Title: Leave no youth behind: opportunities for Congress to reach disconnected youth.

POPLINE Document Number: 276716

Author(s):

Levin-Epstein J
Greenberg MH

Source citation:

Washington, D.C., Center for Law and Social Policy [CLASP], 2003 Jul. [111] p.

Abstract:

This report discusses six programs being considered by the 108th Congress for reauthorization, using a lens of policies to assist disconnected and at-risk youth. By bringing together these programs, this report provides a rare opportunity to identify their common challenges and concerns related to disconnected youth. The six programs are: Adult education and literacy programs of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) in Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA); Financial aid programs and programs addressing cultural and academic barriers to access to higher education under the Higher Education Act (HEA); Special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); Services and programs for homeless and runaway youth funded by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA); Services and cash assistance provided to youth under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant; and Youth services and activities funded under WIA. These six programs are certainly not the only ones that serve at-risk youth, but their reauthorizations provide an important opportunity to look across a set of key programs. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Critique
Evaluation
Youth
Disabled Persons and Disabilities
Homeless Persons
Social Policy
Family Planning Policy
Legislation
Education
Social Security
Developed Countries
North America
Americas
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Residence Characteristics
Population Distribution
Geographic Factors
Policy
Family Planning
Population Policy
Financing, Government
Financial Activities
Economic Factors