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Big Brothers Big Sisters Will Get Mentoring Funds from Justice

A memo obtained by JJ Today indicates that despite missing out on OJJDP’s Recovery Act and announced 2009 funds for national mentoring...

Down to the Wire for OJJDP Job

One of the hopefuls for the OJJDP top job whose candidacy heated up over the summer was Miami-Dade County JJ boss Wansley...

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Lack of OJJDP Funding Worries States

State juvenile justice leaders find staff at the federal juvenile justice office helpful, though slow to respond at times, and the officials...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Tracking Nonprofits’ Fiscal Health

As part of its series tracking the nonprofit sector’s fiscal health during the economic downturn, the National Council of Nonprofits last month...

Study That Algebra!

What makes a community college student focused enough to stay in school and finish? Apparently being poor makes a student more...

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Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood

Urban Institute Eight new research briefs on youth transitions to early adulthood are now available and include two unexpected findings: 1....

Winners of National Mentoring Grants Divulge Spending Plans (UPDATED Sept. 10)

As we mentioned yesterday, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention made the much-anticipated announcement of national mentoring grant winners. The...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Justice Awards Millions in Mentoring Grants

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday announced the national juvenile mentoring grants: a total of $129 million that comes partially from Recovery...

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HBCUs, California Colleges Emerge as Top Colleges for ‘Social Mobility’

If you’re searching for the colleges and universities that are best at getting low-income students into and through college, think black...

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Head of Job Corps Removed; No Replacement Named

The national director of the Office of Job Corps has been removed from her office by U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis,...

National JJ Mentoring Grants Announced

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the national juvenile mentoring grants today, a total of $129 million in grants that comes partially...

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From a Rock to a Hard Place

Mullen now fears that if Randy is in the wrong place at the wrong time, “he would definitely end up going...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Raising Youth Work’s Next Leaders

Stroup: Wants to build “pipeline” to leadership at nonprofits. [Update: This article as published provides outdated figures about certification. Humanics says 442 students...

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Same Old Money Problems at CNCS

Goren: Former chief of staff is still acting CEO of CNCS. Photo: Corporation photo by M.T. Harmon A new evaluation of...

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A Job Big Enough for a Nonprofit and a For-Profit

Indio, Calif.—The federally funded Youth Opportunity Center (YOC) in this desert town is run by a muscular ex-ballplayer everyone calls Rock. He’s...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Database Includes Assessment Tools

A new database of assessment tools allows practitioners, evaluators and policymakers to gauge the quality of science-related out-of-school programs. The Assessment...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Accreditation Survey Reveals Good and Bad

The New York-based Council on Accreditation (COA), which works to accredit human service organizations, including private social service groups, sent e-mail...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

CWLA Partners with Adoption Institute

Citing tough economic times, two major child welfare organizations have formed a “strategic partnership” to take advantage of each other’s strengths...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier