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Grayson, Randall – Camping Magazine, 2001
Defines "at-risk youth." Describes characteristics of resilient children and their families, friends and mentors, schools, and communities. Discusses camp program practices that have been shown to promote resiliency: focus on youth development, intentional processes that target the personal domain, organizational elements borrowed from…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Camping, Child Development, Intervention
Peer reviewedGooley, Ruby L. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1995
Describes the Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority (YFA) program designed to help eliminate problems of urban youth, and analyzes the YFA with a focus on problems associated with female-headed, urban, black families. A summary of research is provided followed by a discussion of the conceptual model used as a basis for the program and an…
Descriptors: Black Family, Black Youth, Child Development, Family Life
