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State to Boost Care for Medicaid Youths

Via The Seattle Times / (MCT): In what all sides hailed as a landmark agreement, the state of Washington has agreed to fundamentally change the...

The New Jim Crow: How Far Have We Really Come?

On this day 50 years ago, more than 200,000 people made the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Culminating in...

Newsmakers

Dr. Damon A. Williams has been named the senior vice president of Program, Training and Youth Development Services by the Boys &...

Increasing Access to Higher Education

Mynecia Taylor, 18, studies for the ACT at her apartment on January 6, in St. Louis, Miss. Taylor opted out of foster...

Essential Resources and Programs for Achieving Higher Education

The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth published “College Access and Success for Students Experiencing Homelessness: A Toolkit...

Hands-On Help for Higher Ed

Anthon Smith, executive director of Seattle Education Access, and other experts shared the following tips for service providers and programs wanting to...

ABA Urges US to Promote Housing as a Human Right

Governments should promote the “human right to housing,” according to a resolution passed by the American Bar Association (ABA). “The American Bar...

Agencies Share Lessons in Quest to Build Better Programs

Partnerships. Data-sharing. Professional development. These are among the top priorities for program providers within the evolving field of expanded learning. Implementing a...

What All Youth Sports Program Managers Should Know

The Ebinport youth football team runs onto the field at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., prior to the preseason game...

Sports Safety: A Second Opinion

Dr. Steve Rowson, of Virginia Tech’s Center for Injury Biomechanics, recently released a report evaluating injuries in youth football. “There are more...

Detector Protector: High School Athlete Dedicates Off-Field Time to Concussion Sensor Device Development

Braeden Benedict poses for a portrait at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2012. Benedict...

After School Programs: Managing Risks and Limiting Liabilities

With a life-threatening peanut allergy, Mason Machiewicz’s mom, Alissa, keeps a strict peanut-free home. Having just completed her search for a private...

Risk Management Planning: A Basic Checklist for Youth Protection

When taking a critical look at risk categories, the Nonprofit Risk Management Center provides the following advice: Personnel and participants are a...

Insurance Shopping: Questions and Consideration

While a thoughtful policy and procedure manual will help manage an after-school program’s risk, the program should also consider what kinds of...

Opening School Facilities to Private Youth Programs — A Legal Analysis

In his overview analysis, Professor Tom Baker wrote that “public schools in most states are subject to liability in some situations that...

Resources

Melanie Lockwood Herman, executive director of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, suggests employee handbooks, another important piece to limiting liability, include the...

Workshops help young adults crack job market

Teen workers at Ironworks Cafe, part of a teen employment program at the Goodman Community Center in Madison, Wis. (credit: leedav / Flickr, CC) SPRING...