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Using Local Data to Explore the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents
The Urban Institute Urban Institute researchers merged and analyzed local and state data to understand better the experiences and needs of children...
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Climbing Career Ladders: More youth workers forge their own paths, but payoff remains iffy
Manchester, N.H.—Until recently, youth-services coordinator Hector Fabio Urrea worked two jobs to make ends meet. For youth workers, that part of...
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Climbing Career Ladders: In England, youth work education pays
Birkenhead, England—From an American point of view, Kai Wooder seems an unlikely candidate to get a degree in youth work. She...
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Detecting Danger: Can We do Better?
For child welfare and juvenile justice workers, it can literally be a matter of life and death: predicting which new cases are...
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Law Fosters Higher Ed Opportunities
Buried in a 431-page reauthorization measure for higher education are a few small but potentially important provisions that should boost supportive...
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National Service Hits the Campaign Trail
More than 500 leaders and activists plan to gather in New York this month to launch what they hope becomes a...
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A Push for Investments Instead of Grants
A new financial entity – part nonprofit, part for-profit – is being pushed as the next great way to increase the...
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Newsmakers for September 2008
Nonprofits Judge Patricia A. Macías, presiding judge of the 388th Family District Court in El Paso, Texas, has been elected president...
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You Too Can YouTube
You probably think YouTube is a place for people to promote themselves – a la the recently featured video on the home...
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Another State Bans Prone Restraints
Pennsylvania has become the fifth state to ban youth residential programs from using prone restraints, which can lead to accidental asphyxiation or...
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Hearing on Justice Programs in September
By John Kelly The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Office of Justice Programs in September to examine whether...
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Move Spreads to Expand School Day
By Erika Fitzpatrick A new study shows that expanded learning time (ELT) programs are increasing in schools across the country – a...
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Changes in Abstinence Grants Draw Suspicion
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ latest request for proposals for its Abstinence Only grants increases the grant period from...
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Meat Plant Raid Nets Child Labor Charges
By Grace Lavigne The Iowa attorney general is considering whether to file criminal charges against the owners of the nation’s largest kosher...
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Administration Won’t Enforce New SCHIP Rules
The Bush Administration will not crack down on states that are out of compliance with its controversial rules on state children’s health...
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An Ambitious Push for National Service
By Nancy Lewis More than 500 leaders and activists plan to gather in New York this month to launch what they hope...
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Strip2Clothe Campaign a Lesson for National Membership Orgs
A campaign to distribute clothes for homeless and runaway children turned into a lesson in the virtues of private discussions among nonprofit...
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Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination
RAND Education and The Wallace Foundation A lack of space, little time in the school day, and a greater emphasis on other...
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Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: Background, Federal Programs and Issues for Congress
Open Congressional Research Service Eight pending bills propose changes to the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, which allocates funds to states annually...
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Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents
The guide provides information for the foster and adoptive parents of children who have been sexually abused, and lists potential signs of...
