Feature Story

Quality Matters Toolkit: Youth Voice and Engagement

by Jen Russell

Climbing Career Ladders: More youth workers forge their own paths, but payoff remains iffy

by Martha Nichols

Climbing Career Ladders: In England, youth work education pays

by Tim Burke

Detecting Danger: Can We do Better?

An innovation sparks dispute over assessing risk in child welfare, juvenile justice.

by Dick Mendel

Articles by Subject

A Push for Investments Instead of Grants

New approach could ease launch of youth projects.

by John Kelly

Law Fosters Higher Ed Opportunities

by Erika Fitzpatrick

National Service Hits the Campaign Trail

McCain, Obama to headline launch of ambitious plan. But who would pay?

by Nancy Lewis

Evaluation Spotlight

When You Can’t Prove Cause and Effect …

by Jen Russell

Grants Awarded

Grants Awarded for September 2008

by John Kelly

My Job

Danielle Warthen

by John Kelly

News Briefs

10-Year Sentence for Adoption Fraud

Children of Prisoners Vouchers Fall Short

by Erika Fitzpatrick

How Not to Run Youth Employment

by Nancy Lewis

Michigan Let Criminals Provide Day Care

by Nick Drymalski

Michigan Settles Foster Care Lawsuit

by Nick Drymalski

Teams Selected to Improve Assessments

Youth Today Launches JJ Today

Newsmakers

Newsmakers for September 2008

by John Kelly

Press Watch

At Busy South Bronx Pool, Unlikely Volunteers

by Nick Lavigne

Fairfax Fed Up With Lunch-Line Thieves

by Nick Lavigne

Graffiti Vandals Turn Violent in LA

by Nick Lavigne

Homeless Shelter Focuses on Youths

by Nick Lavigne

Number of Teen Shooting Deaths Drops to Decade Low

by Nick Lavigne

Too Few Low-Income College Students?

by Nick Lavigne

Promising Practices

How To ... Increase the Youth Vote

Latest efforts include film screenings, door-to-door canvassing and classroom education.

by Deborah Huso

Pubs and Videos

A Moment’s Peace for Parents of Teens:365 Rejuvenating Reflections

by Cathi MacRae

Alicia Afterimage

by Cathi MacRae

Hooked:New Science on How Casual Sex Is Affecting Our Children

by Cathi MacRae

Katrina’s Children

by Cathi MacRae

National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs 2008

by Cathi MacRae

The Cyberbullying Toolkit for Tutors & Mentors

by Cathi MacRae

Web Watch

Campus Compact

by Jen Russell

Every Child Matters

by Jen Russell

It’s Your (Sex) Life

by Jen Russell

Legal Center for Foster Care and Education (FCE)

by Jen Russell

MinyanLand

by Jen Russell

National Youth Philanthropy Clearinghouse

by Jen Russell

Youth Work Snapshots

AMEN Dogs (Academy of Missouri Educational Network of Graduate Dogs)

by Alex Rush