Compiled by Liam R. Kennedy
The Clarion University of Pennsylvania
School of Library Science
Rural Information Center Publication Series, No. 61, Revised edition
August 1998
Rural Information Center
National Agricultural Library
USDA/ARS
10301 Baltimore Ave., Rm. 304
Beltsville, MD 20705
(800) 633-7701 / (301) 504-5372
This publication contains material that is considered accurate, readable, and available. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily relfect the views of the United States Department of Agriculture. Inclusion of citations to publications, software, and databases in this publication does not imply product endorsement.
A major issue in rural America, for leaders, and the community, as a whole, is that of teen or youth employment and the associated out migration. What job opportunities are available to teens in rural environments and how does a community keep its youth from leaving for better jobs? Perhaps the greatest threat to non-metro communities is the loss of its youth. When youth leave a community, they, in many ways, take with them the future of that community.
Some suggest that one way to strengthen economic revitalization in rural communities is to address the issue of youth employment. What can be done to retain the youngest members of the labor pool? What works, are there model programs and examples? These questions and others are important for community leaders and businesses to address.
In taking steps to make rural communities places where young people want to stay, communities must ensure not only that young people are ready to enter the work, but that there are jobs for their youth. That entails meeting broad economic development goals that can include attracting jobs as well as creating them from within. In fact, sustainable economic development is proving to be the preferred method for retaining youth.
Much of the effort to ready young people for work is focused on preparation before the formal schooling years have ended. Critics say that there is a need to begin earlier, and that preparation needs to be relevant to the school and life experience. These are difficult issues that require community involvement and effort.
This publication seeks to provide sources of information helpful in considering this issue, and at the very least offer sources from which additional information may be gained. The author relied upon the resources of the National Agricultural Library and Rural Information Center, with supplemental use of the Libraries of the University of Maryland at College Park. Rural Youth Employment is not intended to be a comprehensive search of the literature. Rather, it is a source with which to begin a more detailed examination of the youth employment challenges that face us as a society.
1
"Attracting Youth to Agriculture: How Colleges
of Agriculture can Expand Their Role." Earl B.
Russell. Journal of Extension 31 (Winter
1993): 13-14. NAL call No.: 275.28 J82
Brief description of why and how agricultural colleges can lure more youth to their field of employment.
2Detailed, statistically supported background and context to understand the complexity and dimensions of the rural youth employment crisis/challenge.
3
Here is What We Must Do at School to Get Our
Students Ready for Work. U.S. Department of
Education. Washington, DC: Office of
Vocational and Adult Education, Department of
Education, 1992. 7 p.
Brief pamphlet provides overview of national educational goals as they relate to student preparedness for the 21st century. Somewhat dated, but commonly accepted. A checklist for setting up and assessing your school-to-work system.
4
"Improving Literacy and Employability Among
Disadvantaged Youth: The Job Corps Model."
Terry R. Johnson and Mark Troppe. Youth and
Society 23 no.3 (1992): 335-355. NAL Call
No.: HQ793.Y6.
Study offers historical perspective on the Job Corps program of the JTPA, as well as suggestions to improve its effectiveness. Detailed analysis of statistical data included. Recommends further linking educational programming with vocational training in the Job Corps. Applicable beyond the scope and reach of Job Corps.
5
Influences on Adolescents' Vocational
Development. National Center for Research in
Vocational Education. Berkeley, Calif.:
National Center for Research in Vocational
Education, University of California, 1992. 60 p.
Report on the influence of allowance arrangements, high/low risk factors, work experience, volunteerism, and gender differences on youth vocational development.
6
"Job Retention of Medical Clerical Job Training
Partnership Act Trainees in Rural Health Care
Settings." Eileen D. Trout-Ervin and Frederick
L. Morgan. Journal of Rural Health 8 no.1
(1992): 74-78. NAL Call No.: RA771.A1J68.
Focuses on efforts to train unskilled youths and adults to find and fill jobs in the medical field with support through the Job Training Partnership Act(JTPA). Emphasis is on medical field, but methods used are applicable to job training efforts in general.
7
Job Corps. Comparison of Federal Program
with State Youth Training Initiatives. United
States General Accounting Office. Washington,
DC: Health, Education, and Human Services
Division, U.S. General Accounting Office,
1996. 22 p.
Intended as a comparison of Job Corps program to similar state and local programs. Inventories features of Job Corps, California Conservation Corps, and Seaborne Conservation Corps. Appendix of state and local year round youth corps programs in included.
