John Kelly

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

South Struggles With JJDPA Compliance in ’09; What About the Rest of the Country?

Five states and three U.S. territories were out of compliance last year with at least one of the four core requirements of...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

House Gets Started on Juvenile Justice Reauthorization

Note: This story has been updated The House Committee on Education and Labor today held its first hearing on the reauthorization of...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

2010 Soros Justice Fellows Include a Number of JJ Projects

The New York-based Open Society Institute announced its 2010 Soros Justice Fellows, all of whom will receive a stipend between $45,000 and...

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Wagner to Resign as Head of National Network for Youth

The executive director of the National Network for Youth, which advocates for increased resources to aid homeless and runaway youth, will leave...

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Justice Department Backs JJDPA Reauthorization

Note: This story was updated on April 19 The Justice Department has notified the Senate Judiciary Committee that it “strongly supports” the...

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Administration May Forgo Political Hires at FYSB, Children’s Bureau

The Obama administration may not appoint new heads for the bureaus that oversee child welfare and homeless youth at the Administration for...

Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Q&A: Pendulum Foundation Executive Director Mary Ellen Johnson

The U.S. Supreme Court may soon rule on a pair of cases pertaining to the legality of sentencing juvenile offenders to life...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Weekly Notes: Survey of transferred youth in the works; a case for PYD; and more

Funding ***The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) surprised many in the field this week by soliciting a new proposal. The agency will...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Funding available for work with dropouts, ex-offenders

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration is looking for grant applicants interested in working with young adult offenders and high...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

CNCS Names Head of Social Innovation Fund

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced the appointment of Bridgespan Group co-founder Paul Carttar to serve as director...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

College Diplomas, Income Elude Foster Care Alums

A study being released today of youths who aged out of foster care in three Midwestern states paints a grim picture of...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Weekly Notes: Whole Lotta Federal Funding

Funding Action: Engaging Law Enforcement to Reduce Juvenile Crime, Victimization, and Delinquency: For nonprofits or public agencies to help police departments implement...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Certain Home Visitation Models Will Expand Under Health Reform

The health care reform law signed by President Barack Obama last month will significantly increase federal resources for programs that assist poor,...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier