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CNCS Gets New Chief

The “Just Do It” mantra of Nike could soon permeate America’s national service programs. President Barack Obama has nominated Maria Eitel –...

High Court Debates Student Strip Searches

An attorney for an Arizona middle school told the Supreme Court today that strip searches are necessary to combat the ever-changing but...

The Obamas’ Donations to Youth Groups

Barack and Michelle Obama donated roughly $75,000 last year to 13 organizations that work with youth, according to tax returns released this...

Camp Worker in the Line of Fire – Literally

The fire destroyed two cabins and charred half of the wooded property at Nebraska Youth Camp, in Kearney. A youth worker at...

Bearing Witness

This piece blends personal accounts with data and recommendations, which combined produce a piece that serves both as an indictment, and a...

Help Decide Who Gets Stimulus Grants

Several federal agencies are looking for peer and grant reviewers to help with the increased volume of solicitations for the stimulus funds....

Stimulus Funds Could Help Prevent Foster Placements

Although the funds are not described as “family preservation” money, child welfare workers and agencies can tap into more than $1.5 billion...

Youth Video Draws Obama to ‘Early College’ School

Visual appeal: Youths at the Village Academy speak in this YouTube video about how the economic crisis is hurting their families. In...

Advances in Juvenile Justice Reform, 2007-2008

National Juvenile Justice Network The United States imprisons more youths than any country in the world. This report highlights state-level juvenile justice...

Preventing Adolescent Dating Violence

The Prevention Researcher The February issue features four articles on violence in teen dating. This quarterly journal tackles the issue first by...

Homeland Insecurity

Every Child Matters Education Fund This new report shows that the United States lags behind many of the world's comparably wealthy democracies...

Zero Tolerance Breeds Zero Justice

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A poem on the wall of PA Child Care, a privately owned juvenile detention facility on the outskirts of...

Stimulus Funds Fuel Summer Jobs

It’s not easy to spend $1.2 billion quickly and well – as people who provide summer jobs for youth are about to...

National Service Set to Grow

YouthBuild Showcases a House and Its Revival

Building support: The first lady’s visit gets a reaction from Stoneman. Photo: CNCS Five young men listened intently as they gathered around...

Earmarks 2009

Earmark Samples(Click image to open full .pdf chart) Here is a sample of youth-related earmarks from fiscal 2009 appropriations legislation. The numbers next...

Newsmakers for April 2009

Nonprofits Former attorney general Alberto Gonzales may be having a hard time finding a job (according to The New York Times), but...

Youth Video Draws Obama to ‘Early College’ School

Visual appeal: Youths at the Village Academy speak in this YouTube video about how the economic crisis is hurting their families. In...

Resources: Curriculum Review

Real Stories, Real Teens Keith Hefner, with Development Without LimitsYouth CommunicationLeader’s Guide: $34.95, 286 pages.Anthology: $16.95, 188 pages.Full Program: $695, 20 anthologies,...