Latino youth are vastly undercounted in almost every state criminal justice system because of inadequate data collection and an absence of bilingual...
A roundup of people on the move in the field of youth work. Nonprofits American Humanics, the Kansas City, Mo- based group...
Tampa, Fla.—As tales of child abductions rivet the nation and prompt President Bush to convene a missing children’s conference next month, one...
After a couple of years in operation, the Workforce Investment Board’s youth council in Yakima, Wash., is missing just one thing: a...
A roundup of people on the move in the field of youth work. Nonprofits Sally Prouty begins her tenure this month as...
In 10 months in 1999, people in Houston found 13 abandoned infants – in trash bins, outside a hotel lobby or stashed under...
“Without a degree here,” says Kathie Carlson Tripp, leadership development executive for the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, “you hit a brick wall.”...
By Tim BurkeLeicester, England—As the youth work field in the United States struggles to develop quality staff training that is widely recognized...
Buddy the Foster Care Bear works the crowd like a pro. His birthday cake and balloons brighten the lobby of a Trenton,...
By Isabelle de PommereauFrankfurt, Germany—Here in Europe’s most multicultural city, youth work is administered in a way that would seem, well, foreign...
Minneapolis—In the late 1990s, Minneapolis faced a surprise dilemma: This heartland city had suddenly become the preferred U.S. destination for refugee families...
A lot of people in Washington are skittish about discussing the friendships that bring them to the inner circles of power. Not...
NonprofitsThe National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), run by Jack Calhoun, received a $6.2 million grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts to support...
President Bush’s call for every American to serve 4,000 hours of community and national service may indeed unleash his “Armies of Compassion,”...
Boston—In Boston, 26-year-old Michelle Jordan thinks a college degree is so important to her career as a youth worker that she took...
In 1930, 13-year-old Jacob Lawrence began painting at the Utopia Children’s Center, an after-school program in Harlem. Lawrence went to Utopia to...
Burlington, Vt.—Could youth workers have saved chronic runaway Christal Jones? She was a headache familiar to many agencies that house kids who...
Minneapolis—For more than a decade this city’s youth coordinating board has been hailed as a national model, winning an award from the...
When it comes to how foundations fund youth work, Gary L. Yates is a lonely guy. When Yates’ The California Wellness Foundation...
Guys normally love to watch girl cheerleaders. But when members of the Girls Project in Manhattan perform their own cheers, any guys...