Development & Leadership Programs

American Youth Foundation

Works to inspire people to discover and develop their personal best, to seek balance in mental, physical, social and spiritual living and to make a positive difference in their communities and in the wider world.
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Blazing the Trail: A New Direction for Youth Development & Youth Leadership

Report from the Blazing the Trail Summit which was held August 16-17, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Summit focused on what needs to be done to improve policies and practices in youth development and leadership, and to ensure that youth with disabilities have the same opportunities available to all other youth. The entire report may be downloaded in PDF or Word formats.

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High School/High Tech

Provides students with disabilities the opportunity to explore exciting careers in science, mathematics and technology.
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf - Explore Your Future Program

Week-long summer career exploration program for college-bound high school sophomores and juniors with hearing loss held at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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National Youth Leadership Network

Promotes leadership development, education, employment, independent living, and health and wellness among young leaders.
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Project SEARCH

The Department of Labor's (DOL) Frances Perkins Building now serves as a school house and workplace for up to a dozen DC high school seniors with cognitive disabilities participating in a program called Project SEARCH. Each day students report to DOL to learn employability skills in the classroom and job skills while participating in three internships during the year. View photos from the Project SEARCH 2010 graduation ceremony.

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Work-Based Learning Jump Start

Provides information about supervised programs sponsored by an education or training organization that links knowledge gained at the worksite with a planned program of study.
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