Visit the organizations below for information on the following topics:

Poverty and Youth | Health | Foster Care | Youth Employment | Education
Juvenile Justice | Resources for DCAYA Members | Member Organizations DC Policy Makers

Poverty and Youth

Resources for learning about the state of poverty and DC youth

• Brookings Institution
• DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
• Kids Count DC 2006
• Urban Institute

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Health

Resources for learning about the health of DC’s youth, including HIV/AIDS and teen pregnancy prevention

• DC Assembly for School-Based Health
• DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
• DC Action for Healthy Kids Program Directory
• DC Primary Care Association
• Metro TeenAIDS
• Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL)
• Urban Institute
• Young Women's Project
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance report

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Foster Care

Resources for learning about the DC foster care system

• DC Action for Children
• Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center
• Kids Peace
• Young Women's Project

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Youth Employment

Resources for learning about youth employment in DC

• Latin American Youth Center
• Youth Action Research Group

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Education

Resources for learning about DC’s educational system

• Parent Watch, Inc
• Youth Education Alliance

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Juvenile Justice

Resources for learning about DC’s juvenile justice system

• Critical Resistance DC
• Facilitating Leadership in Youth (FLY)
• Human Rights Watch
• Justice 4 DC Youth! Coalition
• National Center for Youth Law
• Peaceaholics

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Resources for DCAYA members

• DC Office of Partnerships and Grant Development: Grant Funding Alert
• DC Youth Development Plan
• Justice for DC Youth Action Packet

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Member Organizations

• Links to member organizations can be found on our Members page

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DC Policy Makers

• DC City Council
• DC Government Home Page
• DC Board of Education

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