Urban Institute Eight new research briefs on youth transitions to early adulthood are now available and include two unexpected findings: 1....
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday announced the national juvenile mentoring grants: a total of $129 million that comes partially from Recovery...
If you’re searching for the colleges and universities that are best at getting low-income students into and through college, think black...
The national director of the Office of Job Corps has been removed from her office by U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis,...
Mullen now fears that if Randy is in the wrong place at the wrong time, “he would definitely end up going...
Stroup: Wants to build “pipeline” to leadership at nonprofits. [Update: This article as published provides outdated figures about certification. Humanics says 442 students...
Goren: Former chief of staff is still acting CEO of CNCS. Photo: Corporation photo by M.T. Harmon A new evaluation of...
Indio, Calif.—The federally funded Youth Opportunity Center (YOC) in this desert town is run by a muscular ex-ballplayer everyone calls Rock. He’s...
You’re ready to take your skills to “the next level.” You’re aching to explore your field in depth through higher education....
Rachel Willis Nonprofits It’s been a summer of transition at Kids Voting USA, which provides youth with education about civic issues...
Children Now After-school workforce development projects that focus their outreach efforts on specific demographics, such as high school and college students,...
Chapin Hall and National Governors Association This Web conference examines the possible impact of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing...
Corporation for National and Community Service The number of young adults (16 to 24 years old) who volunteered in 2008 rose...
U.S. Government Accountability Office States are doing what they can to implement performance measures under a federal accountability law for career...
Jobs for the Future (JFF) There’s no shortage of ideas about how to retool the Workforce Investment Act in order to...
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Although it makes no effort to establish possible causes, and some of its findings...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Simplified or joint forms, the elimination of face-to-face interviews, a centralized system for eligibility processing and...
More than 13 million young people ages 19 to 29 lacked health insurance coverage in 2007 because of the structure of...
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics An annual federal interagency report shows a few small changes in the well-being...
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Eat a good breakfast. That’s the bottom line on this federal study of eating...