8
Mentor's Guide to Improved Equity in Decision
Making: Roles, Methods, and Influences.
Robert Greer. Columbus, OH: Career,
Education, and Training Associates, Inc., 1993. 34 p.
Guide for those wishing to establish a mentoring program than a mentor's guide, this brief publication is valuable to mentors too. Extensive sample forms and a resource list included.
9
"Part-Time Employment of Rural Students."
Dario Menanteau-Horta. Sociology of Rural Life
12 no. 2 (1992): 1-2, 7. NAL Call No.:
HT421.S63.
Brief analysis of survey results from fourteen rural Minnesota districts. Case-specific, but a useful overview of issues affecting most, if not all, employed students.
10
Partners in Community Leadership: Youths and
Adults working Together for Better
Communities. North Central Regional Center for
Rural Development. Ames, IA: Iowa State
University, 1993. 309 p. NAL Call No.:
HT435.P37 1993.
Thoroughly planned and organized program to be implemented and administered by Extension Service agents and community leaders. The PARTNERS program is designed to foster community development, youth leadership and youth-adult partnerships. A step-by-step plan with program modules included.
11
"Rural Youth Out migration: How Big is the
Problem and for Whom?" Robert M. Gibbs and
John B. Cromartie. Rural Development
Perspectives 10 no.1 (1994): 9-16. NAL Call
No.: aHN90.C6R78.
Additional context for understanding the significance of youth departure from rural areas.
12
"4-H Medical Professions Club: A Model to
Encourage Youth in Rural Areas to Consider
Career Opportunities in Medicine." Oscar F.
Lovelace, Jr. Journal of Agromedicine 1 no.1
(1994): 111-113. NAL Call No.: RC965.A5J68.
Brief but useful for little known aspect of 4-H programming. For ages 9-19 the medical professions club serves to foster interest of rural youth in medical careers and opportunities.
13
Career Magnets: Interviews with Students and
Staff. Amy Heebner, Robert L. Crain, David R.
Kiefer, and Yiu-Pong Si. Berkeley, CA.:
National Center for Research in Vocational
Education, University of California, 1992. 93 p.
Magnets are schools are those in which curricula focus on a specialized field of interest. Career magnet schools are dedicated to preparing students for the workplace. This report examines an application of this idea in the New York City Public Schools. Detailed descriptions of differing career magnet programs, interviews with students, and summary findings are included. Dated and urban in focus, but useful to anyone considering the role schools play in preparing youth for employment.
14
"Constructing a Culture of Community: The
Contributions of Rural Youth." Angela
Smithmier. Journal of Research in Rural
Education 10 no. 2 (1994): 89-96. NAL Call
No.: LC5146.R47.
This article is not specifically focused on rural youth employment. This study deals with the contributions students in a rural community make. A heightened sense of community among upper classmen in a town of 1,000 residents positively affected their achievements and opportunities.
15
Creating Economic Lift: Jobs, Training, and
Business Opportunities in Public and Indian
Housing. Rockville, MD.: Office of Resident
Initiatives, Office of Public and Indian Housing,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 1993. 51 p.
Compilation of case studies highlighting community based efforts to provide jobs and stimulate economies nationwide.
16
"Enhancement of Recruiting Activities to
Attract Rural Youth to Careers in Agronomy."
J. R. McKenna and D. E. Brann. Journal of
Natural Resource Life Science Education 21
no.1 (1992): 84-86. NAL Call No.: S530.J6.
Brief report on effort to attract rural youth to agronomy in Virginia. Funds for programs were supplied by Virginia Corn Board. Description of program in formative stages can serve as model for other programs for agronomy or even other fields.
17
"Factors that Influence the Career Development
of African-American and Latino Youth." Teresa
A. Fisher and Mildred B. Griggs. Journal of
Vocational Education Research 20 no.2 (1995):
57-74.
Study designed to identify some of the personal, social, and institutional factors which contributed to the career development and choice of twenty successful minority students. Not surprisingly, results suggest efforts to gain and sustain parental support, and develop self- confidence and self image can positively effect career development.
18
"Influences on Career Choice of Rural Youth
and Resulting Implications for Career
Development Programming: When Job
Awareness and Exploration are not Enough."
Carol A. Conroy. Journal of Vocational
Education Research 22 no.1 (1997): 3-19.
