Youth Today

Sensationalism

I was disappointed to read John Kelly’s “Tale of Two Reforms.” I am the recently retired chief probation officer in Santa Cruz...

Progress in St. Paul

This letter is in response to statements in last month’s DMC story that questioned whether work done by the W. Haywood Burns...

Peer Mentoring

The following Web post was about the November story, “Peer-to-Peer Pressures: Study shows the limits of using high schoolers as mentors,” regarding...

Reporting Abuse

Thank you for publishing the article, “Overcoming Volunteers’ Reluctance to Report Abuse” [November]. To clarify the discussion of our work in the...

Youth Policy: No “Change” There

Normally, it’s hazardous to prophesy in a column written before the election what the next president will do. But since Republican John...

Help Local Foundations Play a Role in Youth Policy

Many local foundations, especially the smaller ones, could use some help in understanding and working in the arena of youth policy. In...

It’s Time to Help Pregnant and Parenting Foster Youth

While working as a consultant many years ago, I was moved by the words of a pregnant young woman in foster...

Disservice

Managing Editor Nancy Lewis’ October report from New York about the ServiceNation summit (“Party Service”) drew several responses. It’s a shame...

Foster home staffer attacks youth

Several people were angered by what they saw in our online story and video link about a foster home staffer attacking a...

Put Me in Coach, I’m Ready to Play

As millions of youth workers and teachers reconnect this fall with our nation’s young people, now is a good time to...

Let’s Apply What Works For Disconnected Youth

Tightening budgets and plummeting employment rates are particularly troubling for those of us who work with youth who have dropped out...

Feedback: Letters, E-mails and Web Postings

Career Ladder Opportunities Thanks for the article on Hector Fabio Urrea in September (“Climbing Career Ladders”). There are numerous ways that...

Why I Back McCain: His Core Values Would Favor Youth

A while ago, I heard Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) give a speech related to youth, and I have to say it could...

Why I Support Obama: He Gets Community Service

On Wednesday, Sept. 4, I left work at Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (Puerto Rican Tenants in Action), a nonprofit community organization in...

Challenging the Media’s Anti-Youth Bullying

The American news media’s relentless crusade against young people is becoming crazier by the day. Networks incessantly replay years-old video of a...

What Youth Programs Teach

At a recent session of a youth development program, during a Mad Libs activity that served as an icebreaker, one of...

Time to Boost Service-Learning

Twenty-five years ago, when the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) opened its doors, service-learning was a little-known strategy for engaging young...

Letters to the Editor for September 2008

Insult to Youth Regarding “The End of Youth?” article by Andrew Hahn: I do not think Mr. Hahn advances our cause with...

Wanted: Youth Work Principles in Schools

Seven students recently joined me for breakfast in a windowless conference room in Des Moines, Iowa, to talk about “the high school...

The End of Youth?

At a time when many foundations are supporting education reform and millions of philanthropic dollars are going to fund youth development programs,...