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Children and Clinical Studies

http://www.ChildrenAndClinicalStudies.nhlbi.nih.gov This new site produced by the National Institutes of Health is a resource for parents and health care providers interested...

Homeless Youth TV

http://www.homelessyouthtv.com Virgin Mobile USA created this website to bring together organizations and young people who want to help the more than...

Dictionary for Dads

http://www.dictionaryfordads.com The site shares knowledge, resources and practical experiences fundamental to helping men make informed decisions about parenting. It features solution-oriented...

Youth Worker Jobs at MySpace.com

http://jobs.myspace.com/a/ms-jobs/list/q-Youth+Worker A new feature on the popular MySpace website allows users to search for jobs by description and location in a database...

Fatherhood Programs Mature

Note: This version corrects an error from the printed issue pertaining to the Dads Make a Difference program. In New York, helping...

Campus Compact

Maureen F. Curley, President Moves to:45 Temple PlaceBoston, MA 02111(617) 357-1881

Hope Out of the Box

Youth Radio/National Public Radio This youth-produced commentary makes the point that in the post-election years of Barack Obama’s presidency, young people will...

Struggling Parents Pull Kids from Day Care

The Associated Press/MSNBC Parents throughout the nation are scaling back or pulling their children from day care programs because they can no...

Defining the Grandma Effect

ABC News The role played by grandmothers in American families has been spotlighted by President-elect Barack Obama’s speeches about his late grandmother,...

CPS Give Kids a Voice in Cutting Dropout Rate

Chicago Sun-Times More than 50 youth from 15 Chicago high schools have spent the past year-and-a-half trying to figure out how to...

Hard Labor at a Tender Age and Child Labor Going Largely Unchecked

The Charlotte Observer A recent raid at a House of Raeford Farms chicken plant in Greenville, S.C., uncovered more than illegal immigrant...

Red Sex, Blue Sex

Sexually active Youth and American Values: Conservative Christians’ reactions to Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s announcement that her unwed 17-year-old daughter was...

Child Adolescent Mobile Crisis Team

Parsons Child & Family CenterAlbany, N.Y.(518) 429-2391http://www.parsonscenter.org/services/ChildAdolescentMobileTeam.asp Photo: Parsons Child and Family Center Objective: To provide a community-based response to individual child...

Wendy Elliott

Wendy Elliot Vice President of Affiliate ServicesYouth Volunteer Corps of AmericaShawnee Mission, Kan.(913) 432-9822,http://www.yvca.org Age: 31 Salary: $47,000 About YVCA: YVCA...

Awards for December 2008-January 2009

TCWF California Peace Prize For: Individuals committed to preventing violence and promoting peace in their communities. By: The California Wellness Foundation Winners:...

No More Labels for Me

LA Youth, Los Angeles I was in seventh grade when people started to get curious about what I was. Most kids...

Guiding Disconnected Youth to Academic Success

Program: Community Education Pathways to Success (CEPS). Organization: Youth Development Institute (YDI); unidentified community-based organizations at 10 New York City sites. Types...

Toolkit Review: YouthARTS Toolkit

YouthARTS Toolkit Americans for the ArtsFree.(202) 371-2830, http://www.artsusa.org/youtharts A free, online resource on how to design, implement, evaluate and train workers for...

Wallace Gives $1.8 Million For Arts Education

The Wallace Foundation has announced grants to two Los Angeles arts learning initiatives that help bring high-quality arts experiences to youth in...

Empowering Youth: How to Encourage Young Leaders to Do Great Things

Kelly CurtisSearch Institute Press154 pages. $14.95 “Empowerment isn’t a program, it’s a way of thinking,” declares Curtis, whose guide for youth workers...