A guidebook to help communities tackle the school dropout crisis commissioned by America's Promise Alliance.

This updated brief describes instruments and tools to be used for program evaluation. Updated in August 2008, the publication includes many new tools that have become available since initial publication in 2005.

A report from Child Trends provides a developmental perspective on what competencies young people need to be ready for college, the workplace, and the transition to adulthood. The report identifies gaps in the criteria used by colleges and employers, and also strengths valued by colleges and employers that are largely overlooked in youth development research.

A unique collection of resources focusing on contemporary family issues designed for parents, professionals, and community leaders, particularly those who serve children and youth. Sponsored by The Council on Children and Families.

WCA has published "Westchester Children by the Numbers," a book and database containing information on issues such as housing, education and health, that have a significant impact on children’s lives. It catagorizes data by municipality and ethnic/racial group, to present a more truthful and useful picture of children’s lives in Westchester’s diverse and disparate communities. DataFinder allows you to search the database.

Printable information on child care from services to charts and data. (Acrobat Reader required.)

Recent studies show that children become more aggressive, both verbally and physcially, when they play violent video games. Read more about these findings.