Movement of a bill to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act was stalled today by partisan tension over judicial nominees....
The state of Michigan has agreed to implement major reforms in its foster care system under a settlement reached in a class...
Youth Today’s ongoing coverage of questionable grant making by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Detention and Delinquency Prevention. Join the Discussion about OJJDP Bill...
Yet another congressional committee is demanding answers and changes regarding how the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awards grants....
A U.S. Senate committee today joined the investigation into whether the federal juvenile justice office awarded competitive grants based on political favoritism...
Medicaid rules that would slash funds spent on youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems have been delayed because of...
By Grace Lavigne A congressional bill that began as an attempt to regulate privately run residential programs for troubled adolescents has expanded...
A federal juvenile justice official who was fired on June 24 had helped selected organizations apply for Justice Department grants past the...
A Senate bill introduced in late June offers no promises, but could dramatically increase funding for juvenile justice and allow more of...
J. Robert Flores calmly sat before a congressional committee yesterday and steadfastly defended himself against accusations from his own staff that he...
The head of the nation’s juvenile justice office and his chief of staff helped favored organizations win competitive grants, pressured staffers to...
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the administrator of its juvenile justice office used government funds to take trips that were...
San Jose, Calif. – Can after-school programs help children read better? Time for progress: Youth workers and youths spend 90 minutes a...
When it comes time to decide who gets millions of dollars in grants, the head of the federal juvenile justice agency doesn’t...
Mentaberry: “We disagreed with the government.” When staffers at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges filled out timesheets to...
On Saturday, April 12, Christopher Ratte did his part to fulfill the Rockwellian father/son ritual by taking his 7-year-old, Leo, to watch...
Cambridge, Mass. – Do youth workers need academic credentials? That and other big questions were raised at the first Northeast Regional Higher...
Foundations Jeff Raikes The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the nation’s largest grant maker (assets: $37.3 billion), has named Jeff Raikes as...
Public/Private Ventures Many preteens have limited access to high-quality after-school programs. This study, funded by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health,...
First Focus Since 2003, only one penny of every new non-defense dollar spent by the federal government went to programs for youth,...