This guidebook is designed by Advocates for Youth and is intended to help communities and organizations organize activities during National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. It includes information on how to organize a local campaign and events to support it. Sections of the guide are dedicated to information on initial planning, how to involve youth in the planning process, and ways to work with the media to raise awareness of the initiative. Factsheets and sample forms are also included for local programs to use and adapt to their individual campaigns.

This publication, produced by the Division of Reproductive Health within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights programs that have been successful in preventing teen pregnancies. Profiles of programs in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania are showcased and outcomes are provided.

The National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY), a resource of the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the Administration for Children and Families, has recently highlighted its most relevant resources from 2011 relating to teen pregnancy prevention. Included in the listing are links to useful resources, existing Federal programs designed to prevent teen pregnancy, and new ways to reach youth with the message of pregnancy prevention. In addition, the NCFY features a podcast called "Voices from the Field," which features experts and practitioners, as well as former at-risk youth who share their stories about what worked in their situation.

The National Campaign is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to improve the lives and future prospects of children and families and, in particular, to help ensure that children are born into stable, two-parent families who are committed to and ready for the demanding task of raising the next generation. The Web site offers useful resources, such as Federal and State data on teen pregnancy rates, resources for use by professionals within communities, blog posts, and an assortment of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) targeted to assist teens in making responsible choices and preventing unplanned pregnancies.

This report was authored by Mathematica Policy Research with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Conducting site visits to eight local sites, this report details findings from the post-summer youth employment initiative, designed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. States received funding to give States the option to continue to fund work experience opportunities for out-of-school youth ages 18 to 24 for an additional six months.

This report details early findings from an implementation evaluation of the summer youth employment activities funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Authored by Mathematica Policy Research with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, this report provides information on the national context for implementation, the experience of local areas, and lessons on implementation practices.

From Civic Enterprises, the America's Promise Alliance, and Peter D. Hart Research Associates, this report provides findings from a survey of youth ages 16 to 24, who were not enrolled in school, not employed, and not planning to enroll in school in the coming year. Among the findings, 73 percent of respondents stated that they were very confident in being able to reach their goals in life and were optimistic about their futures. Around 75 percent had a goal of finishing high school or college and also accept responsibility for their own future.

Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and South Carolina have been awarded three year grants to implement user-friendly and quick-to-deliver public benefit systems. The grants, as part of the "Work Support Strategies: Streamlining Access, Strengthening Families (WSS)" initiative, are largely funded through the Ford Foundation, with additional funding from the Open Society Foundations and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

The USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, has created two interactive maps that allow users to find specific information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) participation rates. Map users can click on each State to learn about the State's participation rate and how given percentage increases in participation rates could affect the State's economy as well as total SNAP and SFSP participant numbers. The maps' homepage also links to the source of each map's data.

This is the monthly newsletter, which is authored by the Division of Youth Services (DYS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA). It includes headlines of news from the Department of Labor; funding opportunities; opportunities for youth, youth adults, and teachers; publications; program resources; and a calendar of events.