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The do’s and don’ts of hiring your first development director

Hiring your first development director is an important milestone for any nonprofit. It means you have survived the gauntlet of start-up and...

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New Mexico’s marijuana record expungement lags behind legalization

Thomas Wescott, 24, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said he has been rejected by multiple employers due to a six-year-old conviction for...

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New ghost gun rule unlikely to stem violence amid thriving youth gun culture

Ghost guns — so-called because they are nearly impossible to trace — are sold in parts and assembled by the buyer. Until...

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Education-minded prisoners thirst for more college prison programs

Most prisons aren’t built to promote healthy, human transformation, let alone to help people pursue a higher education. Most prisons don’t create...

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Youth find hope restoring Rio Grande wetlands threatened by climate change

La Mancha Wetland Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is a cool oasis in the spring heat of the surrounding desert for...

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Critics link lax gun storage to accidental shootings involving youth, mostly in the South

After running toward the sound of a gunshot that still haunts her, Marentha Sargent watched her 14-year-old, Adrienne Lambert, bleeding from the...

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Young caregivers ‘exist in the shadows,’ offer crucial help

As many 10 million children in the U.S. may provide some form of care at home, according to researcher Melinda Kavanaugh. Some...

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Youth employment opportunities shine bright this summer

Summer of 2022 is shaping up to be one of economic opportunity for millions of young people, from teens looking for summer...

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JJIE Resource Hub: Federal funds to slash student suspensions; trying adults as children; and other topics

Unspent American Rescue Plan funds to lower the number of students who wind up in the juvenile justice system. The impact of...

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For ‘lockdown generation’ school shootings are their reality

A day after the school massacre in Texas, Ohio teacher Renee Coley thought her sixth grade students would need time to process,...

Disabled friendship program: Standing beside a blue "Best Buddies" banner, a dark-haired young woman in a white baseball cap and blue shirt and a red-headed young woman in a green sweatshirt hoodie hug each other.

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Project pairing students with and without disabilities seeks to bolster friendships, end isolation

College sophomores, Elizabeth Mancini and Kelsey Heaney, still hang out together as they nurture a friendship begun through Best Buddies, an international...

Gun control across the nation: AMerican flag and a green state flag at half mast against a cloudy sky in front of a domed tan stone building.

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States divided on gun controls, even as mass shootings rise

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending...

New Juvenile Prison: Large, 2story, modern red brick and light cement building with front lawn and low shrubbery

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New, multimillion-dollar jail is no panacea for juvenile offenders

How one prisoner, sentenced as a teen, sees spending millions on new juvenile jail: Replacing an old youth jail with a new...

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Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females...

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Top Southern Baptists plan to release secret list of abusers

Top administrative leaders for the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in America, said Tuesday that they will release a secret...

Ukraine war and adoption: Dark-haired woman wearing sunglasses and teen bot with dark hair wearing a dark winter jacker and light blue scark giving thumbs up sign sit in front seats of car smiling into camera.

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Adoptions another facet of life halted by war in Ukraine

LEEDS, Maine (AP) — The ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been devastating for families of all kinds — including...

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Southern Baptists face push for public list of sex abusers

A blistering report on the Southern Baptist Convention's mishandling of sex abuse allegations is raising the prospect that the denomination, for the...

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School counselors sound cry for help after Buffalo shooting

For many schools, last weekend's shooting rampage in Buffalo, carried out by an 18-year-old who had been flagged for making a threatening...

Southern Baptist sexual abuse investigative report: Red brick multi-story building with large sign saying "Southern Baptist Convention"

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Report: Top Southern Baptists stonewalled sex abuse victims

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, America's largest Protestant denomination, stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades...