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New Olympics for Youth

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the first summer Youth Olympic Games will be held in Singapore in 2010. Olympic...

Community Foundations Group Changes Name

The Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth recently changed its name to CFLeads (Community Foundations Leading Change), to reflect what leaders call...

How to Steal From the Office

The news routinely brings stories that show how easy it for employees to steal from nonprofits, and how simple some of the...

More Money for Summer Food

Programs that will provide snacks or meals to youths this summer should consider two major funding sources. First, food reimbursement rates under...

Should Bully Game Get Punched Out?

Bully: Just for fun? Photo: Rockstar Games Youth workers, beware of this guy: Jimmy Hopkins is a rambunctious 15-year-old boarding school student...

13,000 Abused in Detention

An investigation by The Associated Press uncovered more than 13,000 claims of abuse reported to juvenile correction centers nationwide from 2004 to...

Right to Lawyer Expanded

A federal judge has expanded the right of adjudicated youth to have an attorney. California must appoint an attorney to each parolee...

Partnership Pushes System Reform

Casey Family Programs and Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) have formed a three-year partnership to improve the lives of...

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...

Agencies Host Public Talks About Drinking

Community-based organizations are hosting 1,602 town hall meetings around the country to discuss underage drinking, in a biennial, 50-state effort supported by...

Waiting to Call 911 Is No Crime

If you have to wonder whether to call 911 when a disruptive youth gets hurt during a restraint, the safe bet would...

Youth Philanthropy Groups Merge

Two nonprofits completed a merger last month that combines their efforts to teach high schoolers how to initiate philanthropic ventures. Youth Re:Action...

Turmoil of the Month in Texas

Youth Today could almost run a monthly column about the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), the scandal-plagued network of 22 youth prisons that...

Advocates Seek to Reform JJDP Act

Federal juvenile justice reauthorization should for the first time encourage states to address conditions in youth jails and residential facilities, in light...

U.S. Coordinates Youth Programs – Again?

Two years ago, President Bush signed a law passed by Congress to create a council that is supposed to connect federal agencies...

Tax Deductions for Volunteers

With the income tax deadline approaching next month, volunteer youth workers should know that they can take some tax deductions for their...

Ready by 21 Ready to Expand

The Forum for Youth Investment (FYI) launched a new effort last month to expand its Ready by 21 initiative. While more than...

No Free Speech From Huckabee

YCLA recipient Stephen Ryan receives congratulations from Mike Huckabee. It’s not often that an awards ceremony for young people gets international attention....