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Perkins, Daniel F.; Feinberg, Mark E.; Greenberg, Mark T.; Johnson, Lesley E.; Chilenski, Sarah Meyer; Mincemoyer, Claudia C.; Spoth, Richard L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2011
Because they often set out with a guarantee of only short-term funding, many community partnerships will face a threat to their sustainability almost as soon as the first money runs out. Research into the factors that enable some coalitions and partnerships to meet the challenge when others fail is limited. This study begins to fill this gap in…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Sustainability, Youth Programs, Substance Abuse
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Mitra, Dana L.; Sanders, Felicia C.; Perkins, Daniel F. – Applied Developmental Science, 2010
The term "youth-adult partnership" increasingly is being used to define a relationship in which both youth and adults have the potential to contribute to decision making processes, to learn from one another, and to promote change. Establishing a relationship with an "intermediary organization" can provide much needed stability and sustainability…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, High School Students, Youth, Adults
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Wicks, Anne; Beedy, Jeffrey P.; Spangler, Kathy J.; Perkins, Daniel F. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2007
The authors describe intermediary organizations whose aim is to provide technical assistance to sports organizations about infusing a youth development emphasis into their programming. Team-Up for Youth, Sports PLUS Global, and the National Recreation and Park Association are the three organizations highlighted in this article. Team-Up for Youth's…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Physical Activities, Social Change, International Organizations