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Reality Charity

http://www.realitycharity.com/index.php Called the “eBay of fundraising” by the media, Reality Charity eliminates the middleman by allowing charities to post appeals directly to...

The JDAI Help Desk

http://www.jdaihelpdesk.org The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative offers this practice-based, informational resource for practitioners, policymakers and advocates interested in...

Ask the Judge

www.askthejudge.info A Q&A with a real judge answering common legal questions from teens, such as “What happens to me if my parents...

Association of Mentoring Professionals

http://www.mentoringprofessionals.org This site for association members provides resources, online training, career development, a community calendar, an online curriculum and more. An annual...

Kids Quill: How We Cope with Abuse

By Derrick B., 18Represent, New York I grew up without a father, a real family or a real mother in my life....

Kids Quill: How We Cope with Abuse

By Natasha Santos, 19Represent, New York “Tasha, what did he do to you?” This is the second night in a row that...

Web Watch for November 2007

Child Welfare Adoption Learning Partnerswww.adoptionlearningpartners.org/courses/overview.cfmTwo new online courses at this site aim to educate prospective adoptive parents about a variety of...

The Well-Being of Measuring Well-Being

Since the social indicators movement began in the 1970s, there has been explosive growth in efforts to measure the quality of people’s...

Pubs and Videos for November 2007

AFTER SCHOOL Afterschool Style in Practice:25 Skill-Building Meetings for StaffTamara Sniad, Claudia Weisburd, Sarah MelloCenter for Afterschool and Community Education/Foundations Inc.182 pages....

Society for Research in Child Development

Lonnie Sherrod, Executive Director Office for Policy and Communications moves to: 1313 L Street NW, Suite 140 Washington, DC 20005

Press Watch for November 2007

Log on to these news organization’s websites and search for the headline through the site’s search or archive feature. Child Welfare Foster...

Youth Work’s Immigration Movement

By Ed Finkel The Boys & Girls Club of West Georgia, after witnessing a 30 percent increase in Latino participants in three...

Career Development Program

Murray, Utah(801) 284-4260www.bgcsv.org Objective: Instill a work ethic and career interest in youth by connecting them to community partners involved in...

Tom Coyne

Philadelphia(215) 262-1459www.sparkthewave.org Age: 27 Salary: $12,000 for 20 hours a week. About the Program: The nonprofit Spark the Wave (STW) partners with...

Awards for November 2007

Progressive Leadership Awards For: Leaders who are advancing the struggle for social, racial and economic justice. By: USActionWinners Include: Cheyenne Hughes, racial...

Boys & Girls Clubs Get Whacked

The Capitol Hill-financed juggernaut that has been the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for over two decades has stalled in the...

Longing for an Identity: My Last Name Mystery

Natalie Kozakiewicz, 21REPRESENT, NEW YORK In December 2004, I went to my foster care agency to get copies of my parents’ death...

Longing for an Identity: Alone With My Questions

By Cynthia Orbes, 19REPRESENT, NEW YORK For years and years after my parents died, I kept myself from remembering them. Each Christmas,...

Talking about Youth Transitions

Youth Transition Funders Group54 pages. Free online. A helpful resource for youth advocates seeking advice on how to reach important audiences with...

The Principal’s Guide to Afterschool Programs

Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood Corwin Press 144 pages. $24.95. More and more schools are getting involved in the after-school industry, which was previously...