Initiatives
  • Youth on Boards
  • Creating Youth Adult Partnerships
  • Advancing Youth Development
  • Creating Workplace Opportunities for Youth Mentoring
  • Youth Civic Engagement
  • Integrating Youth Development Principles in Prevention

Helping teens develop healthy lifestyles:

  • Healthy Adolescent Development 
  • Fostering Resiliency
  • Preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Talking with Kids about HIV/AIDS
  • The Youth Obesity Epidemic: What can YOU Do to Make a Difference photo: youth on ropes course
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Best Practices in Prevention

Community Involvement:

  • Assessing and Strengthening Community Collaboration 
  • Community Mobilization Models: Communities That Care, Search Institute’s Asset Building, America’s Promise
  • Involving Businesses in Youth Development Initiatives
  • Teambuilding for Collaboration
  • Community Mapping and Action Planning
  • Working Effectively with the Media
  • Sustaining Community Initiatives

Improving the school environment:

  • Assessing School Climate
  • Creating Linkages with Schools
  • Establishing Safety Teams in Schools
  • Establishing Data Collection Systems in Schools 
  • Dealing With Diversity
  • Discipline in Schools
  • Reducing Drug Use in Schools
  • Creating a Safe School Environment (Please Stand Up CD-Rom)
  • Second Step (Anti-Bullying, Building Social Competency)

Evaluating your efforts:

  • Using Needs Assessment for Program Planning
  • Logic Models Evaluations to Document Progress At Each Step Along the Way
  • Building Evaluation Capacity
  • Using Community Level Data
  • Identifying Indicators for Program Outcomes
  • Evaluation of Asset Development for Youth
  • Engaging Youth as Partners in Research and Evaluation

For more information on training and technical assistance available from the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence, please contact Jutta Dotterweich at (607) 255-4108 or e-mail jd81@cornell.edu.