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Occasional Paper Series (OPS) - A series of papers aiming to capture and document growing knowledge around youth organizing, and address key issues and questions commonly posed by funders and practitioners about the work and field overall. For a list and summary descriptions of our Occasional Paper Series, click here. Click images below to read the Papers 1-9:

Our newest OPS Paper:

Click here to download a tip sheet on using OPS no. 9 Urban Transformations: Youth Organizing in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia & Washington, DC
to generate support for youth organizing

OPS no.5 - The West Coast Story: The Emergence of Youth Organizing in California OPS no. 6 - A New Generation of Southerners: Youth Organizing in the South OPS no.7 - At a Crossroads: Youth Organizing in the Midwest OPS no. 8 - Traditions & Innovations: Youth Organizing in the Southwest

Pipeline - FCYO's quarterly newsletter featuring programmatic updates, resource alerts and other information and articles to foster learning, sharing and reflection for funders, practitioners and other stakeholders

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October 2003

Special Edition of Fall 2003 GCYF Insight- The FCYO and Edward W. Hazen Foundation jointly guest-edited a newsletter of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families, a membership association of over 400 grantmaking institutions. The newsletter underscores a paradigm shift, following the emergence of positive youth development, that emphasizes authentic youth leadersip in public life. The publication includes contributions about youth organizing, youth participatory research and youth media from the Southwest Youth Collaborative, Social Policy Research Associates, Youth in Focus and Youth Communications.

Click here to download Fall 2003 GCYF Insight

Briefing Reports - Two reports about the youth organizing field and building youth power, developed during the formation of the FCYO.