International Herald Tribune/The Associated Press Teens are becoming the new face of the gay rights movement in the United States, reflecting a...
Over the course of a decade, Rosie Starks served as a foster parent to four children. For the past three years, she’s...
Getting campy: Girls use the costume closet to get dressed up for a camp activity. Photo: Philip Reames Triangle FoundationDetroit, Mich.(313) 537-7000...
Reaping what they sow: Chapman and boys on the Brooklyn farm. Farm EducatorAdded Value/Food ChangeBrooklyn, N.Y.(718) 855-5531Age: 27Salary: $40,000. About the Organizations:...
Children and Family Fellowships For: Outstanding administrators, nonprofit leaders and community development professionals who have shown dedication to helping disadvantaged children...
By Fred Wagenhauser, 21Represent, New York I’m white, I live in the projects, I can rap, and all my life I’ve made...
By Luce Tang, 20New Youth Connections, New York(Some names have changed for this article.) When I first moved into a black neighborhood...
When Michael Young attended the first Abstinence Education Evaluation Conference in 2005, it “was almost like a pep rally for abstinence,” he...
Center for Afterschool & Community Education $120. A multimedia package designed for after-school providers to integrate into a daily program that includes...
Ronald ClementStudy Center Press72 pages. $9.95. As the sun sets on the Haigh-Scatena Foundation – a grant maker for social advocacy that...
Edited by Carolyn CoccaPraeger Publishers188 pages. $59.95. An in-depth look at the historical progression and culture of adolescent sexuality. The first section...
Come Out and Win: Organizing Yourself, Your Community, and Your World Sue Hyde Beacon Press 156 pages. $13. A must-have for...
Lisa KeenBeacon Press153 pages. $13. This guide for LGBT youth outlines their legal rights in simple, comprehensive language, explaining how specific laws...
Nicole Braddock Bromley208 pages. $12.99. A book written for both young abuse victims and the adults who care about them, in...
Chris MercoglianoBeacon Press201 pages. $24.95. A guide on how to allow children to safely experience “authentic” childhoods. The beginning chapters analyze how,...
Kareem Moody, with Anitra BuddSearch Institute 111 pages. $9.95. A how-to guide for youth workers on dealing with kids who are especially...
Jean Sunde PetersonFree Spirit Publishing282 pages. $29.95. A compilation of discussion topics for youth workers who lead small group discussions. The introduction...
Vowing to “engage, enrage or motivate” people to take action against child abuse and neglect, this independent, nonprofit news service uses video,...
A model site for putting a youth spin on local information. Postings include the city’s “Children’s Budget,” its Children’s and Community Report...
The Kids Are Waiting campaign was set up with support by the Pew Charitable Trusts to promote the findings of The Pew...