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Report Highlights Youth Development Programs Sponsored by Cities

College scholarships and apprenticeships. Jobs for teens in trouble with the law. Book clubs for kids and free trips to the museum....

Goldsmith Becomes Interim Chairman of CNCS

Stephen Goldsmith, former board chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service, has assumed the position of interim board chairman with...

Study Finds Dropouts More Likely to be Incarcerated or Unemployed

A new report chronicling the whereabouts of past high school dropouts shows that all dropouts, and particularly African-Americans, are far more likely...

Education’s New $650 Million Plan

For enterprising youth-serving agencies with a track record of partnering with schools to improve student achievement in a measurable way, now is...

After-school Leaders Say Demand For Programming Has Grown

The Truth About American Legacy

The American Legacy Foundation is a rare example of a public charity being born with a silver spoon. Even before it began...

Healton: An Ex-Smoker Sees Hope

Healton: “Going against the tobacco industry is a marathon.” By Michael Anft At her offices along Massachusetts Avenue, in the heart of...

Who Gets Legacy’s Grants

Youths at a music festival co-sponsored by Reality Check vie to answer a question about smoking as part of a contest. The...

Healton’s Home Loan from Legacy

Household Help: Legacy lent Healton money to buy this house, which extends far into the back. Photo: John Kelly In 2002, the...

Recovery Act Funds Pay for 280,000 Youth Jobs over Summer

About 280,000 youths were employed over the summer in programs paid for by $1.2 billion in the Recovery Act (stimulus act),...

The Truth About American Legacy

The American Legacy Foundation is a rare example of a public charity being born with a silver spoon. Even before it began...

The Truth About American Legacy

The American Legacy Foundation is a rare example of a public charity being born with a silver spoon. Even before it began...

How Not to Handle Sex, Drugs and Violence at Job Corps

An operator of Job Corps centers failed to properly discipline problem students at three of its sites for incidents that included drug...

Federal Bullying/Drug Program Chief Draws Fire

Obama Names Casey Official to Head CNCS

Patrick Corvington, a mid-level manager with Baltimore’s Annie E. Casey Foundation was named yesterday by President Barack Obama to be the new...

Who Has Oversight of Legacy?

The American Legacy Foundation’s spending receives little outside scrutiny. No outside oversight of the foundation is prescribed, even though the foundation’s money...

‘Vacancy’ Signs Frustrate Youth Advocates

The slow pace of filling jobs in the Obama administration is stalling progress on youth issues. Advocates for disadvantaged youth grew...

The Economic Case for Dropout Fight

Wise: “The best economic stimulus is a high school diploma.” In a time of economic unease, dropout-prevention leaders are stepping up...

Mentoring Grants Include Newcomers, Surprises

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention made the much-anticipated announcement of its national mentoring grant winners last month. The...