Friedman, Pamela. 2000. Career Opportunities and Support Services for Low-Income, Post-High School Young Adults. (On-line: cited 14 January 2004). A synopsis of the opportunities for youth with high school educations. Friedman also discusses potential obstacles for this group in obtaining employment, and some successful programs. New York, NY: The Finance Project.

Jastrzab, Jo Ann, John Blomquist, Julie Masker, and Larry Orr. 1997. Youth Corps: Promising Strategies for Young People and Their Communities. (On-line: cited 14 January 2004). This study of youth corps programs finds that participants were more likely to attain a job and work more hours than nonparticipants. They were also more likely to attain an educational degree or vocational certificate, and less likely to be arrested. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, Inc.

Jekielek, Susan, Stephanie Cochran, and Elizabeth Hair. 2002.
Employment Programs and Youth Development: A Synthesis. (On-line: cited 15 January 2004). A survey of ten programs that place job training in the context of youth development, finding that such programs can help high-risk youth if sufficiently flexible in structure. Washington, D.C.: Child Trends.

National Youth Employment Coalition. 1999. Lessons Learned From Four Years of PEPNet. (On-line: cited 15 January 2004). A synthesis of successful strategies from programs in the Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet), a project that seeks to build on knowledge of effective practices and fund effective programs.

National Youth Employment Coalition. 2002. Examples of Effective Recruitment Strategies in Youth Programming. (On-line: cited 15 January 2004). Examples of successful strategies culled from effective youth job training programs, focusing on ways to recruit potential students.

National Youth Employment Coalition. No date. Post-Placement Activities: A PEPNet Special Report. (Online: cited 15 January 2004). A guide to programs creating follow-up assistance for their students. The strategies outlined are best practices of successful programs.

Proscio, Tony, and Mark Elliott. 1999. Getting In, Staying On, Moving Up: A Practitioner’s Approach to Employment Retention. (On-line: cited 15 January 2004). An outline of a successful youth job training program in New York. The report contains rich description and interviews with staff and participants about successful strategies. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures.

Zuckerman, Alan. No date. The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same: The Evolution and Devolution of Youth Employment Programs. (On-line: cited 15 January 2004). An historical overview of the policy aspects of youth job training programs. Washington, DC: National Youth Employment Coalition.