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Karen Baynes: Presumptive Favorite for OJJDP Administrator

After scores of columns speculating on who might run the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for President Barack Obama, the...

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Conyers Slams OJJDP Boss at Girls JJ Hearing

Compelling testimony at today’s hearing about girls in the juvenile justice system was nearly overshadowed by Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. John Conyers’...

Weekly Notes: Congressional Hearing on Girls in JJ; Blogs of Note; and more

A very quick, late Friday notes: We’re hard at work on a story for the November issue of Youth Today about a...

Miller Committed to JJDPA Reauthorization in “This Congress”

When it comes to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization, the Senate has clearly carried the water. Senate Majority Leader...

Top Headlines: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Weekly Notes: Administration Responds to Chicago Death; More Mentoring Grants; and more

***Various federal agencies released JJ-related grants this week, but one grant from the Department of Education made headlines: a $500,000 grant to...

Laurie Robinson Confirmation Hearing

The confirmation hearing for Laurie Robinson, Obama’s nominee to serve as the assistant attorney general for justice programs, was short and sweet....

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Who Gets Legacy’s Grants

Youths at a music festival co-sponsored by Reality Check vie to answer a question about smoking as part of a contest. The...

Weekly Notes: Robinson Confirmation Hearing Next Week; Good Reads; Veteran to Lead Vegas JJ; and more

***The void of permanent leadership for federal juvenile justice may soon be filled. Laurie Robinson, Obama’s nominee to head up the Office...

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Federal Bullying/Drug Program Chief Draws Fire

OJJDP ’09 Grants: The Cliffs Notes Version

The Office of Juvenile has announced all of its fiscal 2009 grants, all of which are available by connecting to this pdf...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Biggest AmeriCorps Program Gets Slashed

The Corporation for National and Community Service has penalized the largest AmeriCorps program in the nation, but not nearly to the...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Summer Jobs Programs Hard to Assess

The summer youth employment opportunities funded by the Recovery Act could not find jobs for every participant, but the Department of...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Foundation Council Lays Off Staff

The recession has forced many nonprofits and foundations to lay off staffers and wonder how they’ll fulfill their missions with fewer...

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‘Vacancy’ Signs Frustrate Youth Advocates

The slow pace of filling jobs in the Obama administration is stalling progress on youth issues. Advocates for disadvantaged youth grew...

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Mentoring Grants Include Newcomers, Surprises

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention made the much-anticipated announcement of its national mentoring grant winners last month. The...

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States Happy with OJJDP Staff, Worry about Dwindling Dollars

State juvenile justice leaders find staffers at the federal juvenile justice office helpful, though slow to respond at times, and bemoan...

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Newsmakers for October 2009

Doug Nelson Foundations When he walked into Annie E. Casey Foundation’s old headquarters in Greenwich, Conn., in 1990, Doug Nelson thought...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for October 2009

Office of National Drug Control PolicyWashington, D.C.(202) 395-6618http://www.ondcp.gov Note: The following are 2009 new mentoring grantees from the Drug-Free Communities Program. Each...

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