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Summarizes how the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has helped to change America. Discusses the many ways in which VAWA has increased accountability and access to services and has reached underserved communities, and provides details from over 100 programs throughout the country that VAWA has helped to inspire and support.
Highlights information about the 100 Black Men of America organization. Contains details about chapters, programming, supporters, press center, conferences and events. Also details the importance of serving as role models and mentors for youth.
Summarizes the forum,A National Conversation on Police and Community Interactions on HBCU Campuses, held August 30-31, 2016 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The forum brought together student and police chiefs/campus safety executives (chiefs) representation from mostly HBCU campuses representing a broad geographic distribution of the United States.
Assists practitioners who work in a wide range of settings to understand the critical role of family acceptance and rejection in contributing to the health and well-being of adolescents who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The intent of the resource is to help practitioners implement best practices in engaging and helping families and caregivers to support their LGBT children.
Evaluates three new promising approaches to addressing food and housing insecurity. All three programs were developed by community colleges and their partners based on their local needs, resources, and opportunities.
Outlines the benefits of postsecondary completion for individuals, families, and communities; challenges with completion; and a range of promising strategies to address that community colleges have been implementing to address the varied and complex reasons that keep low-income community college students from graduating.
Describes the difficulties that first-generation college students face in applying to colleges and universities as well as finishing their higher education. The report covers financial challenges, racial disparities, and challenges with familial support.
Distills information from research literature on (1) factors that have been shown to either protect boys and young men of color from substance misuse or to mitigate risks associated with adverse experiences or situations, and (2) factors that have been shown to promote well-being and positive youth development for boys and young men of color in the U.S.
Highlights some of the challenges teachers face in meeting the needs of highly mobile students and their more stable peers. Offers recommendations to teachers based on an exploration of the literature and case studies of award-winning teachers with a variety of students in their classrooms who moved frequently.
Highlights some of the challenges teachers face in meeting the needs of highly mobile students and their more stable peers. Offers recommendations to teachers based on an exploration of the literature and case studies of award-winning teachers with a variety of students in their classrooms who moved frequently.