Unfortunately teenagers in this country have a bad reputation. How many times have you heard parents say they dread the teenage years? They look upon it as a time fraught with trouble. No matter how much we treasure our own children, when we think of teenagers as a group, our thoughts turn to those who […]
Youth at Risk
It is not news to the youth-serving community that something new is afoot regarding how we think about and work with youth. Well known is the stir on the national level: President Bush’s YES initiative; numerous pieces of congressional legislation whose proposals range from school-based programs through conservation and urban corps to mandated national service. […]
Youth as Resources
That’s More Than a Hopeful Notion It’s the Premise for a Successful Program Youth As Resources, That Gives Young People a Real Stake in Their Communities. Society seems not to pay much attention to adolescents until they cross a pathological line into violent crime, teenage pregnancy, psychiatric distress, running away or attempting suicide. Then we […]
The National Crime Prevention Council
“I am my brother’s keeper.” Roger Herrera, 15 year old student, Dallas, Texas at NCPC’s training, Washington, DC in February, 1986 Roger Herrera’s remark beautifully embodies the National Crime Prevention Council’s beliefs which undergird our programs for teens-the affirmation that teens are part of something larger, that teens can (and have a desire to) take responsibility […]
