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Scholarships 101: The Real-World Guide to Getting Cash for College

Kimberly StezalaAMACOM Books244 pages. $17.95 paperback. “Scholarship Lady” Kimberly Stezala uses warm encouragement and insider expertise to coach students in how...

Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework, 2nd Edition

James C. HowellSAGE Publications377 pages. $44.95 paperback. Updating the 2003 edition, juvenile justice expert James C. (“Buddy”) Howell proposes reforms for...

Treating Childhood Behavioral and Emotional Problems: A Step-by-Step, Evidence-Based Approach

Edited by Andrew R. EisenThe Guilford Press427 pages. $50 hardcover or e-book. In this first clinician training manual to be organized according...

Youth Group Games

http://www.jubed.com/youth_ministry Youth Group Games is a Christian youth site that offers ideas for activities and games that can benefit a variety of...

FosterClub

http://www.fosterclub.com The Oregon-based, nonprofit Foster Club hopes to unite the nation’s more than 500,000 foster care youth with this website, which serves...

Youth Venture

http://www.genv.net For aspiring young social entrepreneurs, this site is a place to begin. It includes practical advice on starting and expanding a...

Youth Radio

http://www.youthradio.org The online home of the award-winning Youth Radio program, this site offers original news articles and commentaries from youth ages 14...

Youth Frontiers

http://www.youthfrontiers.org This site, created by a nonprofit of the same name, contains information about numerous programs and resources aimed at making schools...

Find Youth Info

http://www.findyouthinfo.gov A collaboration of 12 federal agencies, this comprehensive site offers an array of information and tools designed to help youth...

Watch: “Because of Camp”

Watch: House Education and Labor Committee hearing on “America’s Competitiveness through High School Reform”

House Education and Labor Committee hearing on “America’s Competitiveness through High School Reform.” Watch the webcast by clicking here: http://edwork.edgeboss.net/wmedia/edwork/fc/fc051209.wvx.

… Create Museum Programs

For many youths, going to a museum still sounds like, “We’re doing something dull that’s supposed to be good for us.” That’s...

Future Agents in Training

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office(202) 278-3048Washington, DC 20535http://www.fbijobs.gov/243.asp Objective: To give high school students from around the country a...

Jennifer L. England

Jennifer L. England Region 4 Youth SpecialistTexas Department of Family & Protective ServicesTyler, Texas(903) 533-4144http://www.dfps.state.tx.us Age: 22 Salary: Around $28,000. My...

Awards for May 2009

Naturally: Staffers at Michigan State University’s natural resources camp brought home 4-H’s award for teaching youth about conservation and wildlife management. 2009...

AIDS Hasn’t Gone Away

New Youth Connections, New York After my first boyfriend and I broke up, it tore me up inside. When I learned...

AIDS Hasn’t Gone Away

New Youth Connections, New York (Names have been changed.) A friend is someone you know well and who knows you well,...

Media Approach to Combat Obesity Fades from Use

The Basics The percentage of children ages 6 to 11 who are overweight increased from 4 percent in the early 1970s to...

The Peacemaker, Student Edition: Handling Conflict Without Fighting Back or Running Away

Ken Sande, Kevin JohnsonBaker Books175 pages. $12.99 paperback. Based on pastoral consultant Ken Sande’s best-selling adult primer on conflict resolution, this...