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Who are the Class of 2013?

A new analysis from Child Trends looks at the high school class of 2013, painting a vivid description of the nation’s most...

California School Systems Now Accountable for Foster Care Youth Success

  California has become the first state in the nation to make school systems accountable for foster children’s educational outcomes. An addendum...

Helping Can Hurt

Four years ago, a valued long-time staff member walked into Dr. Ginny Sprang’s office and announced suddenly that she was quitting. The...

Resources for Professionals to Help Prevent Secondary Traumatic Stress

National Child Traumatic Stress Network – nctsn.org This collaborative of organizations and individuals has a workgroup on secondary traumatic stress, and several...

How to Reduce the Risk of Secondary Trauma

Avoiding or dealing with secondary traumatic stress requires action by both individual professionals and organizations as a whole: Engage in self care....

Measuring AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps volunteers leave the State and National program and the NCCC feeling more connected to their communities, more likely to vote, to...

Rural America After the Recession, Part One: A Plague of an Entirely Different Kind

Photo by Jan Banning  A lot seems to have changed over the last four years. At first, things, momentarily, appear a lot better...

How Does Father Absenteeism Affect Children?

Kenneth Braswell, executive director of Fathers Incorporated, recalled an event when his daughter was in the second grade. While playing at school...

Forum Explores Changing Perceptions on the Modern American Family

  WASHINGTON, D.C.—Many young people are growing up today in homes with same sex parents. Research shows these young people fare as...

KIDS COUNT: State of the Child in Tennessee

AmeriCorps Turns 20

At 20 years old, AmeriCorps is the same age as many of its volunteers. And like any young adult, it is trying...

Mandatory Volunteerism for America’s Young People?

Regarding the concept of mandatory youth service, Richard Manning and David Battey are on opposite ends of the spectrum. “I love the...

No Age Restrictions on Plan B Pill After FDA Drops Appeal

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday it will comply with a U.S. District Judge’s order to allow sale of...

Love, In Black and White

NEW YORK — Peter Carroll’s first love almost cost him his family and his home when he was just a 14-year old...

New Report Details Numerous Problems in Tennessee’s Child Welfare System

A report released last week by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) calls for the state’s Department of Children’s Services...

Foundation Highlights Strategies to Increase Economic Security for Low Income Women

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Six months ago, the Goodwill of Greater Washington started a program to help employees overcome barriers such as lack of child...

Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012

New App Helps Teens in New York Seek Health Services

New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMD) recently released a new smartphone app, intended to help teens locate clinics...

Gala Raises Money and Awareness for After School and Mentorship Programs

  WASHINGTON, D.C.—Traveling from Orlando, Fla., Donna Bozarth, a mother, grandmother and board member for the U.S. Dream Academy was one of...

Pennsylvania Film Festival Puts Spotlight on Youth-Created PSAs

Last year, 50 young people representing various Reading, Penn., nonprofits created public service announcements with the help of the Haydenfilms Institute (HFI)...