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Resources are available to support community educational programs for at-risk children, youth, and families and are based on locally identified needs, and soundly grounded in research. The resources also help local projects to integrate programming into ongoing Extension programs for children, youth, and families—ensuring that at-risk, low-income children, youth, and families continue to be part of Extension and 4-H programs and have access to resources and educational opportunities.

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Inclusion for Immigrant and Refugee Youth in 4-H for Practitioners

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Video

A webinar on inclusion as it relates to immigrant and refugee youth in 4-H. The webinar covers social, cultural, and emotional conditions that can affect program participation for immigrant and refugee youth; the impacts of these conditions on immigrant and refugee youth and their families; and promising practices for engaging immigrant and refugee youth. 

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Authors

Marilu Andon, University of Illinois

Anindita Das, Iowa State University

Mitchell Mason, University of Maine

CYFAR Common Measures Reporting Template

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How To Guide

 

The following template has been designed to ease your reporting of Common Measures data. 

There are two pieces in this reporting package:

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Empowering Program Teams to Use Data for Sustaining

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Video

A webinar outlining ways to promote and cultivate sustainability within CYFAR programming. The webinar explains CYFAR's role in sustainability, the PSAT, how grantees score, and how to use PSAT results.

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Authors

Dr. Phillip L. Ealy, The Pennsylvania University CYFAR Coaching Coordinator 

Dr. Autumn Cano-Guin, North Carolina State University CYFAR Coach

CYFAR Program Quality Instrument, Youth (PQI-Youth) Survey and Administration Guide

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How To Guide

The CYFAR Program Quality Instrument (PQI) is a 19-item survey measuring the essential elements of youth program quality.  This document includes the survey, reliability and validity information, administration guide, scoring instructions, acknowledgements and list of publications using the PQI.

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There Is No Normal

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Video

From happy to sad, anxious to relieved, frustrated to energized - our lives are filled with emotions. Emotions can help us respond to a crisis, motivate us to advocacy and action, or leave us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us what it means to live in a society under heightened stress and we are seeing the daily impact of this stress on the lives of children, youth, and families. In this webinar, join Dr.

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CYFAR Youth Common Measures 2022

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Research Report

A CYFAR PDF Report which details the CYFAR Common Measures. It assesses CYFAR youth (grades 3-12) in three main domains: resilience, life skills, and program quality. The report provides the data from CYFAR Common Measures in 2022.

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CYFAR Common Measures Administration Guide

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How To Guide

A CYFAR document providing a guide to assess outcomes for CYFAR funded programs. This administration guide was created to help CYFAR grantees better prepare to administer survey measures.

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CYFAR Survey Builder Guide

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How To Guide

A CYFAR document providing a step-by-step guide to creating a program survey and viewing datasets.

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Generational Volunteering

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Video

A CYFAR webinar providing an overview of generational volunteering. 

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Authors

Dr. Rachelle Vettern

Using the CYFAR Common Measures

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Video

A CYFAR webinar providing an overview of the CYFAR Common Measures required as part of CYFAR grants. The data collected is used by USDA–NIFA as one of many tools to fight for CYFAR dollars in congress. This webinar will briefly discusses the CYFAR Common Measures, but most time will be spent on best practices for implementation.  

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Authors

Dr. Suzanne van den Hoogenhof and Ms. Samantha Grant 

Applied Performance Psychology in High-Stress Environments

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Video

As humans, everything we do begins with a thought, and the quality of that thought has a direct impact on the next thing we do. This presentation and discussion will introduce overarching concepts pertaining to performance psychology as applied in high stress situations. Specific self-awareness and self-regulation skills will be shared by the Penn State University Athletic Department's Performance Psychology Services Team.

Authors

Adrianna Napoletano, MEd, CMPC; Carl J. Ohlson, PhD, CMPC; Pennsylvania State University, Performance Psychology Services

Logic Model Builder Overview for Potential New CYFAR Grants

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Video

A webinar presented by the Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) Professional Development and Technical Assistance (PDTA) Center that provides an overview of how the CYFAR Logic Model Builder works, its components, and use in developing logic models.

Authors

Stephanie Nunn, Suzanne van den Hoogenhof

CYFAR Return on Investment Study

A study that explores potential positive returns from the CYFAR Initiative's financial investment. Developed by the Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) Professional Development and Technical Assistance (PDTA) Center on behalf of NIFA.

Implementation Evaluations

Learn about the core components of implementation evaluation and explore questions and designs to carry out these evaluations through case examples. Webinar presented by Dr. Tatiana Bustos.

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Engaging Youth

The benefits of high-quality out-of-school-time programs are well known but ways to persuade youth to stay engaged are not. Several studies that shed light on youth engagement are discussed below.

More Time for Teens is a report issued at the midpoint of a three-year study into participation by 432 youth at 10 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, starting when the youth are in seventh and eighth grades. It was conducted by a firm called Public/Private Ventures.

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Authors

Trudy Dunham

Building a Better Fundraising and Resourcing Strategy

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Video

One of the goals of CYFAR grants is to be sustainable after 5-years of funding.  Understanding how to cultivate relationships while building partnerships is a key part of sustainability.  Relationships are also important before asking for time, space, volunteers, funding or other resources.  The Fundraising Academy's Cause Selling Education will significantly increase fundraising, including gaining other resources, through the idea of building relationships first.  This educati

Diversity and Youth Development

Type
Video

A YouTube video webinar that addresses the importance of diversity and how it  affects those working in youth development programs. The short video describes how to appropriately incorporate diversity into personal awareness in order to create inclusive youth development programs. 

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Authors

Dr. Corliss Outley

Embedding a Racial Equity Perspective in the Positive Youth Development Approach

A April 2020 Child Trends PDF that highlights the importance of including racial equity in positive youth development approaches. The PDF contains examples of programs and initiatives that showcase ways embedding racial equity looks like in programs.

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Authors

Zakia Redd, Kristin Moore, Kristine Andrews

Framework for Stakeholder Inclusion in the Technology Planning Process

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Abstract

A Pennsylvania State University article that provides the framework of including stakeholders as a part of the strategic planning process for successful technology initiatives. The article helps identify who stakeholders are and how to include opportunities for stakeholders to participate. 

Authors

The CoAction Lab at the Pennsylvania State University

Recommendations for Nonprofits to Leverage Technology

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How To Guide
Research Brief

A brief Arizona State University blog post that provides tips and recommendations on how nonprofit programs can utilize technology to maximize their program's impact and outreach. The six tips outline factors to keep in mind when using technology to raise funding and awareness.

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Authors

Kim Roe

Preparing for Your Next Virtual Stakeholder Meeting

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How To Guide
Video

A training webinar video by DaSy The Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data system that provides information on how to effectively use technology platforms as an advantage. Technology tips are provided on how to virtually engage stakeholders and the audience for project meetings.

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Authors

Tony Ruggiero, Andrea Schanbacher