Youth resources

Education Resources

• Helping Children Cope with Disaster
  A guide from FEMA and the American Red Cross.
• State Departments of Education
  These links provide information about school closings, school records, etc.
• National Endowment for the Humanities
  NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
• The Institute of Museum and Library Services
  The Institute fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's 15,000 museums and 122,000 libraries.

Employment Resources

• The Department of Labor- Youth Labor
  The Department of Labor posts special Web pages for young people that provide information on topics ranging from student volunteerism to job safety.
• National H.I.R.E. Network
  The National H.I.R.E. Network provides training and technical assistance to agencies working to improve the employment prospects for people with criminal records.

Housing Resources

• The National Housing Institute
  The National Housing Institute was founded in 1975 as an independent nonprofit organization that examines the issues causing the crisis in housing and community in America.

Juvenile Justice Resources

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• ExOffender.org
• ExOffender.org is a service directory designed to help men and women ready to re- enter society make the transition as worry-free and simple as possible.
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.

Peer-to-Peer Resources

• National Service Learning Clearinghouse
• Offers "Hurricane Relief Service-Learning Resources and Tools," which provides information on what youth are doing to help, news, lesson plans for educators, and suggestions on how youth can get involved in the relief effort.
• Do Something
  Do Something celebrates young people who have dared to dream up and pursue their own community change ideas.
• Youth Service America
  Resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people in America.
• Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
  FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences.

General

• Institute for Intergovernmental Research
  Comprehensive approach to youth gangs, crime, violence and schools, gangs and drugs/violence and drugs.