Competency Area 8: Connection to Resources
8.1 Ability to identify a range of community resources (people, places, things, and money) that can assist youth
Learning Objectives
- 8.1.1 Maintain an inclusive and cohesive updated list and descriptions of a range of community resources (people, places, things, and money) that can assist youth
Selected Activities
- Explore the Internet to find out if your community has an online community resource. If a map exists, list the advantages/disadvantages of these programs as they apply to your organizational needs
Demonstration of Learning - Show What You Know!
- Maintain an inclusive and cohesive updated list and descriptions of a range of community resources (people, places, things, and money) that can assist youth
Resources Developed by NCWD/Youth and Partners
- National Center on Secondary Education & Transition (NCSET). (2003). Community Resource Mapping: A Strategy for Promoting Successful Transition for Youth with Disabilities. Written by K. Crane & B. Skinner.
- NCSET. NCSET Web Sites and Affiliated Web Sites and State Resources & Contacts.
- NCWD/Youth. Module 4: Linking and Leveraging - Microsoft Word, Module 4: Linking and Leveraging - Microsoft PowerPoint.
- NCWD/Youth. (2008). Making the Right Turn: A Guide About Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections Systems. Written by J. Gannon & C. Richards.
- NCWD/Youth. (2008). Negotiating the Curves Toward Employment: A Guide About Youth Involved in the Foster Care System.
- NCWD/Youth. (2007). Tunnels and Cliffs: A Guide for Workforce Development Practitioners and Policymakers serving Youth with Mental Health Needs. Written by M. Podmostko.
- NCWD/Youth. (2008). Transitioning Youth with Mental Health Needs to Meaningful Employment and Independent Living. Written by L. Woosley & J. Katz-Leavy.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 18. (2006). Blending and Braiding Funds and Resources: The Intermediary as Facilitator.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 3. (2002). How Young People Can Benefit from One-Stop Centers.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 8. (2004). Making the Connections: Growing and Supporting New Organizations: Intermediaries.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 13. (2005). The Right Connections: Navigating the Workforce Development System.
- NCWD/Youth Research to Practice Brief, Issue 1. (2004). Building Lasting Connections to Employers: Developing Community-Wide Intermediaries.
Other Resources
- Afterschool.gov. [This website provides information and resources on afterschool programs nationwide.]
- The Community Toolbox. ”Identifying Community Assets and Resources” in Chapter 3: Assessing Community Needs and Resources.
- The Community Toolbox. "Developing a Plan for Communication" in Chapter 6: Promoting Interest in Community Issues.
- FindYouthInfo.gov. Map My Community. [Use the interactive mapping tool to locate federally supported youth programs in your community.]
- Guidestar. Advanced Search. [Use this site to search for nonprofit organizations in your community.]
- LearningWork Connection. (2008). Mapping Local Youth Resources. Center for Learning Excellence, The Ohio State University. Written by M. E. Wonacott.
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator.
- School & Main Institute for the Texas Workforce Commission Youth Program Initiative. (2003). Training Packets and Tools for Action on Community Resource Mapping: Knowing Your Youth Services Landscape.
- USA.Gov. [This website is helpful for finding local, state, and federal government agency information and contacts.]
- U. S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families. ACF Services. [Search for various programs and services available to at-risk children and families nationwide.]
8.2 Ability to create relationships and network with other community agencies and potential partners
Learning Objectives
- 8.2.1 Develop, model and monitor creative relationships and networks with other community agencies and potential partners
Selected Activities
- List and describe current existing community agencies and partners
- List and describe possible/future community agencies and partners
- Take the Career Circuit A. Building Relationships/Developing Community Support tutorial
Demonstration of Learning - Show What You Know!
- Describe a plan or program possibilities to create relationships and network with other community agencies and potential partners
Resources Developed by NCWD/Youth and Partners
- NCWD/Youth. Module 4: Linking and Leveraging - Microsoft Word, Module 4: Linking and Leveraging - Microsoft PowerPoint.
- NCWD/Youth. (2008). Making the Right Turn: A Guide About Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Corrections Systems. Written by J. Gannon & C. Richards.
- NCWD/Youth. (2008). Negotiating the Curves Toward Employment: A Guide About Youth Involved in the Foster Care System.
