Other Publications

A Portrait of Preteens in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties: What We Know About 9- to 13-Year Olds

A Spectrum of Service: Combining Volunteerism and Paid Service: A Look at Roles and Relationships

A Spectrum of Service: Reaping the Benefits of Evaluation: Self Assessment in the Service Field

After-School Toolkit: Tips, Techniques and Templates for Improving Program Quality

Building from the Ground Up: Creating Effective Programs to Mentor Children of Prisoners (The Amachi Model)

Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors

By Design: Engaging Employers in Workforce Development Organizations

Community Change for Youth Development: Ten Lessons from the CCYD Initiative

Employment Retention Essentials

Fixing a Flat at 65 MPH: Restructuring Services to Improve Program Performance in Workforce Development

Getting Connected: Strategies for Expanding the Employment Networks of Low-Income People

Getting In, Staying On, Moving Up: A Practitioner's Approach to Employment Retention

Getting It Right: Strategies for After-School Success

Going to Work with a Criminal Record: Lessons from the Fathers at Work Initiative

Good Stories Aren't Enough: Becoming Outcomes-Driven in Workforce Development

Hard Work on Soft Skills: Creating a "Culture of Work" in Workforce Development

Hard Work on Soft Skills: Creating a "Culture of Work" in Workforce Development

Here to Stay: Tips and Tools to Hire, Retain and Advance Hourly-Wage Workers

How Community-Based Organizations Can Learn about the Needs and Strengths of Disconnected Young People: Hudson Guild of New York City's Youth Survey Effort

Job Development Essentials: A Guide for Job Developers, Second Edition

Locally Grown: Key Strategies for Expanding Workforce Services

Making the Most of Volunteers

Measuring the Quality of Mentor-Youth Relationships: A Tool for Mentoring Programs

Mentoring Former Prisoners: A Guide for Reentry Programs

Mentoring Formerly Incarcerated Adults: Insights from the Ready4Work Reentry Initiative

Mentoring Sexual Minority Youth

Navigating the Child Support System: Lessons from the Fathers at Work Initiative

netWORKS: A Guide to Expanding the Employment Networks of Low-Income People

Quality Time After School In Brief

Quality Time After School: What Instructors Can Do to Enhance Learning

Recruiting Mentors: A Guide to Finding Volunteers

Same Race and Cross Race Matching

Supporting Mentors

Supporting Youth Employment: A Guide for Community Groups

Surviving, and Maybe Thriving, on Vouchers

The Best of Both: Community Colleges and Community-Based Organizations Partner to Better Serve Low-Income Workers and Employers

The Plain Talk Implementation Guide

Training New Mentors

Unrealized Gains: How Workforce Organizations Can Put Money in the Pockets of Low-Wage Workers

Using Data for Success: Five Activities for Workforce Managers to Use with Frontline Staff

Walking the Plain Talk: A Guide for Trainers

What Matters, What Works: Advancing Achievement After School

Working to Learn: Skills Development Under Work First

Working with Employers: Skills and Strategies for Job Development Success - Facilitator Guide

Working with Employers: Skills and Strategies for Job Development Success - Participant Workbook

WORKPlus: Developing Skills for Entry-Level Workers

Young Fathers Video and Workshop Guide