Highland Park Connections: Facilitating access to youth resources

Abstract

The Capstone project sought to evaluate the resourc- es still available to youth in the City of Highland Park, Michigan. is community has seen calamitous popu- lation and resource losses over the last ¡fty years. Given the growing ¡eld of research linking participation in structured youth activities with positive outcomes in both the academic and behavioral arenas, the Capstone team worked to determine both what resources were available to youth and how these resources were accessed by the youth and their families.