Helping youth reach their full potential

The National Collaboration for Youth (NCY), a 40-year old affinity group, is a coalition of the National Assembly member organizations that have a significant interest in youth development. Members of NCY include more than 50 national, non-profit, youth development organizations.

Its mission is to provide a united voice as advocates for youth to improve the conditions of young people in America, and to help young people reach their full potential.

Collectively, the member organizations of the National Collaboration for Youth

  • Serve more than 40 million young people
  • Employ over 100,000 paid staff
  • Utilize more than six million volunteers
  • Have a physical presence in virtually every community in America
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Children Would Be Better Off Under House Health Bill  1/14/2010
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that by 2019, 36 million people who otherwise would be uninsured would gain coverage under the bill, a number that includes millions of children.
Senate Committee Passes Act Protecting Youth in the Criminal Justice System  1/14/2010
Last month the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
Child Welfare Workforce Legislation Introduced  1/14/2010
Introduced last month, the Child Welfare Workforce Improvement Act calls for a comprehensive study of child welfare staff including compensation, academic degrees held, education and training received, and factors contributing to turnover.
Subsidies in Senate Health Bill Inadequate for Low Income Families  1/14/2010
In the Senate bill, the premiums and deductibles that many low income families would be charged could squeeze their budgets, leaving them with the difficult choice of paying for health care or paying for other necessities.
Legislation Would Prevent Restraint and Seclusion in Schools  1/14/2010
Introduced last month, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act establishes minimum standards regulating the use of restraint and seclusion in schools.
SNAP Participation Rates Continue to Rise  1/14/2010
Between August 2008 and August 2009, the number of people receiving SNAP benefits (formally known as food stamps) increased 24%.

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President Obama Releases FY2011 Budget Proposal  2/1/2010

Today, President Obama released his FY2011 Budget. View the budget release.

For a full report on the FY2011 budget come to the NCY Washington Group monthly meeting tomorrow, February 2nd, at 1:30 PM. Meeting is held at the NHSA Offices on 1319 F Street, Suite 402 and will feature a presentation on the budget from Joan Huffer, Director of the Federal Budget Project at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities.

NCY Submits Comments in Response to Corporation's FY2010 NOFA  1/15/2010

The National Collaboration for Youth has submitted comments in response to the Corporation’s Fiscal Year 2010 Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for Social Innovation Fund Awards. The Corporation released a draft Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the $50 million Social Innovation Fund (SIF) which will provide $50 million in funding to 5-7 intermediary grantees that will, in turn, provide subgrants of $100,000 or more per year for 3-5 years to other nonprofits for innovative programs in low-income communities.
View the NCY’s comment letter»

Webinar on Good Intentions: The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens Today Research Findings  12/9/2009

The Girl Scouts Research Institute and the National Collaboration for Youth held a webinar today to share research findings from Good Intentions: The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens Today (2009), a national study conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) in partnership with Harris Interactive. Click here to view the full report was released on December 2nd.

The study explores what youth today value and how they go about making decisions, based on research conducted with 3,263 3rd- to 12th-graders from around the country. This work builds on a study published in 1989 by GSUSA and paints an encouraging picture about a generation of youth responsible to themselves and to others, and who value diversity, acceptance, and community involvement. It also highlights the important role that adults play in helping girls actualize their good intentions.

Click here to view the webinar slides.

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House Appropriations Subcommittee passes Labor-H bill  7/15/2009
The National Collaboration for Youth has put together a chart of priority agencies and programs with funding numbers from the bill. Full committee will mark up the bill this week. Read the Chairman’s summary.
NCY Support Letter on Child Protection Improvements Act  6/24/2009
This letter supported by MENTOR, YMCA of the USA, First Focus and the NCY thanks the original sponsors (Sens. Schumer & Ensign,  Reps. Schiff, Conyers and Mike Rogers) of the Child Protection Improvements Act for introducing the legislation. The Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 would create a permanent national system making FBI fingerprint searches accessible to youth-serving organizations. The bill creates an applicant processing center to conduct FBI fingerprint searches for child and youth-serving organizations-in a streamlined and efficient way and at a reasonable cost.  View the letter.

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