Confident futures: Community-based organizations as first responders and agents of change in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic

This article describes how youth-serving community-based organizations in New York City and Amsterdam used techniques cultivated prior to the pandemic to support youth well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article also details differences in the types of support offered based on differences in the level of government-support available in the U.S. versus the Netherlands.

Resource Details

• Population: Youth and Young Adults
• Geographic Areas of Implementation: Urban
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Community
• Topics of Practice: Outreach/ Education/ Communications
• Outcomes of Interest: Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Emerging
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
• Social Determinants of Health: Social and Community Context
• Outside of US: No