Podcasts and Multimedia: Positive Youth Development

March 26, 2012

Norman Hicks has devoted his life to helping the homeless, in part because he used to be homeless himself. He talks to NCFY about the two adults that changed his life when he was a teenager.

Length: 3:47 | Size: 3.5 MB | Transcript

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March 02, 2012

Photograph of Forrest Vest, copyright M. Scott Moon Forrest Vest is a formerly homeless 19 year-old who is starting a new foundation with help from a family friend, Debbie Michael. In this podcast, the two explain why youth who know the streets can be powerful advocates for change.

Time: 4:45 | Size: 4.6 MB | Transcript

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January 23, 2012

Maggie, Garney and Zach all used to be homeless, but they've now all found their own unique ways to stay healthy and happy. In this roundtable discussion, they define and explain well-being, one of the Family and Youth Services Bureau's four outcomes for runaway and homeless youth.

Time: 5:09 | Size: 4.8 MB | Transcript

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January 03, 2012

Photograph of Karl Kallgren.Karl Kallgren, director of the Union City Sustained Youth Development Project, talks to NCFY about the highly personalized youth program that has helped teen pregnancy rates drop by 20 percent in this rural Pennsylvania community.

Time: 4:00 | Size: 3.7 MB | Transcript

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April 04, 2011

A member of two prominent youth advocacy boards explains how leadership opportunities can help young people overcome experiences with bullying.

Time: 3:25 | Size: 3.2 MB | Transcript

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September 15, 2010

Two young women discuss their attempts to understand dating violence in their Chicago neighborhood and what they and other teens are doing about the problem.

Time: 6:50 | Size: 4 MB | Transcript

 

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March 12, 2010

Two team members from Jacksonville’s Project S.O.S. program describe how their original play, "Live Like it Counts," has helped convey the benefits of healthy youth lifestyles and sexual abstinence to a larger audience.

Time: 8:21 | Size: 7.6 MB | Transcript

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January 13, 2010

Six high school girls talk about the benefits of mentoring and community service through Baltimore’s Young Women in Action Initiative.

Time: 7:11 | Size: 6.6 MB | Transcript

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November 19, 2009

NCFY speaks to two Native American young people to get their perspectives on the importance, and challenges, of Native youth leadership.
Time: 7:43 | Size: 7 MB | Transcript

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April 17, 2009

Three young men and a youth development expert advise abstinence educators on how to best reach teen guys with the abstinence message.
Time: 12:21 | Size: 11.3 MB | Transcript

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January 13, 2009

A group of young volunteers explain what inspired them to give back to their communities.

Time: 06:43 | Size: 8.3 MB | Transcript

 

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March 21, 2008

NCFY talks to two young people about how youth leadership has challenged and inspired them.
Time: 11:45 | Size: 13.4 MB | Transcript
 

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