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Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Let’s Go Up to the 21st Century

Fort Washington, Md. (301) 292-4925 Objective: To expose at-risk youth to aviation-related career fields at an early age. In a Nutshell: 21st...

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Newsmakers for October 2004

Nonprofits For years, the regional director of Latin American programs for Covenant House, Bruce Harris, has been regarded as a warrior on...

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Home Opportunity Meets Emancipation (HOME)

Whittier, Calif.(562) 789-8009www.bridgeoffaith.org Objective: Help young women aging out of foster care get the support they need to live independently. In...

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Newsmakers for September 2004

Nonprofits Communities in Schools – the 27-year-old nonprofit network of more than 200 community groups that provide resources and volunteers for schools...

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Class Action?

In 1980, attorney Marcia Lowry led the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) tocourt against New Mexico for failing to properly serve children...

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Newsmakers for July 2004

Feds While embattled members of President George W. Bush’s inner military circle continue to survive under public scrutiny, his lesser-known combatants in...

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The Phoenix Project

New York, N.Y.(212) 340-2986http://phoenix.cce.cornell.edu Objective: Teach youth how to conduct valid community research in order to press for youth priorities in...

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Newsmakers for June 2004

Nonprofits The National Crime Prevention Council, after being under the leadership of the recently retired Jack Calhoun for more than 20 years,...

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Profiles in Youth Work

One of the rising young stars in youth work began her career as a disillusioned high schooler, ditching classes and handing out...

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Texas Youth Hunting Program

San Antonio, Texas(800) 460-5494www.texas-wildlife.org/tyhp.htm Objective: To reach new hunters and promote safe hunting. In a Nutshell: The Texas Youth Hunting Program...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for May 2004

Youth Suicides Often Exceed Murders In most states, youth are more likely to die from suicide than murder, according to a new...

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Report Roundup for May 2004

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

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WiredWoods

Waltham, Mass.(781) 890-5500www.wiredwoods.org Objective: To spark an interest in technology among at-risk youth to help them succeed in the digital age....

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for April 2004

GAO Cites AmeriCorps Enrollment Errors A report released last month revealing flaws in the management of AmeriCorps provoked harsh criticism from Republican...

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Newsmakers for April 2004

Nonprofits In what spokeswoman Joyce Johnson called a “painful moment in our history,” the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) laid off...

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Report Roundup for April 2004

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

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Anti-Tobacco Campaigns

Since 1997, research has consistently pointed to a slow but steady decline in youth smoking. The share of high school seniors who...

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Hollywood Diner

Baltimore, Md.(410) 355-4698www.ccyd.org. Objective: To empower at-risk young people with self-sufficiency skills through employment. In a Nutshell: The Hollywood Diner is...

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Web Watch for April 2004

Child Welfare The Adoption History Projecthttp://www.uoregon.edu/%7EadoptionThis digital history resource profiles the people, organizations and writings that have shaped adoption in the...

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