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FYI: Unmeasured Impact

The International Youth Foundation (IYF) and its U.S. affiliate, the Forum For Youth Investment (FYI), are going their separate ways. IYF was...

Only Brand Names Need Apply

In a field with a well-earned reputation for avoiding public intramural squabbles over youth policy, one has nevertheless broken out among the...

FY ’02: Earmarks Folly: The Sequel

In July, when Congress passed a supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, its advertised purpose was to “further recovery...

Split is the Verdict

After 16 years of successful collaboration, even 3,000 miles of parched countryside weren’t enough to prevent a clash of egos by the...

Press Watch for September 2002

Side Effects of Welfare Law: The No-Parent FamilyNew York Times National studies indicate that as a result of welfare reform, more and...

Pubs and Videos for September 2002

CommunitySchool, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, by Joyce L. Epstein, Mavis G. Sanders, Beth S. Simon, Karen Clark Salinas,...

Spectrum Youth and Family Services’ Legal Clinic

Burlington, Vt.(802) 864-7423resjustice@aol.com Objective: Providing a free, weekly, walk-in legal clinic for youth who are homeless, on the run or in trouble...

Web Watch for September 2002

Child Welfare AdoptUSKidswww.adoptuskids.orgis a service of the National Adoption Center, dedicated to matching hard-to-place children with families. More than 60 percent...

Awards for July 2002

2002 Casey Awards For: Individuals and organizations that provide leadership, resources and exemplary support for youth-led crime prevention efforts.By: Youth Crime Watch...

Cops and Kids

Police and teens often have a difficult relationship. Many young people feel that police unjustifiably harass them. Police say they’re reacting to...

Stop the Campaign

Shortly after the Columbine high school massacre in April 1999, President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton launched the National Campaign Against...

Caught in a Spider Web

The National Network for Youth (NFY) – the self-proclaimed standard-bearer of alternative humanistic values – has dumped Executive Director Brenda Russell in...

Hewlett’s State of Mind

Yet another foundation appearing poised to look right past statewide child and youth advocacy organizations in favor of national groups is the...

Press Watch for July-August 2002

Cultural Divide Over Parental DisciplineThe New York Times Cultural differences concerning corporal punishment are causing problems for some immigrant families in the...

Pubs and Videos for July-August 2002

Education Building a Community School, by The Children’s Aid Society, is a practical manual for school reform. The book provides innovative suggestions...

Pathways to Possibilities

Grand Rapids, Mich.(616) 967-6749www.calvin.edu/admin/precoll Objective: To help more youths, especially those in central city communities, enter and complete post-secondary education. In...

Web Watch for July-August 2002

Management Internet Nonprofit Centerwww.nonprofit-info.org/npofaq/index.htmlfeatures information on more than 100 issues involving operation of nonprofit agencies. Using an easy-to-navigate frequently asked question...

Awards for May 2002

Freddie Mac Youth Leadership Award For: Outstanding leadership by someone under 21 whose services improve the lives of young people.By: The Freddie...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

For any relationship to function, there has to be mutual respect. Here, two teens describe how they felt disrespected or stereotyped because...

Making Changes

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (assets: $3 billion) is calibrating its 10-year, $500 million (or more) Making Connections initiative, which targets 22...