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Network Aims to Help Aging Out Youth

The National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices last month named seven states to participate in a new Learning Network aimed at...

New Program Accredits Eight Youth Employment Agencies

Eight youth employment agencies recently received accreditation through the National Youth Employment Coalition Promising and Effective Practices Network (NYEC PEPNet) accreditation...

Court Finds Political Bias in FDA; Orders OTC Access and New Review of Plan B

Teenage girls 16 and younger could soon have unrestricted access to a controversial over-the-counter contraceptive known as Plan B. A federal judge...

Money for Nonprofits to Build Capacity

A new $50 million program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for nonprofit capacity building should be ready for preliminary...

Juvenile Justice Stimulus Grants Announced

The Department of Justice has announced several juvenile-related grants under the stimulus bill, including the following. For information about how to apply...

Help Decide Who Gets Grants

Several federal agencies are looking for peer and grant reviewers to help with the increased volume of solicitations for the stimulus funds....

Girl Scouts Pull Plug on 8-year-old’s Internet Cookie Sales Pitch

Last month it was shrinking Girl Scout cookie boxes (See “Economy Shrinks Girl Scout Cookies,” March). Now, the very same treats are...

Irvine Foundation Awards Its Largest Grant Ever

The San Francisco-based James Irvine Foundation has awarded $7.5 million, its largest grant ever, to ConnectEd: the California Center for College and...

Staffers Sentenced in Boy’s Death

Three former employees of a Louisiana youth residential treatment center received three years in prison for their role in the death of...

Inauguration Leaves Some Youths Stuck

Last month, Youth Today published a story about a group of elementary, middle and high school students who were to receive special...

Economy Shrinks Girl Scout Cookies

Selling Girl Scout cookies in an economy that is forcing many Americans to cut back on excess spending seems difficult enough. Now...

Did OJJDP Bury Suicide Report?

The author of a recently published report on suicides in juvenile facilities says that, despite the major findings in the study,...

Foster Care Ruling Holds State Workers Liable

Foster care workers can be held liable if the children they place in foster homes are sexually abused by other children in...

Programs Granted a New Day

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation’s New Day for Learning, which seeks to help communities improve existing plans to improve educational achievement through...

Students Get Special Access to Inaugural Events

Young people of diverse backgrounds from across the country received special access to President Barack Obama’s Inauguration and the numerous accompanying...