Youth Today
News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
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Alabama Breaks Free
Alabama’s child welfare system is finally free from oversight after a lawsuit that began 20 years ago. But James Tucker is still...
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Advocates Angry Over Policy to Take Newborns
Some child welfare watchdogs are aghast over a new policy that says New York City should remove newborns from parents if those...
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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.)....
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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...
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Will United Way Shift Affect Youth Groups?
Some youth-serving organizations might benefit, while others might lose, under the United Way of America’s decision to focus its spending on three...
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Parents Spared in Immigration Raids
A federal raid on a kosher meat plant last month resulted in hundreds of arrests of allegedly illegal immigrants, but in contrast...
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Fighting Abuse at Youth Rehab Facilities
A House committee approved legislation last month that would step up oversight to better protect youth residing in private rehabilitation facilities, despite...
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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...
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Another Shelter Hits Skid Row
Here’s another gloomy sign of the times for runaway and homeless shelters: After 38 years, Baltimore’s only shelter exclusively for youth closed...
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Union Pushed Aside for Reform
A federal judge has let officials at Chicago’s juvenile detention center ignore part of a union contract in order to help them...
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More SSI Money for Disabled Youth
A new federal regulation should make it easier to get more money for families trying to secure Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for...
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Dropout Campaign Launched; Will Youth Agencies be In?
The dropout problem is getting a lot of attention lately, and last month brought a new sign of its growing stature as...
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Youths in Programs Rally for Youth Policies
Loud State-ments: Program participants and alumni from around the country rally in Washington for juvenile justice reform. Photo: YouthBuild Washington—More than 500...
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Database to Track Foster Youth
The final federal rule on the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) went into effect on April 28. The rule establishes data...
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Worker Can be Fired for Being Gay
Can faith-based child welfare organizations that receive state funds fire someone based on her sexual orientation? A Kentucky judge says yes, depending...
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4-H Finds More Green in Country
You don’t have to be a country music fan to wish you had this lineup to help raise money for your program:...
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SCHIP Limits: Who Holds the Cards?
Senate Democrats last month tried new legislation and nasty words (“fatwa”) to stop the White House from limiting enrollment in the federal...
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Ohio Pledges Better Conditions for Youth
Ohio plans to pour an extra $20 million to $30 million into its juvenile detention system to relieve overcrowding, improve care and...
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Second Chance Becomes Law
As expected, President Bush last month signed into law the Second Chance Act, which authorizes $360 million for juvenile and adult offender...
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Teen Sex Offender Law Struck Down
With a court ruling last month, Nevada could be paving the way for challenges to juvenile sex offender laws around the country....
