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Summer Jobs: Ditch the Paychecks and Paper

Number of temporary workers not needed: 159. Number of carbon-copy applications processed: zero. Allowing New York City youth to apply for a...

Schools that Work

Center for an Urban Future Most people believe that attending a normal high school is the only way to get to college,...

Servenet

www.servenet.org Youth workers are being asked to help beta-test an updated version of Servenet, the online network for volunteers that is run...

Bill Would Boost Staff Training

The often-beleaguered child welfare work force would get a boost under legislation introduced in late April by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.)....

Summer Jobs ‘Crisis’ for Youth

Adults aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch of a U.S. economy hitting the skids. More than 65 percent of American youth...

New Law Requires Certification

In what is being billed as a first for any state, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) has signed a law requiring state...

Staff Education Grows, but What’s the Payoff?

Cambridge, Mass. – Do youth workers need academic credentials? That and other big questions were raised at the first Northeast Regional Higher...

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...

Make College Pay for Youth Workers

In response to the cover story in February [“Local Schools Give Youth Workers More Class”]: You noted that youth workers who enroll...

YouthBuild’s Shaky Foundation

Tanarae Greenman watched YouthBuild quickly grow into one of her most popular and effective programs at the Community Services Consortium in Lebanon,...

Linn County Summer Youth Wage Grant Program

Teen at Work: Heather Richter earns her partially subsidized paycheck working in the Early Learning Center of the First United Methodist Church....

Wayne Jason

Wayne Jason Martial Arts InstructorHillsides Youth Moving OnPasadena, Calif.(818) 426-5749 Age: 53 Salary: Although Jason’s rates as an instructor range from $35...

Precision Engineering

Creating sound bites that are not only memorable but communicate a message is a passion of mine. Every now and then I...

Disconnected Youth: Federal Action Could Address Some of the Challenges Faced by Local Programs That Reconnect Youth to Education and Employment

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Studies show that youths disconnected from school and jobs are more likely to engage in crime, become...

Idealist Career Guides

http://www.idealist.org/en/career/guide/index.html These two free e-books, “The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers for First-Time Job Seekers” and “The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers...

First National Youth Care Credential

The Association for Child and Youth Care Practice (ACYCP) last month launched its much anticipated professional child and youth care credential, billing...

National Certification Exam for Child and Youth Care Workers: Preliminary Results of a Validation Study

Association for Child and Youth Care Practice (ACYCP) Forthcoming in the Journal of Child and Youth Care Work In February, the ACYCP...

Men on a Mission: Valuing Youth Work in Our Communities

William MarsiglioThe Johns Hopkins University Press381 pages. $30 (paperback). Observing 55 men of all ages who work in paid or volunteer positions...