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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Youth Agencies to Work with Persistently Dangerous Schools

Three of the nation’s largest youth-serving agencies will partner with six “persistently dangerous” high schools to run violence reduction programs, using $34...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Certain Home Visitation Models Will Expand Under Health Reform

The health care reform law signed by President Barack Obama last month will significantly increase federal resources for programs that assist poor,...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

New Fed Rules Restrict Tobacco Marketing to Youth

New restrictions meant to make cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products less appealing and less accessible to youths take effect June 22. Although...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

SCHIP Dropped in AZ

Arizona became the first state to drop its state children’s health insurance program (SCHIP) when Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed the 2011...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Health Law Gives Abstinence-only Proponents New Life

The health care reform law that President Barack Obama signed into law March 23 to help Americans get access to health insurance...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

100th Anniversary of the American Camp Association

Founded: in 1910 under the name Camp Directors Association of America. By: Alan S. Williams. Originally director of the Reptile Study Society...

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The Risk of Advocacy: Eviction

Poussaint: Told to keep mum about Baby Einstein. Lots of groups call themselves “youth advocates,” but in truth, few of them stick...

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Summer Jobs Program Worked, with Snags

Goat-to guy: Jeremy Barker, with Easter Seals Work Resource Center, feeds goats at Gorman Heritage Farm in Evendale, Ohio, where he worked...

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Boys & Girls Clubs’ Funding Questioned

An uproar over expenditures of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, including the salary of CEO Roxanne Spillett, could jeopardize...

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Judges Switch Stand on Incarcerating Status Offenders

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, which led the charge in the late 1970s to enable judges to lock...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

The SPOT (Supporting Positive Opportunities with Teens)

St. Louis(314) 535-0413http://thespot.wustl.edu Objective: Provide a free, one-stop, easily accessible drop-in center for youth that can serve their health, social support...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Jesse Heffernan

Jesse Heffernan Program Coordinator Harmony Café – Fox Valley, operated by Goodwill Industries North Central WisconsinAppleton, Wis.(920)-734-2233 http://www.harmonycafe.org Age: 29 Salary:...

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for April 2010

Sandy Bowen Nonprofits Sandy Bowen, who grew a local outreach effort into a national model to help youth in crisis, will retire...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

… Provide Effective Peer Support Services to Teens

Life Line: Students in training to be LifeSavers peer counselors discuss a “lifetime timeline.” Photo: Ted Crail Judy Ashby found that...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Awards for April 2010

President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll By: The Corporation for National and Community Service. For: Colleges and universities for their impact...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier