Diana Elbasha

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Awards for September 2010

Spirit of Service Award For: Individuals representing AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve America who have performed exemplary service in...

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Legacy of Katrina: The Impact of a Flawed Recovery on Vulnerable Children of the Gulf Coast

Despite economic and infrastructure growth in the Gulf region after Hurricane Katrina, one item remains unrepaired five years later: children’s mental health....

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Smoking in Top-Grossing Movies – United States, 1991-2009

There’s less smoking in the movies but youth still see an awful lot, according to the latest issue of the CDC’s Morbidity...

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Global Employment Trends for Youth: Special Issue on the Impact of the Global Crisis on Youth

Some 81 million young people around the world were unemployed last year, accounting for 13 percent of people aged 15 to 24,...

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‘Get in the Game’ Campaign Targets Uninsured Student Athletes

A pilot public service campaign aimed at signing up more children and youths in seven states for federal health insurance is being...

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An Employment Training and Job Placement Program for Foster Youth Making the Transition to Adulthood in Cook County, Illinois

Research indicates that youths who exit foster care often become unemployed or hold unstable, low-paying jobs. This report analyzes the research, and...

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Solutions Storytelling: Messaging to Mobilize Support for Children’s Issues

Many youth-serving organizations need to focus more on getting out positive stories about their work, this report says. The difficulty of mobilizing...

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Parenting and Child Development in Adoptive Families: Does Parental Sexual Orientation Matter?

A pressing question regarding the effectiveness of certain adoptive parents has increasingly found its way into courtrooms, resulting in legal proceedings and...

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What Works for Home Visiting Programs: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions

Following rigorous evaluations of 66 home visitation programs, researchers found that less than half positively affected their communities, this fact sheet says....

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Drowning in Debt: The Student Loan Crisis

The cost of attending public universities has doubled over the past two decades, but family income and financial aid rates have not...

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Ten Ways to Promote Educational Achievement and Attainment Beyond the Classroom

As part of a larger effort to provide students with more successful educational experiences, this report offers suggestions to out-of-school-time staffers on...

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The Worst of Times: Children in Extreme Poverty in the South and Nation

In 2008, 5.7 million children were living in extreme poverty – subsisting on half or less than what constitutes poverty in this...

News

Summer Meals Participation Declined in 2009

Only about one in six of the children who regularly receive free or reduced-price lunch during the school year received lunch through...

N.J. Names Blake Head Department of Children and Families

Allison Blake, formerly director of the Rutgers School of Social Work’s Institute for Families, has been confirmed as the new head of...

Worker Convicted of Perjury in Case of Runaway

A social services caseworker in Indiana has been convicted of lying to a judge about placing a runaway girl in a shelter...

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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2009

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nearly three-quarters of American students – 72.5 percent – have drunk alcohol by the end...

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Helping High School Dropouts Improve their Prospects

Dan Bloom, Ron Haskins – The Future of Children Between 3.5 million and 6 million Americans 16 to 24 years old...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

100th Anniversary of Camp Fire USA

Founded: In 1910 as Camp Fire Girls, by Dr. Luther Gulick and his wife, Charlotte Gulick, to provide for girls what...

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2009 Camp 2 Grow Impact Report

American Camp Association A program to teach leadership skills through environmental issues and activities at summer camps is a positive experience...

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The Social Security Administration’s Youth Transition Demonstration Projects: Implementation Lessons from the Original Projects

Mathematica Policy Research Inc. This report presents the findings of the Social Security Administration’s implementation of seven original Youth Transition Demonstration...