Erbstein Nancy
University of California Davis Department of Human Ecology, USA.
New Dir Youth Dev. 2013 Jun;2013(138):109-24, 12-3. doi: 10.1002/yd.20061.
For youth who are the most vulnerable to challenging community conditions, more limited opportunities, and poor health, educational and economic trajectories derive especially strong benefits from engagement in community youth development efforts. Although communities can benefit in powerful ways from the knowledge and insight of these youth populations, the experiences of vulnerable youth are often underrepresented in planning and decision making. This article draws on lessons learned from two communities that successfully engaged such youth in a community change initiative over four years. Key elements in creating the types of safe, supportive, and meaningful settings that promote young people's ongoing participation and leadership were intentionality and commitment; local knowledge of vulnerable populations; adult allies with key capacities; meaningful focus; resources for intensive outreach, relationship building, and youth support; and continuity of key adults. Each of these elements is described, identifying the ways they build on often underrecognized forms of social capital and offering lessons learned about engaging underserved youth populations in community youth development.
对于那些最易受挑战性社区环境、机会有限和健康状况不佳影响的年轻人来说，参与社区青年发展工作能给他们的教育和经济轨迹带来特别显著的益处。尽管社区可以从这些青年群体的知识和见解中获得巨大收益，但在规划和决策过程中，弱势青年的经历往往得不到充分体现。本文借鉴了两个社区的经验教训，这两个社区在四年时间里成功地让这类青年参与了社区变革倡议。营造促进年轻人持续参与和发挥领导作用的安全、支持性和有意义环境的关键要素包括：意向性和承诺；对弱势人群的本地了解；具备关键能力的成年盟友；有意义的重点；用于深入外展、建立关系和支持青年的资源；以及关键成年人的连续性。文中对每个要素都进行了描述，指出它们如何建立在往往未得到充分认识的社会资本形式之上，并提供了关于让服务不足的青年群体参与社区青年发展的经验教训。
