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After Teen Death, Campus to Open With New Owner

Two years ago, the Bowling Brook Preparatory Academy in Maryland was shut down after the death of a teen who was being...

Alliance Celebrates 30 Years

When the Alliance for Justice was formed in 1979, Ronald Reagan was on his way to becoming president and ushering in nearly...

Governments Delay Grant, Contract Payments

Here’s another sign of how the recession is affecting youth services: About half of youth-oriented groups that responded to a recent...

The Best, Worst Places to Work in Federal Gov’t.

A nonprofit last month released rankings of the best places to work in federal government in 2009, based on surveys of...

Nonprofit to Run City’s Youth Programs

At a time of government budget deficits, can youth-serving organizations run programs cheaper and easier than their local governments can? A...

Californians Balk at Cutting Youth Program

Californians voted overwhelmingly last month against a state proposition that would have diverted childhood development funding to help balance the state’s $42...

A Campy Promotion

Watch the “Because of Camp” PSA. Expect to see this and other images on TV and the Web, as part of two...

Program Assessment Tool Goes Free Online

A well-vetted assessment tool used by hundreds of after-school programs across New York state to examine the quality of their services...

Mayors Pledge to Focus on Youth

It’s too soon to tell if it will amount to anything more than a news release, but here is what the...

Obamas Donate to Youth Groups

Barack and Michelle Obama donated $75,500 last year to 13 organizations that work with youth, according to tax returns released last...

How to Reach Uninsured Youths: Cut the Paperwork

In an effort to draw uninsured children into its health insurance program for the poor, New Jersey has taken an ax...

OJJDP Grants Get Claimed Before You Apply

The U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention last month issued a solicitation for field-initiated demonstration programs, which at first...

Tales from the Field: How the recession is affecting youth services.

Washington—Here is one definition of serious trouble: A funder cuts your $400,000 grant to $185,000. That’s just one of the hits...

Tales from the Field: How the recession is affecting youth services.

New York—The Juilliard School, the famed performing arts conservatory, has demonstrated how publicity can pay off – literally – for cash-strapped...

Tales from the Field: How the recession is affecting youth services.

Palm Desert, Calif.—At the beginning of the year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert saw an influx of volunteer mentors,...

Tales from the Field: How the recession is affecting youth services.

Phoenix—Arizona’s Division of Children, Youth and Families has laid off 181 workers this year, including 159 Child Protective Services “specialists” (investigators...

Tales from the Field: How the recession is affecting youth services.

Philadelphia—A pilot program to help youths who have been literally struck by violence has been eliminated by budget cuts. The Pennsylvania...

Tales from the Field: How the recession is affecting youth services.

The federal stimulus package set aside $1.2 billion in funding for youth services, including summer job opportunities, for people under 24....

Newark Plans First Program for LGBT Youth

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in Newark, N.J., have never had a place to go for counseling, mentoring and stress-free...

More Caseworkers, More Pay, More Turnover

While the most common prescriptions for fixing overburdened child welfare systems are to decrease staff caseloads and increase salaries, here’s a new...