4-H began over 100 years ago, and has since grown into the largest youth development program in the nation. 4-H prepares young people to be leaders in their community and around the world through ...

A new Youth Care and Development Center in Racine will soon open its doors. The $54 million space on 3 Mile Road will house at-risk youth. The goal is to open the new facility in May. The $54 million ...

The CI Study of PYD is a three‐nation, cohort comparative longitudinal study of the use of the R. Lerner and J. Lerner model of Positive Youth Development (PYD) for understanding the bases of PYD ...

The importance of youth engaging in meaningful relationships with caring adults is one of the most valued elements in all of life. Time and talents both shared and taught from one generation to the ...

Victor Migalchan – a filmmaker, EMMY Awards judge, and mentor committed to creating purposeful, educational, and engaging entertainment as well as healthy and motivated youth. Through an ambitious ...

The Certificate in Positive Youth Development equips professionals with an understanding of the theoretical, empirical and experiential bases of the Positive Youth Development (PYD) model. PYD offers ...

Summer camp experiences have long been recognised as a vital context for fostering youth development by nurturing multifaceted growth spanning social, emotional, cognitive, and physical domains.

Youth jobs have the potential to disrupt cycles of youth violence and lead to better outcomes with regard to school engagement, other employment, and positive youth development. Youth Opportunities ...

On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.– General Douglas MacArthur General MacArthur’s observation reflects the widely ...

When you think of sports, values are probably not the first thing that comes to mind. Yet, whether you’re aware of it or not, the values that you instill in your children as part of their sports ...

Successful 4-H Youth Development Councils work in conjunction with the 4-H Youth Development Extension Educators to plan and implement meaningful activities for participants. This arrangement results ...