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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Obama Adds Office to Boost Youth Sports

Think today’s kids are over-involved in sports leagues? Not so much in cities, which is why President Barack Obama recently announced...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Playground Named for Slain Youth Worker

The Philadelphia playground where a much-loved youth volunteer was shot and killed last year now bears his name. City officials christened...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Labor Official: Evaluations Will Set Future of Summer Jobs

The new head of the federal agency in charge of the summer youth employment program vows to follow what the data...

News

Youth Today’s Best Youth Work Fellowships

You’re ready to take your skills to “the next level.” You’re aching to explore your field in depth through higher education....

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for September 2009

Rachel Willis Nonprofits It’s been a summer of transition at Kids Voting USA, which provides youth with education about civic issues...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

… Run Effective Extended Learning Programs

Let’s admit this right away: While Extended Learning Time and Extended Learning Opportunities are getting lots of attention, they sometimes seem...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Impact Coffee

Impact Coffee student general manager Jataria Hudson, 18, shows off her company’s product – organic Ethiopian coffee beans. Photo: Courtesy of...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Heather Kochen

Youth CoordinatorAdventist St. Thomas HospiceBurr Ridge, Ill.(630) 856-6990http://www.keepingyouwell.com/CareAndServices/StThomasHospice.aspx Age: 29 Heather Kochen Salary: Around $32,000 My Organization: The Adventist St. Thomas...

Opinion

The Gates Incident: What It Means for Youth and Cops

By Jeff Fleischer Years ago, in an open letter to his daughters, Henry Louis Gates Jr. wrote that he wanted to...

Opinion

When Asking, “Why Me?” Means Disorderly Conduct

By Lisa H. Thurau The altercation here this summer between Professor Henry Gates and Officer Joseph Crowley raises important questions about what...

Opinion

Minding Our Peas and Cukes

Several years ago, when foundations and policymakers discovered the obesity crisis in our country – seemingly overnight – I thought we...

Opinion

School-Based Mentoring Works

I read with interest Jen Russell’s article, “School-Based Mentoring Needs a Friend” (June). Having received and administered one of these grants,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

My daughter’s foster mothers helped us build a bond

Rise, New York During my first visit with my daughter, I felt like a father again. Her eyes lit up and I...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

My mom’s addiction hurt me, but we’ve found a way to be close

Rise, New York When I was little, I would sit in my room and wonder why my life was not like...

► Reports

Afterschool Workforce Development Strategies: From Recruitment to Career Pathways

Children Now After-school workforce development projects that focus their outreach efforts on specific demographics, such as high school and college students,...

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Extending Foster Care to Age 21: Benefits, Costs and Opportunities for States

Chapin Hall and National Governors Association This Web conference examines the possible impact of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing...

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Volunteering in America

Corporation for National and Community Service The number of young adults (16 to 24 years old) who volunteered in 2008 rose...

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Career and Technical Education: States Have Broad Flexibility in Implementing Perkins IV

U.S. Government Accountability Office States are doing what they can to implement performance measures under a federal accountability law for career...

► Reports