Youth Today
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Child Nutrition Programs
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/ChildNutrition Here is a comprehensive overview of the federal government’s child nutrition initiatives: the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
The Safe Space
http://www.thesafespace.org The site is a project of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Break the Cycle, which works to empower youth to end...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Add It Up
http://www.ala.org/additup Librarians and youth advocates seeking funds and programming for public libraries will find this to be a valuable resource. It...
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Grants
Grants Awarded for May 2009
Annenberg FoundationRadnor, Pa.(610) 341-9066http://www.annenbergfoundation.org • Boys & Girls Club of Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, Calif., $330,000 to expand the College Bound...
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Opinion
Readers React to “Zero Tolerance Breeds Zero Justice”
The comments below are some of the online responses to “Zero Tolerance Breeds Zero Justice,” published in Youth Today in April and...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Watch: “America for Dummies”
“America for Dummies,” directed by Niaz Mosharraf, and produced by Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, is a roughly eight-minute documentary that won the...
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The Need for Expanded and Enhanced Summer Learning Opportunities in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network The New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN) stresses the importance of summer learning programs through this list...
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The Role of Afterschool Programs in Increasing High School Graduation Rates in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network This policy brief aims to promote after-school programs as a way to prevent high school dropouts. The...
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Hard Choices: Caring for the Children of Mentally Ill Parents
Center for New York City Affairs and the Center for an Urban Future This edition of Child Welfare Watch, a joint publication...
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Community Colleges: A Route of Upward Economic Mobility
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Four-year colleges and universities tend to dominate the discourse on American higher education, but this report...
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Long-Run Economic Effects of Early Childhood Programs on Adult Earnings
Partnership for America’s Economic Success A group of researchers has set out to quantify in dollars and cents the impacts in later...
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Saved by the Lunch Bell: As Economy Sinks, School Nutrition Program Participation Rises
School Nutrition Association Increased participation in the national school lunch and breakfast programs can be added to the mounting evidence of how...
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Community-Based Programs for Foster Care
Youth Development Institute This white paper explores policy issues associated with two New York-based foster care programs-- Good Shepherd Services Prevention Services...
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Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships Between Adolescent Girls and Adult Women
Journal of Primary Prevention This study found that successful female mentors can have a strong positive influence by providing emotional support, confidence...
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Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use Among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) American adolescents (ages 12 to 17) who received messages aimed at preventing drug,...
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State-by-State Teen Dating Violence Report Card 2009
Break the Cycle This report card ranks each state by how well it measures up in helping teens who face domestic and...
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Childhood Poverty, Chronic Stress and Adult Working Memory
Cornell University This study links chronic stress associated with childhood poverty to decreased brain functioning in key areas. It provides evidence that...
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Weekly Notes: ACF Funding; Michigan’s Plan for Reform; Florida’s Potential CW Drug Problem; and more
Those who have read our first subject-related blog, JJ Today, know our routine: We try to post original pieces throughout the week,...
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Weekly Notes: ACF Funding; Michigan’s Plan for Reform; Florida’s Potential CW Drug Problem; and more
Those who have read our first subject-related blog, JJ Today, know our routine: We try to post original pieces throughout the week,...
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Weekly Notes: Money for Mentoring; Chicago Youth and Reentry; Shakespeare for Juveniles…and more
***The Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting proposals on mentoring money provided through the Second Chance Act (signed by former President George...
