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Kids Having Kids: Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy

Edited by Saul D. Hoffman and Rebecca A. Maynard The Urban Institute Press448 pages. $34.50 paperback. Despite a 36 percent drop between...

The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide: For Ages 10 & Under

Judy Galbraith Free Spirit Publishing122 pages. $12.99 paperback. Self-help publisher Judy Galbraith, an advocate for gifted youth, created the first edition of...

How I Am (Wie Ich Bin)

Ingrid Demetz, Caroline Leitner, Daniel Mazza Fanlight Productions49 minutes. DVD $249. These words appear on the screen as outstretched hands catch snowflakes:...

Great Group Skits: 50 Character-Building Scenarios for Teens

Lynn Grasberg, Gina OldenburgSearch Institute Press/Independent Publishers Group172 pages. $16.95 paperback. Full of teen appeal, these often hilarious original skits by comedienne/theater...

2009 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards

Josefina Mena Richard Valle For: Individuals in California who advance innovative and effective solutions to significant state issues, and who show an...

2009 STOP Hunger Scholarship

Amy Carlton Kellie Kinsella For: U.S. students enrolled in an accredited educational institution (kindergarten through graduate school) who demonstrate ongoing commitment to...

Awards for July-August 2009

Maggie Doyle 2009 Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Awards For: Teen girls ages 12 to 18 who demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship and community service....

VolunteerMatch

www.volunteermatch.org This site allows nonprofits to recruit volunteers and, in turn, lets prospective volunteers search for where their help is needed. Users...

Corporation for National and Community Service

www.serve.gov Another search database for service work opportunities is available here – this one coming by order of President Barack Obama. The...

LEARNS

http://nationalserviceresources.org/learns/learns LEARNS, an online technical assistance feature of the Corporation for National and Community Service’s resource center, allows national service organizations to...

Society for Research in Child Development

www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=330 After-school science learning gets more attention – this time involving programs for both boys and girls – in this new searchable...

‘Men II Boys’ Examines the Toll of Fatherlessness among Black Youth

Learn how to tie a tie. Know when to keep silent and when to speak up. Keep illegal substances out of...

Watch: Youth Today Original Video, School Plus Jobs Faces Cuts

How To … Create Maps to Help Kids and Youth Workers

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are all the rage right now, and many youth-serving organizations have embraced the technology to improve their...

Niles Teen Center

Niles, Ill.(847) 375-8949http://www.NilesTeenCenter.org Artful use of time: Ceramics projects are among the activities at the Niles Teen Center. Photo: Niles Teen...

Tsering D. Alleyne: Youth Caseworker

Tsering D. Alleyne Redwood Community Action Agency, Youth Services BureauHumboldt County, Calif.(707) 923-1147http://www.rcaa.org Age: 23 Salary: $23,160. My Organization: The Youth...

Awards for June 2009

Justice Specialist: Sandy Rempe (second from left), juvenile justice program manager for the Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS), was named juvenile...