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Improving Attendance and Retention in Out-of-School Time Programs
Child Trends Few benefits can be gained from out-of-school programs without the active, consistent participation of youth. This brief provides ideas for...
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A Response to No One Ever Asked Us: A Review of Children’s Experiences in Out-of-Home Care
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (Vol. 24, No. 1) In order to better understand children’s perspectives on out-of-home care, the researchers...
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Diplomas Count: Ready for What? Preparing for College, Careers and Life After High School
Editorial Projects in Education Research Center/Education Week Today’s high school graduates will need at least some college education in order to land...
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Maternal Work Hours and Adolescents’ School Outcomes Among Low-Income Families in Four Urban Counties
National Poverty Center Using data from interviews with 1,700 single mothers of adolescents who went from welfare to full-time work, researchers found...
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Time for Reform: Aging Out and On Their Own
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative/Kids Are Waiting This report presents the latest state-by-state data on the number of youth who have aged...
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Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs
Communities in Schools/National Center for Dropout Prevention The evidence compiled in this study shows that dropping out of school is almost always...
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Gender Similarities and Differences in the Association Between Risk and Protective Factors and Self-Reported Serious Delinquency
Prevention Science (June, 2007) This study of more than 7,800 high school sophomores from seven states found that boys reported higher levels...
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Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children
Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children The fifth edition of this federal directory compiles a list of agencies and...
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Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Suicide Attempts Among Urban Teenagers
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine The report examines the relationship between dating violence, lifetime sexual assault and suicide attempts. Researchers found...
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Cigarette Preference Among Youth
American youth continue to show strong preferences for specific cigarette brands – Marlboros, Newports and Camels – according to this survey of...
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Federal Youth Shops Shifted
The U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has moved several functions to a reorganized Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), which...
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Youth Activities, Substance Use, and Family Income
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Youth participation in a school, community or faith-based activity of any kind leads to...
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Growing Ambitions
Gary Cain, executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, remembers nearly falling out of his chair at a board...
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When a Youth Worker Turns Policy Wonk
Oakland, Calif.—A few years ago, Amy Lemley spent her days working with foster youth and telling people about them: Charisse had her...
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Newsmakers for June 2007
Nonprofits Eckerd Youth Alternatives, a major provider of services to troubled youth, recently filled two of its top spots. David Dennis was...
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Time for Reform: Support Relatives in Providing Foster Care and Permanent Families for Children
Kids Are Waiting Children in out-of-home placements with relatives tend to be as safe as, or safer than, children placed with unrelated...
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Effect of Deployment on the Occurrence of Child Maltreatment in Military and Nonmilitary Families
American Journal of Epidemiology A time-series analysis by researchers at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle...
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Additional Federal Action Could Help States Address Challenges in Providing Services to Children and Families
U.S. Government Accountability Office Despite substantial federal and state investment, states have had difficulty ensuring the safety, well-being and permanency of children...
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The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research
Corporation for National Service By helping others, volunteers appear to help themselves live longer, function at higher levels and reduce depression, says...
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Key Facts on Corporate Foundations
Foundation Center Giving by the nation’s more than 2,600 grant-making corporate foundations rose an estimated 6 percent in 2006, to a record...
