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Child Adolescent Mobile Crisis Team

Parsons Child & Family CenterAlbany, N.Y.(518) 429-2391http://www.parsonscenter.org/services/ChildAdolescentMobileTeam.asp Photo: Parsons Child and Family Center Objective: To provide a community-based response to individual child...

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Wendy Elliott

Wendy Elliot Vice President of Affiliate ServicesYouth Volunteer Corps of AmericaShawnee Mission, Kan.(913) 432-9822,http://www.yvca.org Age: 31 Salary: $47,000 About YVCA: YVCA...

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Awards for December 2008-January 2009

TCWF California Peace Prize For: Individuals committed to preventing violence and promoting peace in their communities. By: The California Wellness Foundation Winners:...

Opinion

Take a Stand, Even If it Costs You

One of the largest corporate entities here in Burlington, Vt., is Burton Snowboards, which I normally wouldn’t have anything to do...

Opinion

Ready for Life: Yes, That Means College

The core belief at the Forum for Youth Investment – that all young people should be “Ready by 21,” meaning ready for...

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No More Labels for Me

LA Youth, Los Angeles I was in seventh grade when people started to get curious about what I was. Most kids...

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Guiding Disconnected Youth to Academic Success

Program: Community Education Pathways to Success (CEPS). Organization: Youth Development Institute (YDI); unidentified community-based organizations at 10 New York City sites. Types...

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Toolkit Review: YouthARTS Toolkit

YouthARTS Toolkit Americans for the ArtsFree.(202) 371-2830, http://www.artsusa.org/youtharts A free, online resource on how to design, implement, evaluate and train workers for...

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Wallace Gives $1.8 Million For Arts Education

The Wallace Foundation has announced grants to two Los Angeles arts learning initiatives that help bring high-quality arts experiences to youth in...

Book Reviews

From Expelled to Excelled

The Last Dropout Bill MillikenHay House241 pages. $14.95 The Last Dropout, written by the founder of Communities in Schools (CIS), is based...

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Empowering Youth: How to Encourage Young Leaders to Do Great Things

Kelly CurtisSearch Institute Press154 pages. $14.95 “Empowerment isn’t a program, it’s a way of thinking,” declares Curtis, whose guide for youth workers...

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Project Reach Out: Building Effective Partnerships Between the Workforce System and Community Organizations

Seedco40 pages. Free download. Based on its experience with integrating faith-based and community organizations into Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and One-Stop Career...

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Girls Sports and Eating Disorders: What’s the Connection?

Aquarius Health Care Media27 minutes. DVD $145. What “hidden dangers” lurk in girls’ sports? Ninth-grader Allison dieted and exercised so strenuously that...

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Eight Stories Up: An Adolescent Chooses Hope Over Suicide

DeQuincy A. Lezine, David BrentOxford University Press, with the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and the Annenberg Public Policy Center194 pages. $30...

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Finding Resources to Support Mentoring Programs and Services for Youth

The Finance Project32 pages. Free. This guide explores three strategies for financing and sustaining mentoring programs and services: building partnerships with businesses...

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Sparks: How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers

Peter L. BensonJossey-Bass/Wiley235 pages. $24.95. Building on Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets, Benson, the institute’s CEO, introduces “sparks” – shorthand for “follow...

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Mousetraps

Pat SchmatzCarolrhoda Books/Lerner Publishing Group192 pages. $18.95. Until Rick shows up in high school chemistry class the first day of junior year...

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Street Law

http://www.streetlaw.org Showcasing issues concerning law, democracy and human rights, this site offers teachers, students, lawyers, law enforcement officials and government officials...

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MENTOR Online Community – Musing on Mentoring

http://forums.mentoring.org/ntlm/blog?blog.id=musings_on_mentoring This weekly blog revolves around a mentor’s experiences and enables users to comment with their views and questions. Topics...

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