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Arizona’s 21st CCLC understands the need for a quality program to consider the whole child. This includes: ensuring student safety,  youth's voice, connecting students to community, encouraging youth leadership and exploring new interests. Our awarded grantees have written into their plan specific objectives related to Positive Youth Development. Included are resources that partners in the field have found helpful.

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The Arizona 21st CCLC team has created frameworks to assist program leaders and their community to better understand key elements of successful 21st CCLC program implementation.  Click here or the icon for the Youth Development Framework.

 

 

 

ACT for Youth - Positive Youth Development 101- Curriculum offerings and handouts.

ACT for Youth - Principles of Youth Development and Research.

Arizona Center for Afterschool - Promotes high quality expanded learning opportunities to support the out-of-school time community.

Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence Quality Standards - Bridges best practices by Arizona’s out-of-school time statewide stakeholders.

Arizona Department of Education - Title IV-A - The purpose of the Title IV-A Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grant is to improve students’ academic achievement by increasing the capacity of States, local educational agencies, schools, and local communities to provide all students with access to a well-rounded education, improve school conditions for student learning, and improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students. (ESSA Sec.4101)

What Works Clearinghouse - The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education. 

 

 

EMpower Youth Development Tools - tools['] on important and challenging issues designed to support youth development.

Mentoring Fact Sheet- putting youth development principles to work in mentoring program.

You for Youth - A free professional learning, technical assistance and resources

Youth.Gov - U.S. government website is designed to strengthen effective youth programs

Youth Service America - A resource center partnering with organizations committed to increasing volunteer opportunities for youth

 

 

 

The Arizona Department of Education is not responsible for controlling or guaranteeing the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of information or a hyperlink or URL does not reflect the importance of the organization, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, or products or services offered.

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