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Leading, Learning, and Unleashing Potential: Youth Leadership and Civic Engagement
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Wheeler, Wendy; Edlebeck, Carolyn – New Directions for Youth Development, 2006
The Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development is a Washington, D.C.-based organization engaged in programming, research, and policy development related to youth civic engagement. Its mission is to unleash the potential of youth, adults, organizations, and communities to engage together in creating a just and equitable society. Strong…
Descriptors: Youth Leaders, Community Programs, Intergenerational Programs, Change Strategies
University-Assisted Community School Program of West Philadelphia: Democratic Partnerships that Make a Difference
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Harkavy, Ira – New Directions for Youth Development, 2005
The partnerships described in this article represent the fruits of two decades of collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), community organizations, and the public schools in Philadelphia (particularly schools in West Philadelphia, where Penn is located). Penn's Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) has worked with other…
Descriptors: School Activities, Community Schools, Educational Change, Community Organizations