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Center of Excellence in Children's Mental Health

 

President's Initiative on Children, Youth, and Families

President's Initiative on Children, Youth and Families

 

Growing Concerns

Growing Concerns
A childrearing
question-and-answer
column with
Dr. Martha Farrell Erickson

 

Seeds of Promise

Seeds of Promise
A series of public reports that blend research and practical strategies.

 

University of Promise
Realizing the University's Promise for Minnesota Children and Youth

 

Connections - Spring 2006

Articles

In This Issue

Engaging Families Benefits Everyone

What is OST?

OST Time - The Parent Perspective

Reconnecting Families to Out of School Time

Minnesota Youth Community Learning Initiative

Center of Excellence in Children's Mental Health

Practical Ways to Involve Families

Other Resources

Harvard Family Research Project

Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) strives to promote more effective educational practices, programs, and policies for disadvantaged children and youth by generating, publishing, and disseminating our and others’ research.

The Wallace Foundation

The Wallace Foundation seeks to support and share effective ideas and practices that will strengthen education leadership, arts participation and out-of-school learning.

National Institute on Out of School Time

NIOST’s mission is to ensure that all children, youth, and families have access to high quality programs, activities, and opportunities during non-school hours. Their work bridges research and practice.

Youth Community Connections

Youth Community Connections is an advocacy alliance of public and private organizations that offer and support youth development.

Founded in 2001, our mission is to ensure that all Minnesota communities have options for children and youth to learn, develop, and contribute during non-school hours.

Minnesota Commission on Out of School Time

The Minnesota Commission on Out of School Time is dedicated to crafting the vision and strategies to ensure Minnesota’s young people have engaging opportunities to learn and develop in their non-school hours. Site has a number of briefing papers on OST,as well as research links.

The Forum for Youth Investment

The Forum for Youth Investment (the Forum) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready for college, work and life.

 

 

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Consortium Connections
The Consortium's publication,
printed twice yearly.

 


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