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Funding News of the Week: William “JJ” Shakespeare
Youth involved in the juvenile justice system are a target audience for recently awarded grants. Check out the money blog.
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Facilities Close, Construction Stagnates …
The recession appears to be stopping juvenile facility building in its tracks, and even expediting the closure of existing buildings. Except in...
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America’s Invisible Children
The front (intake and court proceedings) and side (alternatives to incarceration) of the JJ system need work when it comes to Latino...
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Closing California’s Division of Juvenile Facilities
The study calls for closure of the entire Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF), proposing that its enormous budget could be better spent...
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Obama Budget Cuts Some Youth Programs, Grows Others
President Barack Obama released a proposed 2010 budget Thursday that would eliminate several funding streams for youth programs, including $82 million in juvenile...
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2009 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption came out with its annual list of the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces. The ranking is based on...
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Pitching New HOPE for Dropouts
Washington—The effort to focus more attention on the national high school dropout problem came to the National Press Club this week, where...
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Sánchez Leads Push for Anti-Bullying Policies
Calif. Rep. Linda Sánchez (D) Anti-bullying policies would be required of schools receiving Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Community Act funding under...
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Supreme Court to Hear Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Cases
The Supreme Court agreed today to hear two Florida cases that challenge the legality of sentencing minors to life in prison without...
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The Case for School-Based Integration of Services: Changing the Ways Students, Families and Communities Engage with Their Schools
Public Private Ventures Schools should be used for so much more than school. That’s the message of this report outlining the benefits...
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Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences and Policy Options
Child Trends Nearly 20 percent of American children and youth are living in poverty - a percentage that has been steadily increasing...
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Preparing Effective Contracts in Privatized Child Welfare Systems
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This new guide underscores the reliance...
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‘To Hell and Back’
The Famous Farm: The serene flagship campus of Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth. Photo: John Krahm/Berkshire Farm Center Canaan, N.Y.—Jim Gaudette...
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Spreading Goodwill for Youth
Building youth work: The Goodwill agency in Tacoma, Wash., started a YouthBuild program, showing how Goodwill can partner with other groups....
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Camp Cope
New York YMCA camps pledge to raise more money for camper scholarships, and lower fees for low-income parents. The New York YMCA...
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Newsmakers for May 2009
Pamela Wilcox NONPROFITS Camp Fire USA has a temporary new leader in Pamela Wilcox, who was appointed interim CEO to fill...
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From Defendant to Defender
Bernardine Dohrn Before the MacArthur Foundation sent her around the country to find the best juvenile courts, before she represented abused children...
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Personal Touch Guides Youths Toward Graduation
Capping it off: A photographer adjusts the tassel on the graduation cap of Jonathan Wade, 19, on senior picture day at Fuller...
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The Need for Expanded and Enhanced Summer Learning Opportunities in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network The New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN) stresses the importance of summer learning programs through this list...
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The Role of Afterschool Programs in Increasing High School Graduation Rates in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network This policy brief aims to promote after-school programs as a way to prevent high school dropouts. The...
