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Report urges more funding for community colleges

The case for investing more resources in community colleges gets a boost in a new report that takes a global look at...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

The Word: DonorsChoose.org

Stephen Colbert, of the faux news show “The Colbert Report,” recently stepped out of his Republican-pundit persona for just long enough to...

Weekly Notes: OJJDP Speeding Up Publishing; JDAI Coming to Mississippi; Exec Job Open at YouthBuild; and more

***Last year, JJ Today reported that the turnaround of data at OJJDP had become molasses-slow, lessening the value of the information. Under...

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Karen Mathis Named to Head Big Brothers, Big Sisters

Karen Mathis, a lawyer and former president of the American Bar Association, has been named president and chief executive officer of...

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Juvenile Arrests 2007

There were not a whole lot of surprises or noteworthy changes in this report. Homicide/manslaughter arrests ticked up 3 percent, and robbery...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

New Rule Opens Up TANF Money for Employment Training

If you aren’t watching what your state legislators and governor are doing with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families money (TANF), now is...

New Rule Opens Up TANF Money for After-School Programs

If you aren’t watching what your state legislators and governor are doing with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families money (TANF), now is...

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Foster Children Medicated Without Consent

Nearly one in six children in the Florida foster care system who had been prescribed psychotropic medication were given the drugs without...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

New Rule On TANF Could Mean Millions for Youth and Family Services in Your State

If you aren’t watching what your state legislators and governor are doing with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families money (TANF), now is...

Three of 16 Innovation Award Finalists are CW Programs

Youth-focused reform efforts had another strong showing this year among the finalists for the Innovations in Government Award, which is funded by...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

New Rule Opens Up TANF Money for Youth Programs

If you aren’t watching what your state legislators and governor are doing with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families money (TANF), now is...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Funding from ACF; Private and Public Go Head-to-Head in Washington State; Project to Help Moms Wronged by the System; and more

***The Administration for Children and Families issued two solicitations for the Strengthening Communities Fund, which is part of the Recovery Act funds...

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Eitel Withdraws Nomination to Head National Service Agency

Maria Eitel Maria Eitel, president of the Nike Foundation, has withdrawn her name from consideration as CEO of the Corporation for National...

Weekly Notes: Latino Youth in the System; Luzerne Update; Banning the Box in Minnesota; and more

***The Campaign for Youth Justice and the National Council of La Raza have released a new policy brief on Latino youth and...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Funding News of the Week: William “JJ” Shakespeare

Youth involved in the juvenile justice system are a target audience for recently awarded grants that will fund live performances of Shakespeare...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Funding available for green jobs training

The Department of Labor plans to release $500 million in federal grants next month for agencies prepared to give “green job training”...

Florida Sets Up Web Site on Death of Foster Child

In an unusually swift manner that bucks the common practice of secrecy characterizes most child welfare agencies, the Florida Department of Children...

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