Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA) was awarded the Youth Engagement Strategies to Prepare Youth for Successful Adulthood project from Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This project will support youth engagement in federal, state, and local policies and programs.

PRA’s project team will be summarizing existing published literature on youth engagement, coordinating a convening of youth engagement experts, and developing an issue brief describing emerging, promising, and best practices of youth engagement in youth-serving programs. To achieve the project’s objectives, PRA will partner with the American Institutes for Research and Youth MOVE National.

This project will be directed by Jacquelyn Greene, Esq., PRA Program Area Director. Avery Irons, PRA Senior Project Associate will serve as the project’s Assistant Director.