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Three Nominees Confirmed for Major Youth Work Agencies
The Senate confirmed more than two dozen nominees of President Barack Obama yesterday, including three leaders of family and child-serving agencies. Patrick...
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Financial Aid Tips Help Homeless and Foster Youth; Some Find Fault
An organization of financial aid administrators has released a new tip sheet to help homeless youths and youths who’ve been in foster...
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College Goal Sunday Offers Expert Help with Financial Aid Form
Even though the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, has been simplified and put online, it still makes...
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Study Shows Abstinence Education Can Delay Sex by Young Teens
A new federally funded study released this week provides the first clear evidence that abstinence-only education can delay sexual activity in young...
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President’s Proposed Youth Budget, 2011
President’s Proposed Youth Budget, 2011 m = Millionb = BillionX = Program was not fundedN/A=specific figure not availableItalics indicate new program proposed...
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Obama Budget Proposes Major Changes for Youth Programs
YT SUBSCRIBERS: Click here for a chart of the president’s proposed spending on youth programs at every agency. A proposed appropriation of...
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GAO Faults Labor on Quality, Delays of Evaluations
A new Government Accountability Office study found a pattern of long delays in the issuing of reports from the U.S. Department of...
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Military Recruiters Plied Youths with Drugs, Alcohol, Fake Diplomas
At a time when high unemployment and high college costs compel more youths to consider military enlistment, a new federal report raises...
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Brother, Can You Spare Some Time?
Ann Arbor, Mich.—When Shenida Smith turned to the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization last year to find mentors for her...
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In Juvenile Justice Care, Boys Get Worse
Is it time for the United States to haul in its law-and-order approach to adolescent misbehavior? Time for principals to stop...
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Federal Budget Coverage
Check out Youth Today’s coverage of budget and spending issues for February 2010: Federal Earmarks 2010 A Boost, and Lots of Earmarks...
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In Tough Times, an Endowment Gets the Save
Shmavonian: New president says P/PV projects will focus on “improving the lives of our most disadvantaged youth.” The research and practice...
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Ruling Limits Child Protection Interviews
A recent federal court ruling will limit the ability of child protection workers to interview suspected child abuse victims at school...
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One in Eight Incarcerated Juveniles Experiences Sexual Victimization
Twelve percent – or about one in eight – of youths held in large juvenile facilities in the United States report...
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Mentoring Funds Grow
Click Image for PDF of Chart The fiscal 2010 omnibus spending bill provides $100 million for competitive grants in a key mentoring...
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Is Abstinence-Only Locked Out of Federal Funding?
Click Image for PDF of Chart A new $110 million appropriation for teen pregnancy prevention in the 2010 federal budget, along with...
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A Boost, and Lots of Earmarks
Click Image for PDF of Chart The fiscal 2010 budget contains several noteworthy items for juvenile justice: Second Chance Act: The act,...
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Brotherly Love
At his side: Joseph Radelet with Aaron Robinson around the time of Robinson’s high school graduation in 2009. Radelet has served...
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Soul Searching: BBBSA’s Image AmongAfrican Americans
If perception is reality, then Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) is everything from an outsider in the black community...
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Newsmakers for February 2010
Nonprofits After a long national search, the Oakland, Calif.-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency has chosen from within its ranks...
