Using Positive Youth Development
In the US federal government, the Family and Youth Services Bureau, within the Administration for Children and Families, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, promotes the Positive Youth Development approach. The Peace Corps includes Youth Development among its major program initiatives. In addition, many local cities are adopting positive youth development as their framework to guide youth programming.
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