John Kelly

Washington’s Mixed Gang Signals

While first lady Laura Bush travels the country to laud programs aimed at preventing youth from joining gangs, President Bush is supporting...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Imagine That

Spartanburg, S.C.(864) 582-7588, ext. 335 www.orgsites.com/sc/imaginethat Objective: Use the theater and young actors to educate youth about social issues. In a...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Heads On Fire

San Diego, Calif.(619) 232-9573www.headsonfire.org Objective: Help youth use technology for social change. In a Nutshell: Partners with social service agencies and...

Creating Youth Centers: Two Approaches

When youth minister Russell Wilson returned to the church his father helped to build in southern Indiana, he saw a dwindling number...

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Newsmakers for May 2005

Nonprofits The debate at Omaha, Neb.-based Girls and Boys Town over hiring a new executive director two years ago was so heated...

After-School Caucus Strives for Congressional Clout

Hoping for some congressional help around budget time and beyond, national advocates for after-school programming announced the formation last month of after-school...

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Newsmakers for April 2005

Nonprofits Last month, Marc Schindler left the D.C.- and San Francisco-based Youth Law Center (YLC), a nonprofit that has lobbied and litigated...

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An Agency’s Near-Fatal Drift Ends with an Unlikely Rescue

In 1999, the Columbine High School shooting claimed the lives of 14 youths and changed the lives of millions of Americans. It...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

TEEN LINE

Los Angeles, Calif.(310) 423-3401www.teenlineonline.org Objective: To provide a teen-to-teen helpline with community outreach services. In a Nutshell: Teens are trained...

Partnerships and the Internet Feed Growth

In 1989, youth work leaders in Washington, D.C., initiated a special day to recognize community service contributions by youth around the country,...

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Organizations sign memo to White House urging youth priorities

In a new effort to coordinate the youth work field around major national priorities, more than 200 youth-serving organizations signed a memo...

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Youth Advocates Vie for Attention in Washington

Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle introduced bipartisan legislation last month that would, for the first time, attempt to...

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Newsmakers for March 2005

Nonprofits The Los Angeles-based Amer-I-Can Foundation has long been a darling of Congress, receiving $1.7 million over the past four years in...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Plentiful Pork

At a time when the federal government increasingly demands that youth-serving programs prove their effectiveness through evaluations in order to get funded,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Community Family Club Program

Kansas City, Mo.(816) 756-1950 www.campfireusa.org Objective: To provide fun, enriching small-group experiences for youth with their families. In a Nutshell: Camp...

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Newsmakers for February 2005

NonprofitsJudge James Payne, who was the president-elect of the Reno, Nev.-based National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), will pass...

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Newsmakers for December 2004 – January 2005

Nonprofits Theresa Costello of the Charlotte, N.C.-based ACTION for Child Protection will be director of the National Resource Center on Child Protective...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

HealthMobile

Harris, N.Y.(845) 794-3300www.catskillregional.com Objective: To provide comprehensive health care services to HIV positive and HIV at-risk adolescents and young adults in...

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Crucial Changes Loom for AmeriCorps

Federal rule-making is one of those inside-the-Beltway issues that rarely make headlines, but it often changes things significantly for anyone affected by...

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