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- Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
- Carl D. Perkins Act
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Higher Education Act (HEA)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- State-Level Policies
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
- December 7, 2015
Emily Morgan: Keeping Young Adults Connected and Supported
A growing body of research on brain development has shown that the boundary between adolescence and adulthood is not a fixed point, but can extend well into an…
How Research Evidence Informs Foster Youth Medication Policies
This forum focused on how research evidence informs foster youth medication policies and the ways in which research evidence is used across states and communit…
Examining Strategies to Improve the Use of Research Evidence in Child Welfare
This forum explored how state and local leaders grapple with integrating research-based programs and practices into their daily routines.
- August 3, 2015
School’s Out for [a Stressful] Summer
Garet Fryar, Policy Research AssistantMost young people breathe a sigh of relief as the school year ends in a flurry of finals and summer freedom begins. Many…
- May 29, 2015
Foster Care Youth Voices: Planing for the Future
In honor of National Foster Care Month, AYPF is featuring the stories and advice of four young people who were in the foster care system.My name is Maria and a…
- May 28, 2015
Foster Care Youth Voices: Value of Therapy
In honor of National Foster Care Month, AYPF is featuring the stories and advice of four young people who were in the foster care system. My name is Shannon, I…
- May 27, 2015
Foster Care Youth Voices: In Pursuit of Education
In honor of National Foster Care Month, AYPF is featuring the stories and advice of four young people who were in the foster care system.Physical, mental, and …
- May 26, 2015
Foster Care Youth Voices: Caring Adult Mentors
In honor of National Foster Care Month, AYPF is featuring the stories and advice of four young people who were in the foster care system. My name is Taevon and…
- May 26, 2015
Foster Care Youth Voices: An Introduction
Garet Fryar, Policy Research Assistant“Policy makers and advocates should understand the struggle that a youth goes through before they exit the system. The c…
- April 27, 2015
The Forgotten Half – Who Are they Now?
Betsy Brand, Executive DirectorThe importance of getting some education or training after high school has become widely accepted. Now, almost all high school …
- April 21, 2015
AYPF and IEL Team Up to Honor Efrem Ayalew for 2015 Halperin Youth Award
On April 20, 2015, AYPF and IEL honored Efrem Ayalew, whose dedication to these ideas embodies Halperin’s work and life.
Building Postsecondary Pathways For Opportunity Youth
This forum highlighted the challenges and opportunities that practitioners and advocates in Connecticut and Michigan face as they build postsecondary pathways …
- March 27, 2015
Building Postsecondary Pathways For Opportunity Youth
In this brief, The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) investigated and documented pathways into postsecondary education and the workforce for older, vulnerable…
- March 23, 2015
Graduation Rates Are Up, But There’s Still Work To Do
Jennifer Brown Lerner, Deputy DirectorAs you may have heard or read recently, more high school students are earning diplomas. The graduation rate hit 81 perce…
Study Tour (Hartford, CT) Cross-System Collaboration to Create Postsecondary Opportunities for All Students
This study tour for Congressional and Administration staff highlighted promising elements of pathways to postsecondary opportunities for all students.
Pathways To Success For Michigan’s Opportunity Youth
This webinar highlighted how Michigan is building pathways to success for opportunity youth.
- March 16, 2015
Never Too Late: Investing in Youth Transitioning from Juvenile Justice
Erin Russ, Program AssociateYoung people, especially those in the justice system, should experience opportunities that enhance their strengths rather than con…
- March 9, 2015
Never Too Late: Transitioning from Juvenile Justice
Erin Russ, Program AssociateWhen the William T. Grant Foundation and AYPF founder Samuel Halperin published “The Forgotten Half Revisited” in 1998, they appro…
Opportunities for Youth in Transition from Foster Care: Youth Perspective
This forum highlighted a new AYPF issue brief: Creating Access for Opportunities for Youth in Transition from Foster Care.
Opportunities for Youth in Transition from Foster Care: State Perspectives
This forum highlighted how states are addressing the obstacles that youth face as they transition out of the foster care system.