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Chicago, Ill.(773) 506-7474www.alternativesyouth.org Objective: To provide comprehensive youth and family services. In a Nutshell: Alternatives offers an array of services to youth...
Advocacy National Priorities Projecthttp://database.nationalpriorities.orgAn excellent research site for advocates seeking evidence to support their causes. Visitors can select a subject area...
Guardians Must Visit Kids In what may be the first requirement of its kind in the nation, the Michigan Supreme Court has...
A compilation of the reports from this issue.
Port Angeles, Wash.(888) 644-7049www.gutsforteens.org.Objective: To help teens improve their self-esteem and make better social choices. In a Nutshell: GUTS Institute is...
Child Welfare Survivors of the Systemwww.sos-fosternet.orgoffers a mishmash of all things foster care-relevant, operated by a social worker who is a...
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Nonprofits The Girl Scouts of the USA named Kathy Cloninger as its new CEO, replacing Marty Evans. Cloninger, a former program officer...
Is James Wagoner paranoid, or is the federal government out to get him? The president of Advocates for Youth, a national organization...
It is virtually a rite of passage for teens to be consumed at some point with feelings of isolation. Studies show that...
Attracting Teens Un-Uniformly Every youth worker knows how difficult it is to lure teenagers into programs. Try to make them wear uniforms,...
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Avon, Colo.(970) 845-7040www.sosoutreach.org Objective: Serving at-risk youth through snowboarding, adult mentorship and community outreach. In a Nutshell: The Snowboard Outreach Society...
Kids and Adults: The Culture Gap Amazed by what today’s kids don’t seem to know or by what they take for granted?...
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Bradenton, Fla.(941) 761-3207www.manateens.org Objective: Train youth for community service and connect them to community needs that fit their interests. In a...
At the opening of last month’s filibuster in Washington to save 20,000 AmeriCorps positions, Candace Spiller stepped up to the podium, fresh...
Many teenagers have been inspired by the quick success that Derrick Seaver found after graduating from high school two years ago, but...
Hip-hop culture is everywhere: tagged on the sides of buildings and bridges, bumping in Jeep Wranglers in school parking lots, blasting out...