Study of Community-Based and Faith-Based Youth Workers

"The National Collaboration for Youth, Search Institute and American Camp Association have been exploring whether there is common ground between how we might prepare youth workers that work in faith-based and youth development organizations. What has emerged is a remarkable degree of alignment around many professional development priorities with important exceptions that leave room for unique accents and learning across differences. And, though there is widespread interest in collaborative learning across sectors, there are also significant barriers, ranging from priorities for youth workers, and most significantly, mistrust and misunderstanding across the sectors. Is There Common Ground shares the learning from two web-based surveys, a series of focus groups and a two-day consultation of thought leaders and recommendations for work that can be dome going forward."