Archives: 2014 & Earlier Archives | Page 25 of 70

Coming Out, Coming In: Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society

Linda GoldmanRoutledge/Taylor & Francis339 pages. $29.95 paperback. Linda Goldman’s passionate advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth permeates this...

Beyond the Checkbook: A Financial Management Guide for Leaders of Small Youth-Serving Organizations

Robert E. LaVallee, Kate Sandel107 pages. $25 spiral-bound, free download. Among the challenges faced by nonprofits is financial survival. For leaders...

Reaching Through the Cracks: A Guide to Implementing the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership

Linda Jucovy, Wendy S. McClanahanPublic/Private Ventures80 pages. $10, free download. How can homicide among urban youth and young adults be reduced?...

Vote Kids

http://www.votekids.org This online journal offers detailed information on federal and state legislation that would affect children. It provides budget details and...

Summer of Service Resource Center

http://www.icicp.org/ht/d/sp/i/1254/pid/1254 Innovations in Civic Participation, a youth service think tank, developed this interactive website to give technical advice on designing Summer...

Pathways to Public Health

http://pathwaystopublichealth.org Designed to encourage youth to enter the public health field, this site provides a variety of resources, information and professional...

Child Nutrition Programs

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/ChildNutrition Here is a comprehensive overview of the federal government’s child nutrition initiatives: the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult...

The Safe Space

http://www.thesafespace.org The site is a project of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Break the Cycle, which works to empower youth to end...

Add It Up

http://www.ala.org/additup Librarians and youth advocates seeking funds and programming for public libraries will find this to be a valuable resource. It...

Watch: “America for Dummies”

“America for Dummies,” directed by Niaz Mosharraf, and produced by Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, is a roughly eight-minute documentary that won the...

Watch: “Is Anybody Listening?” video that caused a sensation

Watch: The video that drew presidential attention. Read our article here.

Dozens in CPS Have Criminal Records and CPS Standards for Hiring Can be Strict, or Minimal

THE SACRAMENTO BEE A special investigation by The Sacramento Bee, in which reporters cross-referenced the names of 969 employees of Sacramento...

The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air and America’s Schools

USA TODAY An eight-month investigation into air toxicity levels outside America’s schools revealed potentially severe health risks to children that have gone...

Long Island Officials: Unlicensed Child Care a Growing Problem

Newsday The death of 2-year-old Olivia Raspanti at a day care center on Long Island has underlined what New York officials say...

Use Agriculture in Youth Development

Farming at The Food Project in Massachusetts provides ample hands-on learning opportunities. Photo: The Food Project While agriculture-based youth development programs are...

The Memory Project

Madison, Wis.(608) 467-5706www.thememoryproject.org Lead Rosenblith painted a portrait of a girl named … Photo: The Memory Project Objective: To develop caring among...

Robert Roberson

Robert Roberson Youth Adviser Violence-Free Zone Milwaukee, Wis. (414) 294-2490 www.cneonline.org Age: 30 Salary: Between $30,000 and $35,000. My Organization: The Violence-Free...

Awards for April 2009

2009 SES Leadership Award Fred Cusimano (left) receives the SES (Supplemental Education Services) Leadership Award from Ray Huntington, founder of the Huntington...