Youth Today

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...

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...

‘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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hard Choices: Caring for the Children of Mentally Ill Parents

Center for New York City Affairs and the Center for an Urban Future This edition of Child Welfare Watch, a joint publication...

Community Colleges: A Route of Upward Economic Mobility

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Four-year colleges and universities tend to dominate the discourse on American higher education, but this report...

Long-Run Economic Effects of Early Childhood Programs on Adult Earnings

Partnership for America’s Economic Success A group of researchers has set out to quantify in dollars and cents the impacts in later...

Saved by the Lunch Bell: As Economy Sinks, School Nutrition Program Participation Rises

School Nutrition Association Increased participation in the national school lunch and breakfast programs can be added to the mounting evidence of how...

Community-Based Programs for Foster Care

Youth Development Institute This white paper explores policy issues associated with two New York-based foster care programs-- Good Shepherd Services Prevention Services...

Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships Between Adolescent Girls and Adult Women

Journal of Primary Prevention This study found that successful female mentors can have a strong positive influence by providing emotional support, confidence...

Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use Among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007

U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) American adolescents (ages 12 to 17) who received messages aimed at preventing drug,...

State-by-State Teen Dating Violence Report Card 2009

Break the Cycle This report card ranks each state by how well it measures up in helping teens who face domestic and...

Childhood Poverty, Chronic Stress and Adult Working Memory

Cornell University This study links chronic stress associated with childhood poverty to decreased brain functioning in key areas. It provides evidence that...