http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=library The library offers easy-to-read resources originally intended for use by Peace Corps volunteers, but useful to any community workers, particularly...
http://www.childrensaidsociety.org Children’s Aid, which provides a variety of services to New York City’s at-risk youth, has launched a new series of...
http://boostup.org This slick multimedia site strives to help high school students graduate. The site includes a sign-up for...
http://forums.mentoring.org/ntlm/blog?blog.id=musings_on_mentoring This weekly blog revolves around a mentor’s experiences and enables users to comment with their views and questions. Topics...
http://www.streetlaw.org Showcasing issues concerning law, democracy and human rights, this site offers teachers, students, lawyers, law enforcement officials and government officials...
Wendy Elliot Vice President of Affiliate ServicesYouth Volunteer Corps of AmericaShawnee Mission, Kan.(913) 432-9822,http://www.yvca.org Age: 31 Salary: $47,000 About YVCA: YVCA...
Oliver Clark The future of The Deck youth center in Milton, Ontario, depends on Director Oliver Clarke’s ability to resist the...
Voting among young adults increased this year and appears to have helped Barack Obama win some key states. More than 52 percent...
Voters decided on several youth-related measures last month: Arkansas • Act 1, Restricting Adoption and Foster Parenting Approved Prohibits same-sex couples from...
Improving the literacy skills of low-income elementary students.
http://www.mentoring.org The site features guidelines on how to be a quality mentor and how to start a mentoring program. It also includes...
A Florida circuit court judge has ruled that the state’s 31-year ban on adoption by gays is unconstitutional. Monroe Circuit Court Judge...
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/THE OREGONIAN The nation’s economic crisis is making it difficult for child welfare officials to find foster parents for youth....
THE BOSTON GLOBE Over the past three school years, the number of homeless students in Massachusetts grew from about 7,000 to...
THE NEWS-REVIEW (Roseburg, Ore.) Leading with the story of 14-year-old Jordan Baker – who was found passed out on a raft...
THE NEW YORK TIMES In recent years, neck and hand tattoos – once reserved for criminals or people who had filled the...
This mid-way evaluation study examines whether two structured, academic-focused after-school programs in reading and math could lead to better academic outcomes for...
Eisner: Looking “forward to spending time with [his] family,” as of Nov. 14. Credit: CNCS David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for...
President Bush has signed the final two major pieces of juvenile legislation recently passed in Congress: the Protect Our Children Act, signed...