Resources for Youth

As youth begin to think about what they will do after high school, making decisions about whether or not to go to college or how to get to college can be confusing. The process of attending a college or university requires many decisions. The College Matters Workbook is a resource full of tips and tools to aid youth in this process. Inside is information on the benefits of pursuing a degree and tools for navigating the admissions process, finding the best college fit, and understanding financial aid.

The College Matters Workbooks are designed to engage students with powerful information, exercises, and reflection questions. These workbooks can be used individually or in groups.

The Classroom Pack includes 10 participant workbooks and an educator supplement. 

The Educator Supplement is to aid you in delivering content. These workbooks contain information, worksheets, and personal reflection questions to help prepare college-bound students for the road ahead. Use these workbooks as a way to structure discussions, engage with young people on ways to overcome common challenges in this process, and promote college readiness initiatives you are already working on.

As youth begin to think about what they will do after high school, making decisions about whether or not to go to college or how to get to college can be confusing. The process of attending a college or university requires many decisions. The College Matters Workbook is a resource full of tips and tools to aid youth in this process. Inside is information on the benefits of pursuing a degree and tools for navigating the admissions process, finding the best college fit, and understanding financial aid.

The College Matters Workbooks are designed to engage students with powerful information, exercises, and reflection questions. These workbooks can be used individually or in groups.

SKU 564B is for one workbook. See 564C for the full classroom pack (10 workbooks and one educator supplement).

To aid you in delivering content, these workbooks contain information, worksheets, and personal reflection questions to help prepare college-bound students for the road ahead. Use these workbooks as a way to structure discussions, engage with young people on ways to overcome common challenges in this process, and promote college readiness initiatives you are already working on.

SKU 564A is for the educator supplement only.  See 564C for the full classroom pack (10 workbooks and one educator supplement). 

Many students leave high school feeling unprepared for the real world's financial aspects, whether that is college or a career. Money Matters helps young people learn the basics of personal finance and money management that are life skills that require persistence and personal accountability. Young people will find themselves at a major advantage to learn these skills early. It will make paying for college more manageable and help them be more empowered regarding their own personal finances.

The Money Matters Workbooks are designed to engage students with activities and worksheets divided into three sections: Financial Literacy, Paying for College and Applying Your Knowledge. They provide powerful information, exercises, and questions for reflection. These workbooks can be used individually or in groups.

The Classroom Pack includes 10 participant workbooks and an educator supplement. 

The Educator Supplement is a guide to help deliver workbook concepts in interactive and meaningful ways. Included are supplemental activity suggestions and group discussion topics. Workbook activities containing similar content have been paired up for suggested delivery. Each workbook contains information, worksheets, and reflection questions to aid in discussions about finances to help youth both learn and apply these concepts.

Many students leave high school feeling unprepared for the real world's financial aspects, whether college or a career. Money Matters helps young people learn the basics of personal finance and money management that are life skills that require persistence and personal accountability. Young people will find themselves at a major advantage to learn these skills early. It will make paying for college more manageable and help them be more empowered regarding their own personal finances.

The Money Matters Workbooks are designed to engage students with activities and worksheets divided into three sections: Financial Literacy, Paying for College and Applying Your Knowledge. They provide powerful information, exercises, and questions for reflection. These workbooks can be used individually or in groups. 

Available in Spanish (see SKU 565D).

SKU 565B is for one workbook. See 565C for the full classroom pack (10 workbooks and one educator supplement).

This is a guide to help deliver workbook concepts in interactive and meaningful ways. Included are supplemental activity suggestions and group discussion topics. Workbook activities containing similar content have been paired up for suggested delivery. Each workbook contains information, worksheets, and reflection questions to aid in discussions about finances to help youth both learn and apply these concepts.

SKU 565A is for the educator supplement only.  See 565C for the full classroom pack (10 workbooks and one educator supplement). 

Spanish edition.

Many students leave high school feeling unprepared for the real world's financial aspects, whether college or a career. Money Matters helps young people learn the basics of personal finance and money management that are life skills that require persistence and personal accountability. Young people will find themselves at a major advantage to learn these skills early. It will make paying for college more manageable and help them be more empowered regarding their own personal finances.

The Money Matters Workbooks are designed to engage students with activities and worksheets divided into three sections: Financial Literacy, Paying for College and Applying Your Knowledge. They provide powerful information, exercises, and questions for reflection. These workbooks can be used individually or in groups. 

SKU 565D is for one workbook. See 565C for the full classroom pack (10 workbooks and one educator supplement).

This engaging, best-selling resource by Earl Hipp provides teens with important information on how stress affects daily life, from our health to the choices we make. Additionally, this youth-friendly guide book offers several practical activities to develop behaviors that manage stress in a healthy way including relaxation skills, time management, assertiveness, and building supportive networks of peers and adults.

This fun, affordable, and ready to use guide contains over 500 service ideas for young people who want to make a difference. All of the activities in the book are presented in an engaging, youth-friendly format, and the guide is endorsed by Youth Service America.

LGBTQ is the indispensable resource for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning teens—and their allies. This fully revised and updated third edition includes current information on LGBTQ terminology, evolving understandings of gender identity and sexual identity, LGBTQ rights, and much more. Other advice covers topics such as coming out, confronting prejudice, getting support, making healthy choices, and thriving in school and beyond.

Interesting to read and easy to use, inviting teens to learn about the laws that affect them and consider their rights and responsibilities. Especially useful for mid to late teenage youth.

Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences has revolutionized the way we think about being smart. Written by an award-winning expert on the topic, this book introduces the theory, explains the different types of intelligences (like Word Smart, Self Smart, Body Smart), and helps kids identify their own learning strengths and use their special skills at school, at home, and in life. As kids read the book, they stop asking “How smart am I?” and start asking “How am I smart?”

Cassandra is hassled by her friends for sitting with the “wrong” kids at lunch. Jennifer gets harassed because she’s overweight. Dwan’s own family taunts her for not being “black enough.” Yen is teased for being Chinese; Jamel for not smoking marijuana. Yet all of these teens find the strength to face their conflicts and the courage to be themselves. In twenty-six first-person stories, real teens write about their lives and teenage peer pressure with searing honesty. They will inspire young readers to reflect on their own lives, work through their problems, and learn who they really are.

Leadership is not just about taking the lead in big ways, but in everyday things, too. Written and experiential activities help teens discover their own leadership potential and develop skills that guide them to act responsibly and make a difference in the world around them. A Facilitator's Guide is also available on this topic.

Designed for youth 4-12. All families change over time. Sometimes a child gets a new foster parent or a new adopted mom or dad. They need to understand they can remember and value their birth family and love their new family, too.

When the going gets tough, it’s time to get gritty. Written by a clinical child and school psychologist and based in the latest research, The Grit Guide for Teens will help build perseverance, resilience, self-control, and stamina.

Like A Future Near Me, but written specifically for American Indian youth, this pocket workbook asks 100 questions the answers to which can guide Indian youth through two worlds: their tribal community and the larger society.

The New Making It On Your Own tests a youth’s knowledge and challenges them to seek out new information. Workbook covers employment, apartments, home management, health, leisure time, and money management.

A pocket workbook for youth who are thinking about moving out on their own. It includes 100 questions to guide a young adult toward self-sufficiency. It can be used by individuals or groups to stimulate discussion.

Written by young people currently or formerly in foster care, this is a breakthrough handbook for kids first entering the foster care system or for those in placement. Finding Our Place gives youth a kid-to-kid look at getting the best out of their placement.

Thinking About College is a practical, user-friendly guide to help prepare transition-aged foster youth with making decisions and taking actions regarding their post-secondary goals.