Youth Today
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Playground Named for Slain Youth Worker
The Philadelphia playground where a much-loved youth volunteer was shot and killed last year now bears his name. City officials christened...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Minding Our Peas and Cukes
Several years ago, when foundations and policymakers discovered the obesity crisis in our country – seemingly overnight – I thought we...
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Guest Opinion Essay
When Asking, “Why Me?” Means Disorderly Conduct
By Lisa H. Thurau The altercation here this summer between Professor Henry Gates and Officer Joseph Crowley raises important questions about what...
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Guest Opinion Essay
The Gates Incident: What It Means for Youth and Cops
By Jeff Fleischer Years ago, in an open letter to his daughters, Henry Louis Gates Jr. wrote that he wanted to...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Heather Kochen
Youth CoordinatorAdventist St. Thomas HospiceBurr Ridge, Ill.(630) 856-6990http://www.keepingyouwell.com/CareAndServices/StThomasHospice.aspx Age: 29 Heather Kochen Salary: Around $32,000 My Organization: The Adventist St. Thomas...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Impact Coffee
Impact Coffee student general manager Jataria Hudson, 18, shows off her company’s product – organic Ethiopian coffee beans. Photo: Courtesy of...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
… Run Effective Extended Learning Programs
Let’s admit this right away: While Extended Learning Time and Extended Learning Opportunities are getting lots of attention, they sometimes seem...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers for September 2009
Rachel Willis Nonprofits It’s been a summer of transition at Kids Voting USA, which provides youth with education about civic issues...
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News
Youth Today’s Best Youth Work Fellowships
You’re ready to take your skills to “the next level.” You’re aching to explore your field in depth through higher education....
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Labor Official: Evaluations Will Set Future of Summer Jobs
The new head of the federal agency in charge of the summer youth employment program vows to follow what the data...
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Guest Opinion Essay
School-Based Mentoring Works
I read with interest Jen Russell’s article, “School-Based Mentoring Needs a Friend” (June). Having received and administered one of these grants,...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Obama Adds Office to Boost Youth Sports
Think today’s kids are over-involved in sports leagues? Not so much in cities, which is why President Barack Obama recently announced...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Vernon Forrest, Boxer and Champion for Kids, Killed
Vernon Forrest, a former world welterweight and junior middleweight boxing champion who was shot to death during a robbery in Atlanta...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Gang Centers Merge
The National Youth Gang Center and the National Gang Center will merge to “leverage resources more effectively,” the U.S. Department of...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
CWLA Partners with Adoption Institute
Citing tough economic times, two major child welfare organizations have formed a “strategic partnership” to take advantage of each other’s strengths...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Accreditation Survey Reveals Good and Bad
The New York-based Council on Accreditation (COA), which works to accredit human service organizations, including private social service groups, sent e-mail...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Database Includes Assessment Tools
A new database of assessment tools allows practitioners, evaluators and policymakers to gauge the quality of science-related out-of-school programs. The Assessment...
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News
A Job Big Enough for a Nonprofit and a For-Profit
Indio, Calif.—The federally funded Youth Opportunity Center (YOC) in this desert town is run by a muscular ex-ballplayer everyone calls Rock. He’s...
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News
Same Old Money Problems at CNCS
Goren: Former chief of staff is still acting CEO of CNCS. Photo: Corporation photo by M.T. Harmon A new evaluation of...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Raising Youth Work’s Next Leaders
Stroup: Wants to build “pipeline” to leadership at nonprofits. [Update: This article as published provides outdated figures about certification. Humanics says 442 students...
