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AP & The Volunteer State

America’s Promise (AP) has a new president from the Volunteer State, Marguerite Sallee, who most recently served as staff director of the...

Will Youth Vote Efforts Finally Win?

After years of trying just about everything to get young people to vote, only to see their participation in elections continue to...

Home Opportunity Meets Emancipation (HOME)

Whittier, Calif.(562) 789-8009www.bridgeoffaith.org Objective: Help young women aging out of foster care get the support they need to live independently. In...

Treasure Watch

Two New York City-based foundations – the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies – are revving up their nationwide grant-making...

The Comic Book Project

New York, N.Y.(212) 330-7444www.comicbookproject.org Objective: Use visual arts to build literacy and social awareness. In a Nutshell: Youth plan, write and...

The Child Savers: Pain & Reward

When Sid Johnson, 63, mounted his new black 1500cc Honda Goldwing touring motorcycle and zoomed off on a yearlong see-the-U.S.A. odyssey, he...

The Phoenix Project

New York, N.Y.(212) 340-2986http://phoenix.cce.cornell.edu Objective: Teach youth how to conduct valid community research in order to press for youth priorities in...

Judgment Day Looms for Juvenile Judges

It’s disorder in the court for the 2,000-member National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), headquartered in Reno, Nev....

Texas Youth Hunting Program

San Antonio, Texas(800) 460-5494www.texas-wildlife.org/tyhp.htm Objective: To reach new hunters and promote safe hunting. In a Nutshell: The Texas Youth Hunting Program...

Awards for May 2004

Kids to Kids National Service Award For: Children and young people who improved their communities through outstanding service projects.By: Child Welfare League...

How Vegetarianism Offends My Grandmother (and)

Food and Family You are what you eat, or so the saying goes. But what if your family doesn’t approve of what...

Journey to the Future

The Future of Children, a 14-year-old journal sired by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, has gazed into the future – and...

Press Watch for May 2004

Child Welfare Foster Home Scarcity Means Many Youths Languish for MonthsHartford Courant Because of a shortage of foster care homes in Connecticut,...

Pubs and Videos for May 2004

Activism Peace Jam: How Young People Can Make Peace in Their Schools and Communities, by Darcy Giffords, is a survey of a...

WiredWoods

Waltham, Mass.(781) 890-5500www.wiredwoods.org Objective: To spark an interest in technology among at-risk youth to help them succeed in the digital age....

Web Watch for May 2004

Education Smithsonian for Kidswww.smithsonian.kids.usThe Smithsonian’s online museum for adolescents is excellent in its simplicity. The site features three exhibits at a...

Why Does My Textbook Say Sex Is Harmful? (and)

Two Views of Sex Education Dealing with teen sex education and sexual behavior is always controversial. Here, two teens give their views...

Press Watch for April 2004

Child Care MadeTrenton Times The 5-year-old autistic son of Alicia Day, a single mother of four in New Jersey, was fatally scalded...

Pubs and Videos for April 2004

African-American Black in School, by Shawn Ginwright, posits a perspective on the older ideas of Afrocentric reform discussed by intellectuals and its...