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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Fewer Eligible Families Have Received Cash Assistance Since the 1990s, and the Recession’s Impact on Caseloads Varies by State
U.S. Government Accountability Office In an effort to help Congress understand the dramatic decrease in the number of families receiving welfare...
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High-level Strategy and Leadership Needed to Continue Progress toward Protecting Children from Environmental Threats
U.S. Government Accountability Office Lack of consistent and strategic leadership from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on efforts to protect the...
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Just the Facts: A Snapshot of Incarcerated Hispanic Youth
National Council of La Raza This factsheet by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) breaks down the American youth population...
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State of the Sector Survey
Nonprofit Finance Fund Leaders at more than half of all nonprofits (51 percent) do not believe they will be able to...
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2009 Camp 2 Grow Impact Report
American Camp Association A program to teach leadership skills through environmental issues and activities at summer camps is a positive experience...
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Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next. Confident. Connected. Open to Change.
Pew Research Center This new report reflects the Pew Research Center’s effort to capture the nature of the nation’s newest generation:...
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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report: Substance Use among Black Adults
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) This new national survey shows that alcohol use and abuse by African-American adults...
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A New Era of Partnerships: Report of Recommendations to the President
President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships This far-reaching reports calls for new types of partnerships – not just those involving...
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Boy Scout Confidential
Web Extras Book: Scout’s Honor: Sexual Abuse in America’s Most Trusted Institution A look inside a Confidential File Data on molesters in...
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Study Examines Teaching Occupational Skills Along with English
This new evaluation from the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration deals with lessons learned from the Limited English Proficiency and...
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Is it OK to Party on the Federal Dime?
Ho, ho, ho? Hell no. That sums up the reaction that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) had...
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Study Examines Teaching Occupational Skills Along with English
This new evaluation from the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration deals with lessons learned from the Limited English Proficiency and...
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Labor Dept. Reveals Youth Activities Funds
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has released its final allotments for Youth Activities for program year 2010. The...
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Health Law Gives Abstinence-only Programs New Life
The health care reform law that President Barack Obama signed into law March 23 to help Americans get access to health insurance...
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Boy Scouts Buffeted by New Sex Abuse Charges
Normally, the Boy Scouts of America wins headlines like this: “Autistic Scout Saves Teacher” (CNN, last October). But today, the headlines are...
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Youth Summer Jobs Program: Did it Work?
At a time when many youth-serving agencies await word on whether there will be any federal money set aside for another youth...
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Judges’ Council Support Elimination of Valid Court Order Exception
The board of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) voted over the weekend to support elimination of the...
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Youth Groups Get a Piece of President’s Prize
President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize is paying off for several charities that work with youths and young adults. The White House yesterday...
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Feds Name New National Job Corps Director
Edna Primrose, a longtime youth worker and Job Corps administrator, has been named national director of Job Corps, according to a memo...
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Audit Says ResCare Billed Improperly for Job Corps
ResCare, Inc. – the second-largest Job Corps site operator in the nation – improperly billed the Job Corps program for nearly $117,000,...
