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Amanda Gilman

Project Assistant Amanda Gilman Mayor’s OfficeSan Bernardino, Calif.(909) 384-5133 http://www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us (see link to Operation Phoenix) Age: 24 Salary: $0. Gilman’s job fulfills...

System Fails, Kids Die:

COLUMBUS (OHIO) DISPATCH An investigation by The Columbus Dispatch found that 87 of 234 children who died from abuse or neglect from...

The Evidence Gap: Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door

THE NEW YORK TIMES Youths who struggle with drug and alcohol addictions often receive treatments that have not been proved scientifically...

NBA Player Charities Often a Losing Game

MANAGEMENT THE SALT LAKE (UTAH) TRIBUNE Many professional basketball players have created charitable foundations that are aimed at helping kids from...

… Train Kin to be Foster Parents

Generic foster parent training programs can make grandparents, aunts, uncles and others who take in children of their relatives feel like...

Kid Power

Youth learn together from the Citizenship Workbook. Photo: Kid Power Calvary Baptist Church Washington, D.C. (202) 383-4543 http://www.kidpowerdc.org Objective: Empower youth...

Chris Molnar

Chris Molnar Director of Youth MinistriesTakoma Park Presbyterian Church (TPPC)Takoma Park, Md.(301) 270-5550http://www.takomaparkpc.org Age: 25 Salary: $13,000 annually for a 12-hour...

Starbucks Social Entrepreneurs Fund Grants

For: Young social entrepreneurs around the globe. By: Starbucks Social Entrepreneurs Fund and the International Youth Foundation. Winners include: Australian Youth Climate...

Virginia McKnight Binger Awards in Human Service

Isaac Comb For: Minnesota residents who are improving the lives of people in their communities. By: The McKnight Foundation. Winners: Ibrahim Ayeh...

Defining Family: I Love My Mom, But I Can’t Live with Her

Tamara, 16Represent, New York (Names have been changed.) My hands began to tremble as I reached for the telephone. For each number...

Defining Family: Before I Got Adopted, My Mom and I Had to Build a Relationship

By Manny Sanchez, 16New Youth Connections, New York By the time I was sent to my third foster home when I was...

How Do You Stop Bullying? Intervene.

Source: The Colorado Trust. During the bullying prevention intervention, the gap in CSAP scores increased between schools with different levels of bullying....

Resources: Curriculum Review

Social Competence Intervention Program: A Drama-Based Intervention for Youth on the Autism SpectrumLaura A. Guli, Alison D. Wilkinson, Margaret Semrud-ClikemanResearch...

My Lifebook Journal: A Workbook for Children in Foster Care

Therese AccinelliInstant Help Books/New Harbinger Publications126 pages. $16.95. With clear instructions from a therapist who works with foster children, this workbook...

Muslim American Youth: Understanding Hyphenated Identities Through Multiple Methods

Selcuk R. Sirin, Michelle FineNew York University Press243 pages. $70 ($23 paperback). To discover how the post-9/11 atmosphere affects diverse American-born...

Shelter from the Storm

Educational Television Productions of Northeastern Wisconsin, NEWIST/CESA#727 minutes. DVD $195. Four single mothers struggling to provide homes for their children are...

The Delinquent Girl

Edited by Margaret A. ZahnTemple University Press352 pages. $54.50. Among all juveniles arrested for serious crimes in 2006, an unprecedented 29...

New Directions for Youth Development: Spiritual Development

Edited by Peter L. Benson, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Kathryn L. HongJossey-Bass/Wiley142 pages. $23.20. Subscriptions $85 (1 year, 4 issues). Spiritual development...

America’s Afterschool Storybook

http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/storybook/gallery.cfm In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers last year, the Afterschool Alliance invited people...

The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center

http://www.grandfamilies.org This is a legal resource for families in which grandparents care for their grandchildren – called “grandfamilies.” The site includes...