Multi-disciplinary study designed to determine the predictors of rural youths ideal jobs. Information gained can then be used to structure all ranges of career education and development programs. Suggests current programming falls short of potential.
19
"Mentors, Youth at Risk, and Rural Education
Programs: A Case Study." Gary J. Wingenbach.
Agricultural Education Magazine 68 no.4
(October 1995): 13-15. NAL Call No.: 275.8 Ag8.
Case-study of one man's experience as a mentor to an at-risk high school student. Despite seeming lack of success, author asks pertinent questions about the value of mentor programs, and answers them based on experience.
20
"Mentors Offer Students the Tools for Job
Success." Jennifer J. Laabs. Personnel Journal
72 no.3 (1993): 57-59. NAL Call No.: FNC
280.8 J824.
Case-study of a mentoring project in Cincinnati between Proctor and Gamble Corporation and a local high school. Useful example for mentoring projects in the making.
21
"Family Contributions to Adolescent Readiness
for School-to-Work Transition." Wendy L. Way
and Marilyn Martin Rossman. Journal of
Vocational Education Research. 21 no.2 (1996): 5-36.
Case study examined factors such as family characteristics, learning process, and career maturity (readiness for transition from school to work) to better determine the importance of the family in preparing youth for work. Results corroborate some earlier research, and further identify some characteristics of families and issues of policy that are important in preparing youth for this transition.
22
High School to Employment Transition:
Contemporary Issues. Albert J. Pautler, Jr., ed.
Ann Arbor, MI: Prakken Publications, 1994. 284 p.
Essays on background, case-studies, analyses, and proposals for school-to-work issues. Extensive appendices of career information included.
23
"Rural Dilemmas in School-to-Work Transition:
Low Skill Jobs, High Social Demands." Arnold
Danzig. Rural Educator 17 no. 3 (1996): 26-34.
Analysis of survey of thirty-three rural Arizona employers. Details employer expectations of entry-level workers and rewards. Case-specific, but applicable to local or state policy.
24
"Strategies for Developing Rural Transition
Programs." Bruno J. D'Alonzo. Rural Special
Education Quarterly. 13 no.1 (1994): 37-45.
Examines existing programs and/or approaches to "transition" programs for adolescents with disabilities. "Transition" is defined as the movement from school to employment. Suggested are strategies that provide prevocational training well in advance of the transition period. Coordinated training that involves community resources and home activities also suggested.
25
"Transitions in work and learning: implications
for assessment." Alan Lesgold, Michael J.
Fever, and Allison M. Black, eds. Washington,
DC: National Academy Press, 1997. 1 Vol.
Compilation of twelve papers and proceedings from the 1997 conference of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council. Useful sections of the book cover "The Knowledge Gap", "What is Work", and "Visions of the School-to-work Transition."
26
Youth Apprenticeship: A School-to-Work
Transition Program. Southeastern Regional
Vision for Education. Tallahassee, FL:
Southeastern regional Vision for Education,
1995. 87 p.
Thorough report on the status of youth apprenticeships in the U.S. Descriptions of types of school-to-work programs, key components, and important issues surrounding these programs included. Extensive listing of national, state, and regional organizations as potential resources, and listing of relevant publications.
27
Youth, Education and Work. Leslie Bash and
Andy Green, eds. London: Kogan Page, 1995.
290 p. NAL Call No.: L900.W67 1995.
Book discusses almost exclusively European and Australian cases; however, Chapter six by Jane Gaskell, "Gender and the School-work Transition in Canada and the USA," addresses the ways in which gender effects females transition into work. Gaskell argues that much of this barrier is enculturated through policy and procedure.
28
Career Pathways: Skill-Building Activities
Guide. Community College of Rhode Island.
Washington, DC: Office of Educational
Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of
Education, 1996. 153 p.
Guide designed for ninth through twelfth grader, and intended to relate academic skills with work-place skills to facilitate the school-to-work transition. Six "strands" focus on career occupational skills, personal skills, interpersonal relationships, applied technology skills, critical thinking skills, and understanding political, social, and economic systems.
29
Job Search: Career Planning Guide, Book 2.
Robert D. Lock. Pacific Grove, CA:
Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1996. 320 p.
Useful guide for any individual seeking employment, assisting others in the employment search, or looking to hire new employees. Covers sources of job leads, writing, research, and speaking skills, and other issues of the work world.
30
Job Skills for the 21st Century: A Guide for
Students. Lawrence K. Jones. Phoenix, AR:
Oryx Press, 1996. 209 p.
