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Alternatives is privileged to work with some of the leading youth research, policy, training and funding organizations in the country. You can check out what they have to say about Alternatives and youth development practices in Hampton by visiting their web sites.

A June 2008 America's Promise feature article about Alternatives' youth civic engagment program KICK -(Kids Involved In Community Kindness) America's Promise article

An April 2008 WVEC Channel 13 news article about Uth Act students' proposal to the Hampton School Board that a Youth Advisor position be created. WVEC article

An October 2007 Daily Press news article about unique Youth Opportunities in Hampton. Daily Press article

National Service Learning Partnership about Alternatives' Youth Innovation Fund.
"The lead partner, Alternatives, Inc., is a national leader in youth development with a focus on engaging a broad diversity of young people from all aspects of the community. "
http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/youth_innovation/hampton.cfm

The American Youth Policy forum reports on Hampton's exemplary youth development practices at: www.aypf.org/tripreports/2001/tr1018-1901.htm

“Want a glimpse of state-of-the-art youth involvement? Then visit the Search Institute's story on the port city of Hampton, Va., "where more than 600 young people a year are involved in youth development agenda; the Hampton city schools; In Sync Partnerships, which focuses on school-neighborhood partnering; and Alternatives, "...
www.search-institute.org/assetmag/autumn01/hampton

National Training Institute (NTI) gives a national perspective to the Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship (YDPA) Programs and The National BEST Network, which consists of 14 national BEST sites of which Alternatives is also part.
www.nti.aed.org/YDPAprogram.html or www.nti.aed.org/BestSites.html

Cricket Island Foundation announces support for Alternatives youth arts and entrepreneurship program.
www.cricketisland.org/20023grants.htm

Jostens Company: News Release: Alternatives, Inc., which specializes in partnering youth and adults in building communities, and In Sync Partnerships, a Hampton ... been working with youth development for a long time ...
www.jostens.com/company/news/62101Hampton.asp

Hearts to Hands National Newsletter: Find out what we're doing to help youth across the nation. Click here for the Hearts to Hands Newsletter in PDF format.

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