Public/Private Ventures released a report from a national longitudinal study of the Boys and Girls Clubs’ Program. Ten Clubs from around the country participated in the study to look at how youth transitioned into high school in relation to academic achievement, physical and emotional health. Findings suggest that Boys and Girls Clubs’ Programs are working throughout the country to promote healthy behavior among teens.

High school dropouts face many challenges in today's labor market. From MDRC, this report offers early findings from an evaluation of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, which is an intensive residential program to reengage high school dropouts. It was found that the group that completed the program was much more likely than the control group to obtain a high school diploma or a General Educational Development (GED) certificate.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) conducted this analysis on disconnected youth using the Current Population Survey. In 2008, 1.9 million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 were disconnected, meaning that they were not in school or working in the year 2007. Authors find that a greater share of female and minority youth are disconnected and are more likely to live farther away from their parents and have their own children.

This report was written for the U.S. Department of Labor, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and Employment and Training Administration. The Reclamando Nuestro Futuro (Reclaiming our Future or RNF) program is run by the Latino Coalition for Faith and Community Initiatives of Bakersfield, California to assist at-risk and adjudicated Latino youths to obtain needed education or training, to find employment, and to avoid involvement with the juvenile justice system. This final report resulted from an evaluation of the program which includes outcomes experienced by participating youth in the program.

This report is from the Congressional Research Service, and provides information on youth aging out of the foster care program. There are currently Federal programs in place to support older youth in care to transition into adulthood. Additionally, Federal law allows for States to provide workforce and housing services to this population. Engaging foster care youth is important in supporting this population in achieving self-sufficiency.

This report was funded through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the U.S. Department of Justice and completed through the Urban Institute. The Gang Reduction Program is an initiative that is focused on reducing crime associated with youth street gangs in four urban areas across the United States. This report offers findings from the implementation process and outcome evaluation of the initiative.

This report was completed using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Wellbeing, through the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Specifically, children in foster care have a higher risk of having a medical, social, or behavioral disability. This research brief looks at services for children in foster care through Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility.

From the Chapin Hall Center for Children, this report provides information from a Midwest study of youth as they made the transition from foster care into adulthood. The study tracks the youth on a variety of measures, such as living arrangements, relationships with family of origin, social support, education, employment, economic well-being, receipt of government benefits, physical and mental health, criminal justice system involvement.

This paper is from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and provides a review of programs serving at-risk youth transitioning into adulthood. Youth that are disconnected from school and employment are more likely to take part in crime, use public assistance, and become incarcerated. The GAO conducted an analysis of local programs serving these youth, and found that the Department of Labor should work with States and Workforce Investment Boards to support programs serving at-risk youth.

This resource is from the Chapin Hall Center for Children and provides information on youth aging out of foster care. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with young adults that had transitioned from foster care into adulthood, and explored the social support networks of the respondents. It was found that “familial support” was an important support for young adults, which is defined as a support system that provides a sense of family connection.