Many U.S. college students are unable to meet their basic needs and struggle to secure regular food and housing. Colleges across the United States are increasingly providing support to students in the form of emergency aid, food pantries, and assistance with public benefits. Single Stop offers basic needs support via an online system and…

Many U.S. college students are unable to meet their basic needs and struggle to secure regular food and housing. Colleges across the United States have recognized the importance of helping to meet the basic needs of their students and are increasingly providing support to students in the form of emergency aid, food pantries, and assistance with…

This report focuses on the seven original Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) projects selected for funding in 2003. Three of the original seven projects were selected for a national random assignment evaluation in 2005; however, this report only focuses on program operations prior to joining the random assignment evaluation for the three…

This book is a resource for human service professionals with detailed information necessary to start, maintain, monitor, assess, and reevaluate a program targeting independence. It describes the Whole Life Program, an interdependent apartment program combined with continuing education for adults with developmental, physical, and emotional…

As mentoring programs have proliferated, considerable variation in approaches to programmatic mentoring has emerged. Concomitant confusion exists about the context, structure, and goals that constitute mentoring as a distinct intervention. This article presents a brief summary of what is currently known about different approaches to mentoring and…