- NCWD/Youth. (2007). Tunnels and Cliffs: A Guide for Workforce Development Practitioners and Policymakers serving Youth with Mental Health Needs. Written by M. Podmostko.
- NCWD/Youth. (2008). Transitioning Youth with Mental Health Needs to Meaningful Employment and Independent Living. Written by L. Woosley & J. Katz-Leavy.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 18. (2006). Blending and Braiding Funds and Resources: The Intermediary as Facilitator.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 17. (2005). Facilitating Employer Engagement among WIB Partners: A Role for Intermediaries.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 13. (2005). The Right Connections: Navigating the Workforce Development System.
- NCWD/Youth Youth InfoBrief, Issue 12. (2005). Strategies for Youth Workforce Programs to Become Employer Friendly Intermediaries.
- NCWD/Youth Youth Short Cuts, No. 2. (2007). Building an Infrastructure to Serve Youth.
- NCWD/Youth Research to Practice Brief, Issue 1. (2004). Building Lasting Connections to Employers: Developing Community-Wide Intermediaries.
- National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC). PEPNet Online Index to Quality Practices, 2.4 Collaboration. [Create a free login account to access this section of the PEPNet Online Tools for Program Improvement with NYEC.]
Other Resources
- ACT for Youth. (2006). Positive Youth Development Resource Manual. [Read Section 6: Community Involvement and Collaboration.]
- Center for Workers with Disabilities. (2009). Making the Connection: Fostering Relationships with Local Partners. Housing Issue Brief Series, No. 3.
- The Community Toolbox. ”Building and Sustaining Relationships” in Chapter 14: Core Functions in Leadership.
- The Community Toolbox. ”Developing a Plan for Communication” in Chapter 6: Promoting Interest in Community Issues.
- The Community Toolbox. "Making Community Presentations" in Chapter 4: Getting Issues on the Public Agenda.
- The Community Toolbox. ”Making Personal Contact with Potential Participants” in Chapter 7: Encouraging Involvement in Community Work.
- Constitutional Rights Foundation (2004). Promoting Civic Partnerships. Service Learning Network, Spring 2004, Vol. 10, No. 1.
8.3 Ability to market own program as a valuable resource to community and a viable partner
Learning Objectives
- 8.3.1 Describe multiple strategies to market your program as a valuable resource to community and a viable partner
Selected Activities
- Review other marketing plans in the community
Demonstration of Learning - Show What You Know!
- Create a marketing plan for your initiative
Resources Developed by NCWD/Youth and Partners
- NCWD/Youth. (2005). Building, Developing, and Going to Scale.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 17. (2005). Facilitating Employer Engagement among WIB Partners: A Role for Intermediaries.
- NCWD/Youth Research to Practice Brief, Issue 1. (2004). Building Lasting Connections to Employers: Developing Community-Wide Intermediaries.
Other Resources
- The Community Toolbox. ”Developing a Plan for Communication” in Chapter 6: Promoting Interest in Community Issues.
- The Community Toolbox. "Making Community Presentations" in Chapter 4: Getting Issues on the Public Agenda.
- The Community Toolbox. ”Making Personal Contact with Potential Participants” in Chapter 7: Encouraging Involvement in Community Work.
- The Community Toolbox. "Marketing the Initiative to Secure Financial Support" in Chapter 46, Planning for Long-Term Institutionalization.
8.4 Ability to build collaborative relationships and manage partnerships
Learning Objectives
- 8.4.1 Describe multiple strategies to build collaborative relationships and manage partnerships
Selected Activities
- Find three organizations with similar interests that might benefit from collaboration
- Draft letters introducing your organization
Demonstration of Learning - Show What You Know!
- Initiate a collaborative effort with another organization
Resources Developed by NCWD/Youth and Partners
- National Center on Secondary Education & Transition (NCSET). (2007). Models of Collaboration and Cost Sharing in Transition Programming. Written by J. Timmons.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 18. (2006). Blending and Braiding Funds and Resources: The Intermediary as Facilitator.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 8. (2004). Making the Connections: Growing and Supporting New Organizations: Intermediaries.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 17. (2005). Facilitating Employer Engagement among WIB Partners: A Role for Intermediaries.
