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OJJDP Chief Flores Testifies Before Waxman’s Panel

As part of Youth Today‘s ongoing coverage of grant-making abnormalities at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), associate editor...

On the Move for June 2008

Healthy Teen Network Pat Paluzzi, CEOMoves to:1501 St. Paul St., Suite 124Baltimore, MD 21202(410) 685-0410www.healthyteennetwork.org Making Cents InternationalFiona Macaulay, presidentMoves to:1155 30th...

To Curb Truancy, Dallas Tries Electronic Monitoring

The New York Times Responding to state and federal attendance mandates, including those of the No Child Left Behind Act, Bryan Adams...

Seeking Youth: Youth Groups, Christian Organizations Attract Young People by Connecting

The Wenatchee (Wash.) World According to youth pastors in North Central Washington, prayer, follow-up and ownership are key aspects of outreach and...

More Sleep Is Good for Teenage Students

Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) Despite what Jay Haugen, superintendent of West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan schools, calls a “preponderous amount of evidence...

Should I Mention Depression on My College Application?

U.S. News & World Report In the wake of last year’s shootings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech, more colleges and...

In School Sports, Who Makes the Call?

StateLine.org When a Spartanburg High School student made a game-winning basket with less than a second left in a South Carolina 4A...

Out of School, Risking Violence

The Baltimore Sun By cross-referencing health department and school system records for 520 youths who were murdered or non-fatally shot in Baltimore...

Paperwork that Pays

For people writing grant proposals on behalf of youth-serving nonprofits, few applications can look as daunting as those for the federal Community...

Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop

Free Minds draws in youth convicted as adults (like Delonte, above) with book discussions and writing exercises … Washington, D.C.(202) 468-4809http://www.freemindsbookclub.org Objective:...

Lupe Tovar

Lupe Tovar Program CoordinatorIn My ShoesTucson, Ariz.(520) 747-1533www.inmyshoesinc.org Age: 25 Salary: $25,000 to $30,000 About In My Shoes: This nonprofit provides one-on-one...

Awards for June 2008

100 Best Communities for Young People For: Cities and towns that have made the well-being of children and youth a top priority....

Speaking Out, and Finally Being Heard

Vox, Atlanta I used to find myself sitting at home after school, doing a whole bunch of nothing. All of my friends...

Getting Off My Butt and Doing Something

Vox, Atlanta Three years ago, I attended a political rally on the day of President Bush’s second inauguration. The protest centered on...

Study Sings Praises of Youth Theater

Sperling: “The University of Michigan is saying this! I’m not crazy!” Photo: Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit While the growing demand to...

Fostering Hope: Restoring Shattered Lives

Produced by Ralph CunninghamVista Film & VideoDVD, 57:50 minutes. $19.95. With the highest rate of foster care cases in Oregon, Marion County...

Youth to Power: How Today’s Young Voters are Building Tomorrow’s Progressive Majority

Michael ConneryIg Publishing203 pages. $14.95. As the 2008 presidential election looms, political activist Connery strives to dispel the myth that young voters...

The Character Chronicles

Live Wire Media 6 DVDs or Videos, 25 minutes each, with facilitator’s guide. $69.95 each, $359.50 full series. Based on the “Six...

Great Group Games: 175 Boredom-Busting, Zero-Prep Team Builders for All Ages

Susan Ragsdale, Ann SaylorSearch Institute Press225 pages. $16.95. This rich, well-organized collection of games for groups of all kinds (ages 12 and...

American Grants and Loans Directory

Canada Books400 pages. $149.95, CD $69.95. This 2008 Canadian publication covers more than 1,500 U.S. government financial programs, subsidies, scholarships, grants and...