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The Check in the Mail Says … What?
When the Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, an arts education organization, received a $10,000 personal check in the mail earlier this month...
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One in Eight Juveniles Report Sexual Victimization in Large Facilities
Twelve percent – or about one in eight – of youths held in large juvenile facilities in the U.S. report being victimized...
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New Teen Pregnancy Funds Revive Sex Ed Debate
A new $110 million appropriation for teen pregnancy prevention and the Obama administration’s elimination of funds for abstinence-only education has revived what...
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Youth Agencies to Share in $100 Million for Green Jobs Training
Several youth-serving agencies will benefit from $100 million in green jobs training grants that the U.S. Department of Labor released Wednesday. The...
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College Opportunity Knocks, But Often Gets No Answer
When Kauffman Scholars Inc. launched its college access program with a group of seventh-graders in 2003, administrators thought its promise of a...
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A Business Model for National Service
The Red Jacket: Former Sen. Harris Wofford with Sen. Ted Kennedy, who often donned his City Year jacket for sailing. Photo: City...
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Stunning Decisions
Correction: The article below incorrectly stated that in 2005, Chicago police accidentally killed a 14-year-old in a residential treatment center with a stun...
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Gangster’s Path to a Peace Prize
King: “I’ve done more harm than good.” San Francisco—A round-faced man whose attire suggested modest means stood in the sun-splashed lobby outside...
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Newsmakers for December 2009-January 2010
Marian Wright Edelman Nonprofits What’s been going on the past two years at the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)? More than a...
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OJJDP Leaders Talk Money, Politics and Advocacy
The administrators meet for the first time, minutes before the forum. Standing (left to right): Robert Sweet, Shay Bilchik and Verne Speirs;...
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OJJDP @ 35: Recollections
[See related article, OJJDP Leaders Talk Money, Politics and Advocacy; watch videos from the forum at http://www.youthtodayexchange.org] John Rector1977-1979Appointed by Jimmy Carter The...
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Using Information from Income Tax Forms to Target Medicaid and CHIP Outreach: Preliminary Results of the Maryland Kids First Act
State Health Access Data Assistance Center The state of Maryland has started to use adjusted gross income and various data from...
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The Future of Children: Preventing Child Maltreatment
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University The investigations of the families of 1.86 million U.S. children for...
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Evaluating the Long-term Impacts of AmeriCorps Service on Participants
Pardee Rand Graduate SchoolThe RAND Corp. Since the establishment of AmeriCorps in 1993, more than 500,000 people have served in its...
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Community Schools Improve Graduation Rates
National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Coalition for Community Schools Community schools are effective in increasing high school graduation...
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Lifelines: Linking to Federal Benefits for People Exiting Corrections
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has released a three-volume report emphasizing the importance...
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Understanding Donors’ Motivations
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana State University This report concludes that the motivations of donors are highly correlated to level...
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Social Isolation and New Technology
Pew Internet & American Life Project Research findings in 2006 found that the number of core discussion networks had declined and...
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Parents Matter: The Role of Parents in Teens’ Decisions About Sex
Child Trends A new study of the relationship between parental roles and teen decisions on sex revealed that the two are...
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Assessing Bullying: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners
Assessing Bullying: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners and Assessing Peer Conflict Aggressive Behaviors: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners...
