YDRF - Youth Development & Research Fund, Inc.


Join Us and Our Friends at One or All of the Upcoming Coming Conferences

Improve Engagement and Retention


More Conferences Indianapolis Youth Engagement Institute Thursday September 28, 2006: 8:30-4:30 At the Indianapolis Youth Engagement Institute (IYEI), you will learn proven and innovative techniques to improve youth engagement through the use of YDRF's Youth Cultural Competence (YCC) method: the active use of youth involvement, youth popular culture and positive peer influence to promote workforce and educational achievement. Youth advocates can spend the day with Tonie Jackson, one of YDRF's lead training specialist, as he spotlights how to effectively get the message across about the importance of education and work experience, especially education and putting a dollar figure on their education. YCC is a revolution in empowering youth programs. It's an entirely new method of having programs effectively connect with youth and then using youth to produce more positive program outcomes for their peers and programs alike. Details

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Hear Edward DeJesus, YDRF President and Founder at one of the upcoming Conferences. Join the YDRF team and learn more about Youth Cultural Competence and ways to use it to improve youth engagement and retention.

YouthBuild Transformation Institute

The YouthBuild Transformation Institute provides opportunities to learn the research and theory on effective youth work, discover and practice new skills, spread promising and effective approaches, and build relationships and alliances which can accelerate the work of youth transformation. Past attendees have included program directors, frontline staff, funders, and policy-makers from the youth development, youth employment, juvenile justice, and alternative education arenas.

DATE: Tuesday, October 24 - Thursday, October 26, 2006

LOCATION: Atlanta, GA

The 2006 National Youth Development Symposium

The goal of the 7th Annual National Youth Development Symposium is to provide best practices and program guidance to workforce development professionals who serve youth. Our intent is to provide support for those dedicated individuals working to be a strong foundation for youth and to provide them with the necessary tools to enter the workforce as productive adults. Workshop topical areas include: . Engaging youth with their future, young men with their communities, hardest-to-serve youth with programs that can help them, and adult youth workers with the youth they serve. . Educating youth in ways that meet the new demands of the 21st Century workplace - technology, teamwork, literacy & numeracy, online learning, career academies and alternative education, internships, online learning. . Employing youth in good jobs with opportunities to learn and advance by satisfying the business needs of employers.

DATE: December 4-7, 2006

LOCATION: Chicago, IL

Mountaintop Economic Summit

The Mountaintop Economic Summit is a ground- breaking event attracting participants from all over the Midwest . Our mission is ambitious: the conference is designed to forge partnerships between business, church and civic leaders which will lead to jobs and prosperity through economic development projects.

DATE: Oct 12 -14

TIME: Cincinnati, Ohio

LOCATION: Sheraton

Join us and learn more about YCC. YCC is a revolution in empowering youth programs. It's an entirely new method of having programs effectively connect with youth and then using youth to produce more positive outcomes for their peers and programs alike.

See You Soon.

Edward DeJesus

Youth Development and Research Fund

email: ed@ydrf.com

phone: 3012162566

web: http://www.ydrf.com

Recruitment and Orientation Manual Available

Start off Your Program Year with the Numbers You Need. YDRF has just released the Recruitment and Orientation Manual. In the manual you will receive: -3 Signature YDRF Recruitment Activities 3- Creative Orientation Activities 3 Ongoing Activities to promote student retention and participation 10 1.5 instructional activities designed to promote student retention and engagement. Let YDRF help you with recruitment. Order today and save.

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First 40 to register gets Free Copy of Countering the Urban Influence

The new book by YDRF President, Edward DeJesus, Countering the Urban Influence (CUI) is a must-read for anyone working with youth aged 12 - 24. CUI is a personal narrative based of DeJesus' experience working with at-risk youth in New York City. It tells a story of inspiration, heartache and what it takes to help young adults make it beyond the streets. DeJesus speaks about the importance of positive peer groups, positive caring adults, genuine opportunities to work and learn, and the need for supportive organizations (the social protectors) in the lives of all youth. Be one of the first 40 to sign up for a YDRF workshop and get CUI for free.