- NCWD/Youth Research to Practice Brief, Issue 1. (2004). Building Lasting Connections to Employers: Developing Community-Wide Intermediaries.
- National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC). PEPNet Online Index to Quality Practices, 2.4 Collaboration. [Create a free login account to access this section of the PEPNet Online Tools for Program Improvement with NYEC.]
Other Resources
- ACT for Youth. (2006). Positive Youth Development Resource Manual. [Read Section 6: Community Involvement and Collaboration.]
- Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice. (1999). Promising practices: Building collaboration in systems of care. Systems of Care: Promising Practices in Children’s Mental Health, 1998 Series, Volume VI. Written by S. Hodges, T. Nesman, & M. Hernandez.
- The Community Toolbox. "Building and Sustaining Relationships" in Chapter 14: Core Functions in Leadership.
- The Community Toolbox. "Developing Multisector Collaborations" in Ch. 24: Improving Services.
- The Community Toolbox. ”Making Personal Contact with Potential Participants” in Chapter 7: Encouraging Involvement in Community Work.
- The Community Toolbox. "Promoting Coordination, Cooperative Agreements, and Collaborative Agreements Among Agencies" in Ch. 24: Improving Services.
- School & Main Institute for the Texas Workforce Commission Youth Program Initiative. (2003). Training Packets and Tools for Action on Getting Your Youth Advisory Group from Here to There; and Powerful Partnerships.
8.5 Knowledge about different funding streams for youth
Learning Objectives
- 8.5.1 List and describe different updated funding streams for youth
Selected Activities
- Develop a presentation that includes local, state or regional, and national funding streams for the youth served by your organization. Include funding levels and information on available resources
Demonstration of Learning - Show What You Know!
- Can deliver a talk on multiple youth funding streams with little to no preparation
Resources Developed by NCWD/Youth and Partners
- National Center on Secondary Education & Transition (NCSET). Leveraging Resources Community of Practice.
- NCWD/Youth. Module 4: Linking and Leveraging - Microsoft Word, Module 4: Linking and Leveraging - Microsoft PowerPoint.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue18. (2006). Blending and Braiding Funds and Resources: The Intermediary as Facilitator.
Other Resources
- The Finance Project. (2006). Finding Resources to Support Workforce Development Services for Youth.
- The Finance Project. (2005). Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Workforce Development Initiatives. Written by N. Relave & E. Mendes.
- The Finance Project. Youth Programs Resource Center.
- The Grantsmanship Center. Local & Federal Funding Source Locator.
- LearningWork Connection. (2005). Youthwork Information Brief: Leveraging Resources. Center for Learning Excellence, The Ohio State University. Written by B. L. Brown & J. O. Wagner.
- New Ways to Work. (2003). Funding Matrix for a Comprehensive Youth Serving System: A Directory of Funding Sources and Programs for Youth.
8.6.D Knowledge of community intermediary organizations to assist with disability-specific supports and resources
Learning Objectives
- 8.6.D.1 List and describe different updated community intermediary organizations that assist with disability-specific support
Selected Activities
- Research community intermediary organizations in your neighborhood
Demonstration of Learning - Show What You Know!
- Draft a standard operating procedure to involve community intermediary organizations in an effort
Resources Developed by NCWD/Youth and Partners
- NCWD/Youth. (2005). Building, Developing, and Going to Scale: Grant Funded Programs for Youth in Transition - Module 1: Collaboration and Relationship Building – Module 1 in PDF, Module 1 in MS Word.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 18. (2006). Blending and Braiding Funds and Resources: The Intermediary as Facilitator.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 17. (2005). Facilitating Employer Engagement among WIB Partners: A Role for Intermediaries.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 8. (2004). Making the Connections: Growing and Supporting New Organizations: Intermediaries.
- NCWD/Youth InfoBrief, Issue 13. (2005). The Right Connections: Navigating the Workforce Development System.
- NCWD/Youth Research to Practice Brief, Issue 1. (2004). Building Lasting Connections to Employers: Developing Community-Wide Intermediaries.
Other Resources
- Training & Technical Assistance for Providers (T-TAP). Strategies: Transportation.
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families. Capacity Building Toolkits for Faith-Based and Community Organizations.
- World Institute on Disability. Making the Connections: Empowering Faith-based Asset Builders to Serve People with Disabilities.
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