NonprofitsJudge James Payne, who was the president-elect of the Reno, Nev.-based National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), will pass...
A compilation of the reports from this issue.
Nonprofits Theresa Costello of the Charlotte, N.C.-based ACTION for Child Protection will be director of the National Resource Center on Child Protective...
Chicago, Ill.—Former congressional staffer Ron Haskins stood before a gathering here last month of some of the most notable researchers and advocates...
Duluth, Minn.—Two huge metal storage sheds went up on a chunk of empty land just off a highway here a few months...
It was a youth worker’s nightmare. As staff member Johnny Dove of the New Life Children’s Residential Treatment Center in Canyon Lake,...
Federal rule-making is one of those inside-the-Beltway issues that rarely make headlines, but it often changes things significantly for anyone affected by...
During oral arguments before the Supreme Court last month over whether the execution of juveniles is unconstitutional, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy offered...
Nonprofits Gordon Berlin took over as president of 30-year-old social policy research giant MDRC in late September, filling the shoes of Judith...
San Francisco—On the last day of a month-long summer program in life skills, 14-year-old Shedrick Milton left the cozy office of the...
Cheltenham, Md.—It’s a hot summer Friday afternoon at Maryland’s aging Cheltenham Youth Facility – one of an increasing number of juvenile corrections...
Chicago, Ill.—Former congressional staffer Ron Haskins stood before a gathering here last month of some of the most notable researchers and advocates...
Peg Smith knows what you think when you hear “camping”: RVs. Tents. Outdoor latrines. When you’re the CEO of the American Camping...
Nonprofits For years, the regional director of Latin American programs for Covenant House, Bruce Harris, has been regarded as a warrior on...
Pittsburgh, Pa.—A dozen years ago, as Sharon Toliver McDaniel began work for a nonprofit agency here that arranged adoptions of foster...
Leicester, England—What happens when a country reduces the penalties for smoking marijuana to the point where most users won’t get arrested for...
In blocking enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act this summer because it is probably unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court said anyone...
Nonprofits Communities in Schools – the 27-year-old nonprofit network of more than 200 community groups that provide resources and volunteers for schools...
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.—Like many youth-serving agencies, Children’s Village struggles to recruit and keep qualified mentors to guide its troubled kids. But mentor...
In 1980, attorney Marcia Lowry led the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) tocourt against New Mexico for failing to properly serve children...