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On the Move – November 2008

American Legacy Foundation Cheryl Healton, CEO Moves to: 1724 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 454-5555 Christy Pichel, president Moves...

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Growing Pains

Thanks to an ambitious initiative passed by its voters, California is the nation’s largest incubator of after-school programming. But the state’s...

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Peer-to-Peer Pressures

It’s easy to understand why peer mentoring is growing: Youth mentors are easier to recruit than adults, the pairs can easily...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

2008 Lights On After School

After-school snack? No, the children don’t usually sample the pickle juice at the Eureka Kids after-school program in Eureka Springs, Ark. But...

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Newsmakers for November 2008

Nonprofits It’s out with the old and in with the new at the Oakland, Calif.-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Wall Street’s Losses: What Should Nonprofits Do?

Every year at this time, New York’s Reciprocity Foundation, which serves homeless youth, prepares for an annual fall gala that brings...

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Overcoming Volunteers’ Reluctance to Report Abuse

Because of the close ties they develop with youths, volunteer mentors and tutors sometimes learn about disturbing aspects of those kids’...

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Work With Youths In Gangs

Almost every city with a gang problem has its offering of solutions, ranging from police crackdowns and job training to tutoring and...

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Profiles of Families that Have Used the Safe Haven Law

THE OMAHA WORLD-HERALD Since Sept. 1, eight families have utilized Nebraska’s recently enacted “safe haven” law, which allows parents or guardians to...

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Banned Books, Chapter 2

WASHINGTON POST Conservative Christian students and parents recently gathered outside a Virginia high school to protest the banning of anti-homosexual books they...

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Hard Times Complicate Recruiting of Foster Parents

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/THE OREGONIAN The nation’s economic crisis is making it difficult for child welfare officials to find foster parents for youth....

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Schools Scramble to Help Students with No Place to Live/Homelessness Hits Record High

THE BOSTON GLOBE Over the past three school years, the number of homeless students in Massachusetts grew from about 7,000 to...

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Minors in Possession

THE NEWS-REVIEW (Roseburg, Ore.) Leading with the story of 14-year-old Jordan Baker – who was found passed out on a raft...

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Tattoos Gain Even More Visibility

THE NEW YORK TIMES In recent years, neck and hand tattoos – once reserved for criminals or people who had filled the...

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Mi Casa

Standing on their own: Youths at Mi Casa, where those aging out of foster care develop skills to make it on their...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Fred Long

Fred Long Youth Leader IIUCAN (Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network)Chicago(773) 588-0180http://www.ucanchicago.org Age: 29 Salary: $31,000 About UCAN: The organization is a multiservice nonprofit...

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Awards for November 2008

Nonprofit Partner of the Year Award Karen Pittman (left) receives her award from CVWF President Donna Klein. For: Nonprofit organizations successful in partnering...

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