Topics: Positive Youth Development

Photograph of three young people smiling and holding gardening tools.Positive Youth Development, or PYD, promotes the idea that all youth can grow up to make positive contributions to their families, schools and communities if given guidance and support from caring adults. The Family and Youth Services Bureau supports PYD in its programs and its federal partnerships. Explore the products below to learn more about PYD. (Photo courtesy of Corporation for National and Community Service.)

The Beat

New Podcast: Using Pop Music to Teach Relationship Health
February 21, 2012
In a new Youth Speak Out podcast, two young people share how they use the common language of popular music to broach a difficult subject: teen dating violence.
adolescent health and sexuality, teen dating violence, Safety, Well-being, Positive Youth Development, Relationship Violence and Sexual Exploitation

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Funding Opportunities

2012 Do Something Awards
Due Date: March 1, 2012

FY 2012 National Day of Service and Remembrance Grants
Due Date: March 14, 2012

Siemens 'We Can Change the World' Challenge
Due Date: March 15, 2012

Social Innovation Fund FY 2012
Due Date: March 27, 2012

Publications
According to the developmental systems theory, every young person grows up within a series of hoops, or environments. Over time, as a young person passes through childhood and into adulthood, each...
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Podcasts & Multimedia

Speak Up - Using what you've got to get what you want

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