A practical guide to understanding and gaining employment. Oriented toward identifying, developing, and presenting skills needed for work. Relevant activities and self-evaluative exercises are included.
31
Peterson's Summer Jobs for Students Princeton,
NJ: Peterson's Guides, Inc., 1Vol.
Annually published. Thorough treatment of where to find summer jobs. Sections pertaining to international jobs, jobs with the National Parks Service, and working temporarily in Canada is included. State listings of job services. Thoroughly indexed by category, job title, and employer.
Listed below are Federal programs designed to provide assistance and/or funding for employment related projects and initiatives. Included are program identification numbers, program titles, responsible agencies, program objectives, and contact information. For further funding sources, please call the Rural Information Center, (800) 633-7701.
17. 251 Native American Employment and
Training Programs
AGENCY: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR
OBJECTIVES: To afford job training to Native
Americans facing serious barriers to
employment, who are in special need of such
training to obtain productive employment. To
reduce the economic disadvantages among
Indians and others of Native American descent
and to advance the economic and social
development of such people.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Headquarters Office: Division of Indian and
Native American Programs, Employment and
Training Administration, Department of Labor,
Rm. N4641, 200 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202)
219-8502. Contact: Thomas M. Dowd.
17.246 Employment and Training Assistance-Dislocated Workers
AGENCY: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR
OBJECTIVES: To assist dislocated workers
obtain unsubsidized employment through
training and related employment services using
primarily a decentralized system of State andlocal programs.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Contact appropriate
Regional Employment and Training Office.
Headquarters Office: Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor, Rm.
N5426, 200 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202)
219-5577.
27.003 Federal Student Temporary
Employment Program
AGENCY: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
OBJECTIVES: To give students an opportunity
for part-time temporary employment with
Federal agencies in order to allow them to
continue their education without interruptions
caused by financial pressures.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Headquarters Office: For Policy issues
only--Staffing Reinvention Office, Employment
Service Office of Personnel Management, 1900
E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415.
Telephone: (202) 606-0830. Contact: Christina
Gonzales Vay.
27.006 Federal Summer Employment
AGENCY: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
OBJECTIVES: To provide summer
employment primarily for college students and
high school students.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Headquarters Office: Federal employment
information is available nationwide from the
following sources: USAJOBS - OPM's Web
site: (www.usajobs.opm.gov); Federal Job
Opportunities Board (FJOB): Telephone (912)
757-3100; Touch Screen Computer Kiosks:
Located in OPM offices and Federal buildings
throughout the country. Career America
Connection (CAC) Telephone Listing System:
Atlanta, GA, (404) 331-4315; Chicago, IL,
(312) 353-6192; Dayton, OH, (513) 225-2720;
Denver, CO, (303) 969-7050; Detroit, MI, (313)
226-6950; Honolulu, HI, (808) 541-2791;
Huntsville, AL, (205) 837-0894; Kansas City,
MO, (816) 426-5702; Norfolk, VA, (757)
441-3355; Philadelphia, PA, (215) 597-7440;
Raleigh, NC, (919) 790-2822; San Antonio, TX,
(210) 805-2402; San Francisco, CA, (415)
744-5627; Seattle, WA, (206) 553-0888; Twin
Cities, MN, (612) 725-3430; Washington, DC,
(202) 606-2700; Nationwide, (912) 757-3000;
and TDD Service, (912) 744- 2299.
15.108 Indian Employment Assistance
AGENCY: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OBJECTIVES: To provide eligible American
Indians vocational training and employment
opportunities.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Applications may be
filed with the local Bureau of Indian Affairs
agency office or with the Tribal Government
administering the program.
Headquarters Office: Office of Economic
Development, Division of Job Placement and
Training, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C
Street NW, MS: 2061 MIB, Washington, DC
20240. Telephone: (202) 208-2671. Contact:
Deano Poleahla.
93.594 Tribal Work Grants
AGENCY: ADMINISTRATION FOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
OBJECTIVES: To allow Tribes to operate a
program to make work activities available to
members of the Indian tribe.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Tribes should contact
ACF Regional Offices. See Appendix IV of the
Catalog.
Headquarters Office: Office of the Director,
Office of Family Assistance, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of Health
and Human Services, 5th Floor, Aerospace
Building, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: (202)
401-9275.
