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P/PV Expert at Conference on Faith-Based Partnerships

On February 18, P/PV's Vice President for Youth Connections and Reentry, Renata Cobbs Fletcher, presented at a Brookings Institute conference on government partnerships with faith-based organizations. Ms. Cobbs Fletcher spoke about the intersection of social science theory and practice in faith-based work, analyzing the change in programs and policies from the Bush administration to the present.

Mayor Cory Booker Highlights P/PV's Involvement in Newark Reentry Efforts

In a NJ Voices Guest Blog post, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark explores how New Jersey's promising anti-violence and prisoner reentry efforts have been supported by a broad coalition of "policy institutes, political leaders, activists and philanthropists from both sides of the political aisle," including nonpartisan organizations like Public/Private Ventures. P/PV is providing technical assistance around data collection and program implementation for Newark's citywide reentry initiative, based on lessons from Ready4Work.

		High School Mentors In Brief: Findings from the Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring Impact Study

By Linda Jucovy and Carla Herrera October 2009, 4 pages This issue of P/PV In Brief is based on High School Students as Mentors, a report that examined the efficacy of high school mentors using data from P/PV's large-scale random assignment impact study of Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based mentoring programs.

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Publications for Policymakers

Laying a Solid Foundation: Strategies for Effective Program Replication
Based on P/PV's three decades of experience designing, evaluating and replicating social programs, Laying a Solid Foundation is a comprehensive guide for policymakers, practitioners and philanthropists interested in understanding how to successfully replicate proven social programs.

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The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs
Based on detailed cost data collected from 111 out-of-school-time programs in six cities, this report explores what it costs to operate a high-quality after-school or summer program. Cost averages and ranges for many common types of programs are provided in the report, as well as in a companion online calculator.

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Reaching Through the Cracks: A Guide to Implementing the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership
This guide draws upon lessons learned from seven years of experience in Philadelphia to describe how cities and other jurisdictions can plan and carry out an initiative like the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP).

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Initiatives for Policymakers

New Directions in Youth Policy Forum
On October 7, 2008, P/PV convened a panel of academics, policymakers, practitioners and philanthropists to examine how lessons from the past 30 years of research on social programs and policies can inform a new era that better meets the needs of older youth, especially in low-income communities.

Sectoral Employment Impact Study Briefing
On April 30, 2009, P/PV researchers were joined by representatives from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, National Skills Coalition and the three sites that participated in the Sectoral Employment Impact Study to share the study's exciting initial findings at a briefing in the Russell Senate Office Building.

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