title: Social capital and vulnerability from the family, neighborhood, school, and community perspectives.
abstract: This article reviews research and offers program examples for developing social capital in youth with a range of vulnerabilities: emotional, physical, social, and developmental. Protective factors provided by developing social capital at the individual level include access to support networks, transition to employment, and community connectedness. The authors feature approaches from the cooperative extension system, which links university and community resources, and identify exemplary programs that support social capital development by intervening with families, schools, neighborhoods, and communities.
authors.affiliation: 4-H National Headquarters, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, USA.
authors.forename: Bonita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Le Menestrel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D006801:Humans; D012922:Social Change; D012931:Social Environment; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology*