scholarly journals LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Support: An Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities Within 4-H

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-51
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Rand ◽  
Megan S. Paceley ◽  
Jessica N. Fish ◽  
Sloan Okrey Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Staff Support ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Youth Community

LGBTQ+ youth experience health disparities compared with heterosexual and cisgender youth. Community-based, positive youth development organizations are an important resource to support and affirm LGBTQ+ youth. This study aimed to identify the opportunities and challenges in supporting LGBTQ+ youth within 4-H. The study took place in one state in the United States within a 4-H program and employed qualitative, community-based methods using SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analyses and focus groups of 4-H staff, support staff, volunteers, and youth participants. The majority of participants were White and middle class with direct connections to the 4-H program. Thematic analyses were conducted by multiple analysts until consensus was reached. Challenges and opportunities emerged in 3 themes: (a) organizational climate; (b) policies and procedures; and (c) training, education, and resources. Two additional themes included opportunities only: (a) community engagement and (b) youth-specific resources. This study has important implications for the 4-H program, rural community practice, and research, including strategies to improve LGBTQ+ inclusivity through education, programs and policies, hiring, and community partnerships. Additionally, this study highlights the opportunity and unique positionality of the 4-H program to amplify youth voices in the creation of youth-specific resources.

Analysis of GLBTQ Youth Community-Based Programs in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (9) ◽  
pp. 1289-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth D. Allen ◽  
Phillip L. Hammack ◽  
Heather L. Himes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
Youth Community ◽  
Glbtq Youth

Worker Centers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice B. Gates
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Planned Change ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Settlement Houses ◽  
Worker Centers ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
State And Local

This entry describes worker centers as new sites of community practice. Worker centers are community-based organizations focused on the needs of low-wage and immigrant workers. This new organizational form emerged most prominently in the United States since the mid-1990s, largely in response to concerns about workplace abuses in low-wage and informal sectors. Drawing on multiple traditions, including labor unions, settlement houses, and ethnic agencies, worker centers offer a hybrid approach to planned change: They support workers organizing for collective action, provide direct services, and advocate for policy change at state and local levels. In the last decade, worker centers have led the efforts to pass legislation protecting domestic workers and helped low-wage workers win millions of dollars in lost or stolen wages from employers. These and other notable examples of U.S. worker centers’ contributions to community practice and social justice will be discussed.

First- and Second-Hand Experiences of Enacted Stigma Among LGBTQ Youth

2019 ◽  
pp. 105984051986309
Author(s):  
Amy L. Gower ◽  
Cheryl Ann B. Valdez ◽  
Ryan J. Watson ◽  
Marla E. Eisenberg ◽  
Christopher J. Mehus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Enacted Stigma

Research on enacted stigma, or stigma- and bias-based victimization, including bullying and harassment, among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth often focuses on one context (e.g., school) or one form (e.g., bullying or microaggressions), which limits our understanding of these experiences. We conducted qualitative go-along interviews with 66 LGBTQ adolescents (14–19 years) in urban, suburban, town, and rural locations in the United States and Canada identified through purposive and snowball sampling. Forty-six participants (70%) described at least one instance of enacted stigma. Three primary themes emerged: (1) enacted stigma occurred in many contexts; (2) enacted stigma restricted movement; and (3) second-hand accounts of enacted stigma shaped perceptions of safety. Efforts to improve well-being among LGBTQ youth must address the diverse forms and contexts of enacted stigma that youth experience, which limit freedom of movement and potential access to opportunities that encourage positive youth development. School nurses can play a critical role in reducing enacted stigma in schools and in collaboration with community partners.

Gender, Justice, and Youth Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 802-830
Author(s):  
Francine T. Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Community Based

From the time the first US training school for girls was opened in 1856 to today, girls have been over-represented in the juvenile justice system for behaviors that stem from trauma, and the justice system has been used to promote a narrow and typical view of female gender-conforming behavior. This chapter examines the pathways girls and LGBTQ youth take into and through the juvenile justice system to show disparate impact on black girls, girls with child-welfare histories, girls who experience violence in their homes, girls with mental and behavioral health issues, and girls and LGBTQ youth who are victims of sex trafficking. In all these categories, best practices would reduce juvenile and criminal justice system involvement in favor of community-based, positive developmental solutions. Some of those more promising and evidence-based solutions are provided at the conclusion of the chapter.

scholarly journals Youth Mainstreaming in Pacific Development: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kesaya Baba
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Development Agencies ◽  
Development Outcomes

<p>Development outcomes are poor for young people in the Pacific and show little hope of improving without a concerted, collaborative effort. This research seeks to explore the concept and practice of youth mainstreaming (YM) and the challenges and opportunities for it in New Zealand-based development agencies as a means to achieve these better outcomes. Currently there is little scholarly literature about YM, particularly in the Pacific. This research employs a mixed methods methodology comprising four methods: a literature review, interviews with regional stakeholders based in the Pacific, an exploratory multi-case study of three New Zealand (NZ) development agencies and a questionnaire. The findings suggest that while youth are accounted for in the work of many NZ development agencies working in the Pacific, mainstreaming of youth perspectives is limited, often to youth-specific projects. Challenges to YM include a lack of staff knowledge and skills in YM, a lack of knowledge about youth development and limited resources. However, despite these challenges, there is willingness among New Zealand development agencies to learn about youth development and cooperate with each other. This is likely driven by the fact that youth development fits with a number of mandates, be they rights-based, community-based or focused on economic growth. This thesis provides some recommendations to NZ development agencies about how to mainstream youth in their operations. Ultimately, the aim of this thesis is to develop industry knowledge and dialogue about youth development in the Pacific and encourage greater inclusion of youth in development initiatives in the region.</p>

scholarly journals "We Created that Space with Everybody:" Constructing a Community-Based Space of Belonging and Familia in a Latina/o Youth Group

