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Obama’s 2011 plan for Juvenile Justice spending

President Barack Obama released his spending plan for 2011 today. Advocates in the JJ world, and pretty much every other corner of...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

A Real Head Start?

A long-awaited study on the impact of Head Start found the national program has had no lasting academic impact on children....

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One in Eight Incarcerated Juveniles Experiences Sexual Victimization

Twelve percent – or about one in eight – of youths held in large juvenile facilities in the United States report...

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A Boost, and Lots of Earmarks

Click Image for PDF of Chart The fiscal 2010 budget contains several noteworthy items for juvenile justice: Second Chance Act: The act,...

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Newsmakers for February 2010

Nonprofits After a long national search, the Oakland, Calif.-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency has chosen from within its ranks...

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Grants Awarded for February 2010

Ford FoundationNew York(212) 573-5000http://www.fordfound.org •City Year, New York, $200,000 for partnership with Ford Foundation to promote and facilitate educational justice for...

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Gates Invests in Effective Teaching Projects

The Seattle-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $335 million investment in effective teaching projects and research, targeting four U.S....

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Federal Earmarks for Youth Agencies 2001

Click here for a searchable Excel spreadsheet Earmarks 2001 Youth Today’s compilation of federal earmarks for the year 2001.

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Federal Earmarks for Youth Agencies Fall in 2010

Click image for a four-page earmark spread or click here for a searchable Excel spreadsheet The number of youth earmarks continues its...

Weekly Notes: Cabinet converges for coordinating council; ICAC grant available; and more

***There is officially a sign that the administration of Barack Obama has juvenile justice on its radar. And it came down unto...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Federal Earmarks 2010

The number of youth earmarks continues its descent in the fiscal 2010 federal budget. Youth Today found 813 earmarks by poring over...

Weekly Notes: LWOP in Iowa; JJ leadership institute; and more

Quick one today, we’re busy finishing up the February issue of Youth Today. Check that issue for the following, by the way:...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

JJ Trend Emerging in State Budget Crises: Let the Counties Do It

There are exceptions to every rule, of course, but there is a clear pattern affecting juvenile justice that is emerging in states...

Second Chance Mentoring Grants Available

The Bureau of Justice Assistance issued a solicitation today for nonprofits interested in seeking funds to mentor adult or juvenile offenders headed...

Weekly Notes: JJ & Haiti; Title V; Joyfields conference in New Orleans; and more

***We’ll start this week by offering condolences and prayers to people in the JJ field whose lives were horrifically altered by the...

More Thoughts on the Sexual Victimization Survey

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has just released its first-ever nationwide survey of youth about sexual victimization in juvenile facilities, which...

Weekly Notes: New boss at NCCD; closure of big juvie facilities; gang prevention toolkit; and more

A quick one, since we have already posted extensively today about the nauseating revelations about reported sex abuse in juvenile facilities. ***After...

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