Positive Youth Development
State and Local Collaboration Demonstration Project (PYDSLC)
The Family and Youth Services Bureau (DHHS) Enters 5th Year of Nine-State Positive Youth Development Demonstration.
In 2003, the Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families, DHHS, engaged James B. Hyman, Ph.D., Inc. to consult with them in designing an innovative demonstration in community youth development. The PYDSLC is a five-year project that funded nine states to launch pilot projects in a target community. The demonstration has three principal design features: (1) collaboration between the state and a local target community; (2) community engagement of adults and youth; and (3) a set of three "opportunity goals" (opportunities for: positive use of time, positive self-expression, and civic engagement) that guide the project's youth activities.
The grid below provides a summary of the projects and their collaborating partners. For additional information about the demonstration see U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Fact Sheet.
| STATE | COMMUNITY (Youth & Adults) | LEAD LOCAL COMM AGENCY | OTHER SUPPORTING PARTNER | RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH PROVIDER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ: Governor's Office, Division of Youth Development |
Murphy School District | Campfire AZ | Tumbleweed | |
| IL: DHS, Bureau of Youth Serv. & Delinquency Prevention | Bronzeville Neighborhood | Grand Boulevard Federation | Youth Network Council | Teen Living Programs |
| IA: Iowa Department of Human Rights | Iowa City | Johnson County Board of Supervisors |
Neighborhood Centers | United Actions for Youth |
| KY: University of Kentucky 4H Extension | Lexington/Fayette County | Partners for Youth Foundation | Kentucky Child Now | MASH of the Bluegrass |
| LA: Louisiana Workforce Commission | District 7, Baton Rouge |
Career Builders | Youth Oasis | |
| MA: Exec. Office of Human Services | Grove Hall, Boston |
Roxbury Children's Services - YPP | Youth Service Providers Network | Bridge Over Troubled Waters |
| NE: Dept. of Health and Human Services | NE Panhandle Native American Community | Native American Hlth. & Human Services Committee | NE Children and Families Foundation | Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelters |
| NY: Office of Youth Development, Office of Children & Family Svcs. | Sector 8 Rochester Monroe County |
Rochester-Monroe Youth Bureau | Community Place of Greater Rochester | Center for Youth Services |
| OR: Commission on Children and Families | Eugene, Oregon | Lane Co. Commission on Children and Families | Looking Glass Youth and Family Services |