Youth Today

School-Based Mentoring

  I want to thank you for covering the latest study regarding the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) high school [mentoring] program...

Defining Family: I Love My Mom, But I Can’t Live with Her

Tamara, 16Represent, New York (Names have been changed.) My hands began to tremble as I reached for the telephone. For each number...

Defining Family: Before I Got Adopted, My Mom and I Had to Build a Relationship

By Manny Sanchez, 16New Youth Connections, New York By the time I was sent to my third foster home when I was...

How Do You Stop Bullying? Intervene.

Source: The Colorado Trust. During the bullying prevention intervention, the gap in CSAP scores increased between schools with different levels of bullying....

Resources: Curriculum Review

    Social Competence Intervention Program: A Drama-Based Intervention for Youth on the Autism SpectrumLaura A. Guli, Alison D. Wilkinson, Margaret Semrud-ClikemanResearch...

My Lifebook Journal: A Workbook for Children in Foster Care

  Therese AccinelliInstant Help Books/New Harbinger Publications126 pages. $16.95. With clear instructions from a therapist who works with foster children, this workbook...

Muslim American Youth: Understanding Hyphenated Identities Through Multiple Methods

  Selcuk R. Sirin, Michelle FineNew York University Press243 pages. $70 ($23 paperback). To discover how the post-9/11 atmosphere affects diverse American-born...

Shelter from the Storm

  Educational Television Productions of Northeastern Wisconsin, NEWIST/CESA#727 minutes. DVD $195. Four single mothers struggling to provide homes for their children are...

The Delinquent Girl

  Edited by Margaret A. ZahnTemple University Press352 pages. $54.50. Among all juveniles arrested for serious crimes in 2006, an unprecedented 29...

New Directions for Youth Development: Spiritual Development

  Edited by Peter L. Benson, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Kathryn L. HongJossey-Bass/Wiley142 pages. $23.20. Subscriptions $85 (1 year, 4 issues). Spiritual development...

Building a Children’s Zone

  Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America By Paul ToughHoughton Mifflin Company296 pages. $26. Geoffrey Canada is...

America’s Afterschool Storybook

  http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/storybook/gallery.cfm In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers last year, the Afterschool Alliance invited people...

The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center

  http://www.grandfamilies.org This is a legal resource for families in which grandparents care for their grandchildren – called “grandfamilies.” The site includes...

Children and Clinical Studies

  http://www.ChildrenAndClinicalStudies.nhlbi.nih.gov This new site produced by the National Institutes of Health is a resource for parents and health care providers interested...

Homeless Youth TV

  http://www.homelessyouthtv.com Virgin Mobile USA created this website to bring together organizations and young people who want to help the more than...

Dictionary for Dads

  http://www.dictionaryfordads.com The site shares knowledge, resources and practical experiences fundamental to helping men make informed decisions about parenting. It features solution-oriented...

Youth Worker Jobs at MySpace.com

http://jobs.myspace.com/a/ms-jobs/list/q-Youth+Worker A new feature on the popular MySpace website allows users to search for jobs by description and location in a database...

Grants Awarded for February 2009

  Allstate Foundation Northbrook, Ill.(847) 402-5600http://www.allstate.com/foundation/ All grants are given to promote the economic empowerment of domestic violence survivors. • Florida Coalition...

New York Life Foundation Supports Service Learning

The New York Life Foundation has awarded $200,000 over two years to The LEAGUE, a school- and web-based program created by a...

Patient Teenagers? A Comparison of the Sexual Behavior of Virginity Pledgers and Matched Non-Pledgers