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A
listing of Teen/Youth Court Programs in Wisconsin. For a more
printable version, you can go directly to: http://www.youthcourt.net/United_States/wisconsinprint.htm
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The Asset-Based
Community Development Institute
"The Asset-Based Community Development
Institute (ABCD), established in 1995 by the Community Development
Program at Northwestern University's Institute for Policy
Research, is built upon three decades of community development
research by John Kretzmann and John L. McKnight. The ABCD
Institute spreads its findings on capacity-building community
development in two ways: (1) through extensive and substantial
interactions with community builders, and (2) by producing
practical resources and tools for community builders to
identify, nurture, and mobilize neighborhood assets. The
ABCD Institute is funded by the Chicago Community Trust
in consultation with the Kinship Foundation."
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The Center for Community Change (CCC)
helps poor people to improve their communities and change
policies and institutions that affec their lives by developing
their own strong organizations. This web site provides
information on housing and community development, changing
policies, building organizations, and offers information
on publications for sale.
National
Youth Court Center
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"The
National Youth Court Center (NYCC). . . . provides training
and technical assistance and serves as an information clearinghouse
to youth court programs in the United States. . . . The
Center aims to assist communities in developing and operating
effective youth court program models that strengthen the
ability of the juvenile justice system to hold youths accountable
for their behavior, while enhancing public safety through
active youth participation in the juvenile justice system."
Also find a listing of Teen/Youth Court Programs in Wisconsin
through the State/Local
Resources listing above.
"Neighborhoods Online was created
in 1995 by the Institute for the Study of Civic Values and
as an online resource center for America's neighborhood
builders--people who work through grassroots organizations,
as volunteers, and in government to build strong neighborhoods
and communities throughout the country." This excellent
site provides information on organizing, cities, community
development, education, crime, the environment, health,
human services, and more. Find links to sources on statistical
data, news, community networking, various community issues,
and more.
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