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julissa Ventura
Keyword(s):  
Latino Youth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Youth Group ◽  
Cultural Wealth ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Gateway Cities ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Midwestern City

As the Latino population grows across the United States and particularly in places outside traditional gateway cities, questions arise around the challenges and opportunities for Latinos in these new areas of settlement. Situated within this context of Latino demographic change, this article examines the construction of a youth-led, grassroots Latino youth group in a mid-sized, Midwestern city. Through a community cultural wealth (Yosso, 2005) and social justice development framework (Ginwright & Cammarota, 2002), this article highlights how Latino youth and adult community allies constructed a space of belonging where youth shared their experiences and knowledge. In the group youth built upon their familial and navigational capital and developed self and social awareness. This youth constructed space differed greatly from the schools youth attended. Drawing from a 16-week, ethnographically informed study this article suggests that when youth are given an opportunity to create and lead their own space, they can provide powerful insight and perspective on educational issues. The findings from this study have implications for educators, youth workers, and policymakers looking for ways to build more engaging, culturally-relevant classrooms and programs for Latina/o students.

Community-Based Education Practices in Resettlement: Insights from the Blacksburg Refugee Partnership

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared A Keyel
Keyword(s):  
Service Provision ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
College Town ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Education ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Education is a key component of the processes refugees undertake to (re)establish their lives in their new communities. In many cases too, displaced individuals have had interruptions in their education paths. In the United States context, nonprofit and community organizations provide essential services to supplement publicly funded resettlement and educational programs. The Blacksburg Refugee Partnership (BRP) has been filling service provision gaps in Southwest Virginia for a group of resettled refugee households since late 2016. BRP provides tutoring, English as a Second Language (ESL) training, and summer supplemental programming. Based upon an interview with BRP’s Education Coordinators and a survey of leaders and volunteers in September 2018, this article explores the organization’s work, connecting it to challenges and opportunities similar education initiatives encounter. I organize research results around three primary themes: the benefits of resettlement in a “college town” and the importance of leveraging university resources; the complexity of volunteer-led programming; and the need for comprehensive services to facilitate students’ education. I conclude by sketching the implications of this case for other educational initiatives serving refugees.

scholarly journals Youth Mainstreaming in Pacific Development: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kesaya Baba
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Development Agencies ◽  
Development Outcomes

<p>Development outcomes are poor for young people in the Pacific and show little hope of improving without a concerted, collaborative effort. This research seeks to explore the concept and practice of youth mainstreaming (YM) and the challenges and opportunities for it in New Zealand-based development agencies as a means to achieve these better outcomes. Currently there is little scholarly literature about YM, particularly in the Pacific. This research employs a mixed methods methodology comprising four methods: a literature review, interviews with regional stakeholders based in the Pacific, an exploratory multi-case study of three New Zealand (NZ) development agencies and a questionnaire. The findings suggest that while youth are accounted for in the work of many NZ development agencies working in the Pacific, mainstreaming of youth perspectives is limited, often to youth-specific projects. Challenges to YM include a lack of staff knowledge and skills in YM, a lack of knowledge about youth development and limited resources. However, despite these challenges, there is willingness among New Zealand development agencies to learn about youth development and cooperate with each other. This is likely driven by the fact that youth development fits with a number of mandates, be they rights-based, community-based or focused on economic growth. This thesis provides some recommendations to NZ development agencies about how to mainstream youth in their operations. Ultimately, the aim of this thesis is to develop industry knowledge and dialogue about youth development in the Pacific and encourage greater inclusion of youth in development initiatives in the region.</p>

scholarly journals Information security climate and the assessment of information security risk among healthcare employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 461-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey R Kessler ◽  
Shani Pindek ◽  
Gary Kleinman ◽  
Stephanie A Andel ◽  
Paul E Spector
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Physician Assistants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Climate Index ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Data Breaches ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Security Behaviors

Since 2009, over 176 million patients in the United States have been adversely impacted by data breaches affecting Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act–covered institutions. While the popular press often attributes data breaches to external hackers, most breaches are the result of employee carelessness and/or failure to comply with information security policies and procedures. To change employee behavior, we borrow from the organizational climate literature and introduce the Information Security Climate Index, developed and validated using two pilot samples. In this study, four categories of healthcare professionals (certified nursing assistants, dentists, pharmacists, and physician assistants) were surveyed. Likert-type items were used to assess the Information Security Climate Index, information security motivation, and information security behaviors. Study results indicated that the Information Security Climate Index was related to better employee information security motivation and information security behaviors. In addition, there were observed differences between occupational groups with pharmacists reporting a more favorable climate and behaviors than physician assistants.

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