Wraparound supports refers to those services that help youth facing challenges become self-sufficient and thrive. These might include: education and workforce training, vocational rehabilitation, health and mental health services, food, housing, transportation, childcare, mentoring, and counseling. It is critical to coordinate these services and supports across systems, customizing them for each youth. Young people also need to be consistently supported by a caring, competent adult to help them navigate programs and services.
Resources
- November 1, 2005
Enhancing High School Reform: Lessons from Site Visits to Four Cities
SynopsisAYPF conducted site visits to San Diego, California in May 2003; Cleveland, Ohio in December 2003; New York City, New York in January 2004; and Boston,…
- June 1, 2004
Does Religious Participation Help Keep Adolescents in School?
SynopsisThe purpose of this study is to compare the role of “religious” and “secular” participation during the adolescent years in promoting educational “succe…
- August 5, 2003
Shaping the Future of American Youth: Youth Policy in the 21st Century
SynopsisCommissioned to celebrate AYPF’s decade of service to the youth policy community, this is a compendium of four major analytic papers and nine brisk com…
- August 4, 2003
Finding Fortune in Thirteen Out-of-School Time Programs
SynopsisThis report, which summarizes the evaluations of 13 Out-of-School Time (OST) programs, represents AYPF’s continued commitment to establish “what works”…