COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY - YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANUAL - A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PAMPHLET

• NCJ Number: 17058
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 62 pages
• Contract Number(s): B00-5205
• Sponsoring Agency: US Executive Office of the President
• Corporate Author: Project Map, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROGRAM DEFINITIONS, THE BASIC ORGANIZATION OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, GUIDELINES FOR THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR, AND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY (CAA) AND SUPPORT TO THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (YDP) ARE DISCUSSED.

Abstract

THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS A COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY. THIS CAA-YPD MANUAL IS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE YPD AND CAA TO REACH INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUTUAL BENEFITS AND STRENGTHS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG YPD WITHIN THE CAA STRUCTURE. DEFINITIONS AND HISTORY OF BOTH THE YPD AND THE CAA ARE PROVIDED. FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF YPD PROGRAMS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE PROJECT DIRECTOR ON STAFFING THE PROGRAM, ORGANIZING YOUTH, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ARE INCLUDED. FINALLY, SELECTION OF THE YPD DIRECTOR, THE ROLE OF THE CAA IN ORGANIZING YOUTH, COMMUNICATIONS, BOARD REPRESENTATION, AND MOBILIZING RESOURCES FOR YOUTH ARE DISCUSSED.