17.250 Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
FEDERAL AGENCY: EMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OBJECTIVES: To establish programs to
prepare youth and adults facing serious barriers
to employment for participation in labor force
by providing job training and other services that
will result in increased employment and
earnings, increased educational and
occupational skills, and decreased welfare
dependency.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Contact appropriate
Regional Employment and Training Office.
Headquarters Office: Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20210. Contact: James M. Aaron, Director,
Office of Employment and Training Programs.
Telephone: (202) 219-5580.
84.198 Workplace Literacy Partnerships
AGENCY: OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND
ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
OBJECTIVES: Partnerships consist of at least
one entity from group (1) coupled with at least
one entity from group (2). Group (1) includes:
Business, industry, labor organizations, or
private industry councils; and group (2)
includes: State or local educational agencies,
institutions of higher education, or schools
(including area vocational schools, employment
and training agencies or community-based
organizations). Programs must be designed to
improve the productivity of the workforce
through improvement of literacy skills needed
in the workplace by: (1) Providing adult literacy
and other basic skills services and activities; (2)
providing adult secondary education services
and activities that may lead to the completion of
a high school diploma or its equivalent; (3)
meeting the literacy needs of adults with limited
English proficiency; (4) upgrading or updating
basic skills of adult workers in accordance with
changes in workplace requirements, technology
products, or processes; (5) improving the
competency of adult workers in speaking,
listening, reasoning, and problem solving; or (6)
providing education counseling, transportation,
and child care services during nonworking hours
for adult workers while they participate in a
workplace literacy project funded by the
national workplace literacy program.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Headquarters Office: Division of National
Programs or Division of Adult Education and
Literacy, Office of Vocational and Adult
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC
20202-7242. Contact: Liz Miller. Telephone:
(202) 205-9750. Internet: Elizabeth_Miller
@ed.gov.
93.674 Independent Living
AGENCY: ADMINISTRATION FOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
OBJECTIVES: To assist States and localities in
establishing and carrying out programs designed
to assist youth, with respect to whom foster care
maintenance payments are or have been made
by the State and who have attained age 16, in
making the transition from foster care to independent living.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Contact Regional
Administration for Children and Families.
Headquarters Office: Michael Ambrose,
Director, Division of Child Welfare, Children's
Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, DC
20013. Telephone: (202) 205-8740. Use the
same number for FTS.
17.207 Employment Service
AGENCY: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR
OBJECTIVES: To place persons in
employment by providing a variety of
placement-related services without charge to job
seekers and to employers seeking qualified
individuals to fill job openings.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Contact the nearest
office of the State Employment Security Agency
or the appropriate Employment and Training
Administration regional office.
Headquarters Office: Director, United States
Employment Service, Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202)
219-5257. Contact: John R, Beverly, III.
AmeriCorps members are sponsored by national, state, and local nonprofit organizations. In order to meet the specific needs of the communities they serve, local AmeriCorps sponsors recruit and train AmeriCorps members themselves. The Corporation for National Service oversees AmeriCorps.
In addition to the hundreds of local programs mentioned above, AmeriCorps also includes two national programs: AmeriCorps*NCCC and AmeriCorps*VISTA.
AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) is a full-time residential service program for men and women ages 18 through 24. AmeriCorps*NCCC members work in teams and live together in housing complexes on AmeriCorps*NCCC campuses, which are located in Perry Point, MD; Washington, DC; Charleston, SC; Denver, CO; and San Diego, CA. AmeriCorps*NCCC members focus their service on the environment, education, public safety, unmet human needs and disaster relief assistance.
AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a full-time service program for men and women age 18 and older. Members generally work individually, rather than in teams. And rather than provide direct service, such as tutoring or housing renovation, AmeriCorps*VISTA members work in nonprofit organizations, helping them expand services and reach more people. AmeriCorps*VISTA members organize "capacity-building" activities for the nonprofits they serve -- like recruiting and training community volunteers and setting up neighborhood education programs. Members of AmeriCorps*VISTA live in the low-income communities they serve.
How do you apply?
If you are interested in AmeriCorps*VISTA or AmeriCorps*NCCC, call 1-800-942-2677 and
request an application. You will apply directly to the Corporation for National Service.
If you are interested in serving in one of the hundreds of local AmeriCorps programs across the country, please see the AmeriCorps Program Directory. Review the directory for a program whose service and location appeals to you -- a program you would like to serve as an AmeriCorps member.
This is a list of professional/scholarly journals and other publications that report on issues related to rural employment and employment development. For subscription information use the addresses provided. For specific copies of any journal contact your local public library.
