Tools and Curricula

A Handbook for Program Staff, Teachers, & Community Leaders, 2nd Edition (Jan 2008)
The 2nd edition of the Youth Engaged in Leadership and Learning (YELL) curriculum is designed for school, program, and community leaders to support authentic youth participation, promote effective policies and practices to strengthen communities, and support youung people's personal growth.

Action Research Curriculum & Planning Packet (May 2006)
Action research promotes learning and community change by actively engaging youth in discovering, collecting information about, and taking action on issues that directly affect them and their communities. The action research curriculum and planning packet are developed to support high school teachers and students to integrate action research into their core curriculum. (.pdf opens in new browser windows)

Youth Budget Toolkit (Jul 2003)
This toolkit is for any community interested in undertaking the process to assess and improve its financial policies toward children and youth. The toolkit includes a process guide (including examples of "how it looks in action" and "lessons learned / process pointers"), presentations and reports, data collection materials, database, and conceptualizing aids. (.pdf open in new browser window)