Youth
Subtitle: the American agenda : a report of the Cooperative Extension System National Initiative Task Force on Youth at Risk
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Extension Service and Land-Grant University Cooperative Extension Services
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Social work with youth; Youth; Counseling of; Conduct of life
Description: Abstract: This report outlines the first steps necessary to implement Cooperative Extension's agenda for addressing the critical needs of youth. The report addresses the topic of youth at risk, beginning with the key roles of educators and the community, followed by economic and social consequences. The Cooperative Extension initiative is described including the eight critical needs identified by the system. These needs are self-esteem, careers and employment skills, fitness and health, reading and technological literacy, parental support, child care, decision-making skills, and futuring. Next, the report lists model programs developed by Cooperative Extension. Last, strategies for implementing change are discussed.
Notes: "May 1989."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-15).