Agricultural Education Magazine
Agricultural Education Magazine, Inc.
10171 Suzanne Dr.
Mechanicsville, VA 23111-4028
804-746-3538
Career Development for Exceptional Individuals
Council for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Dr.
Reston, VA 22091
703-620-3660
FAX: 703-264-9494
Career Development Quarterly
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22304-3300
703-823-9800
FAX: 703-823-0252
Educational Research Quarterly
113 Greenbriar Dr.
West Monroe, LA 71291
318-274-2355
E-mail: hashway@vaxo.gram.edu
Employment and Training Reporter
M I I Publications, Inc.
1211 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-293-1740
FAX: 202-524-8960
Journal of Vocational Education Research
American Vocational Education
Research Association
Center on Education & Work
964 Educational Sciences Bldg.
1025 W. Johnson
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-8415
FAX: 608-262-9197
Journal of Vocational Behavior
Academic Press, Inc. Journal Division
525 B St., Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101-4495
619-230-1840
FAX: 619-699-6800
E-mail: apsubs@acad.com
Real Life
Career Solutions Training Group
13 E. Central Ave.
Paoli, PA 19301
610-993-8292
FAX: 610-993-8249
Rural Special Education Quarterly
American Council on Rural Special Education
RESQ Offices
PO Box 30001-3 SPE
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001
505-646-6812
S E R Network Directory
(Service, Employment, Redevelopment)
S E R - Jobs for Progress, Inc.
100 Decker Dr., Suite 200
Irving, TX 75062-2206
214-541-0616
FAX: 214-650-1860
School To Work
M I I Publications, Inc.
1211 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 705
Washington, DC 20036
202-293-1740
FAX: 202-293-0377
Straightup Magazine
Earls Court Publishing Company
4324 Barringer Dr., Suite 114
Charlotte, NC 28217-1500
704-529-6866
FAX: 704-529-6696
Teen Times
Future Homemakers of America, Inc.
1910 Association Dr.
Reston, VA 20191
703-476-4900
FAX: 703-860-2713
URL: http://www.fcclainc.org/
Youth & Society
Sage Publications, Inc.
2455 Teller Rd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
805-499-0721
FAX: 805-499-0871
E-mail: libraries@sagepub.com
URL: http://www.sagepub.com
American Youth Work Center
1200 17th St. , NW, 4th Fl.
Washington, DC 20036
202-785-0764
FAX: 202-728-0657
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
1230 W. Peachtree St., NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-815-5700
FAX: 404-815-5757
800-854-2582
The Bureau for At-Risk Youth
135 Dupont St.
PO Box 760
Plainview, NY 11803-0760
800-999-0994
E-mail: info@at-risk.com
http://www.at-risk.com
California Conservation Corps
1719 24th St.
Sacramento, CA 95816-7114
916-341-3100
800-952-5627
http://www.ccc.ca.gov
Children's Defense Fund
25 E St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-628-8787
FAX: 202-662-3530
800-233-1200
Corporation for National Service
1201 New York Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20525
202-606-5000
Covenant House
460 West 41st St.
New York, NY 10036
212-613-0300
FAX: 212-947-2478
E-mail: 103226.741@compuserve.com
Institute for Experiential Learning
1901 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 707
Washington, DC 20006
800-435-0770
FAX: 202-833-8581
E-mail: info@ielnet.org
http://www.ielnet.org
Jobs for America's Graduates
1729 King St., Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-684-9479
FAX: 703-684-9489
National Alliance of Business
1201 New York Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
800-787-2848
E-mail: info@nab.com
http://www.nab.com
National Center for Research in Vocational Education
2030 Addison St. # 1674, Suite 500
Berkeley, CA 94720-1674
510-642-4004
FAX: 510-642-2124
800-762-4093
http://vocserve.berkeley.edu
National Community Education Association
3929 Old Lee Highway, Suite 91-A
Fairfax, VA 22030-2401
703-359-8973
FAX: 703-359-0972
National Council on Employment Policy
1717 K St., NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20006
202-833-2530
FAX: 202-833-2531
National Dropout Prevention Center
205 Martin St.
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0726
http://www.dropoutprevention.org
National Youth Employment Coalition
1001 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 719
Washington, DC 20009
202-659-1064
FAX: 202-775-9733
WAVE
501 School St., SW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20024
202-484-0103
FAX: 202-488-7595
800-274-2005