Youth Today
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting
Dan Doyle withDeborah Doermann BurchHall of Fame Press478 pages. $39.95. Doyle, a former high school and college basketball coach and a sports...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
An Invited Threat
Steven Keewatin Sanderson, Thomas Deer, Tania WillardThe Healthy Aboriginal Network44 pages. $5. Bulk pricing for five or more copies. Produced by a...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
The Trouble with Black Boys … and Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education
Pedro A. NogueraJossey-Bass306 pages. $24.95. While researchers disagree about the reasons for the struggles of young African-American males, here an urban sociologist...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Men on a Mission: Valuing Youth Work in Our Communities
William MarsiglioThe Johns Hopkins University Press381 pages. $30 (paperback). Observing 55 men of all ages who work in paid or volunteer positions...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Afterschool Investments Project
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool A project of the Child Care Bureau in the U.S. Administration on Children and Families, this site promotes high-quality after-school programming....
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
http://www2.ncaa.org/portal/media_and_events/ncaa_publications/general_interest/cbsa.html This online guide from the National Collegiate Athletic Association helps high school athletes, their coaches and their families navigate the college...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Engineer Girl!
http://www.engineergirl.org This kid-friendly site from the National Academy of Engineering encourages girls to pursue careers in engineering with “cool readings,” facts about...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Safety Net for Youth
http://www.safetynetforyouth.org To help foster collaboration among professionals working with runaway and homeless youth, National Safe Place – a youth outreach program that...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Family PLUS
http://familyplus.bgca.org Family PLUS (Parents Leading, Uniting, Serving) offers information and resources on children’s social and emotional growth, advice on education and safety...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
National Center on Sexual Behavior and Youth
http://www.ncsby.org NCSBY, which provides information and training about the management of adolescent sex offenders and children with sexual behavior problems, uses its...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Grants Awarded for April 2008
The Joyce FoundationChicago, Ill.(312) 782-2464http://www.joycefdn.org • The Aspen Institute, Washington, $300,000 to continue the efforts of the Commission on No Child Left...
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News
New Funds to Help Offenders Start Over
If you provide mentoring, substance abuse counseling or other services to help incarcerated juveniles re-enter society, you might soon be eligible for...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Model Website for Foster Kids
New York City’s foster youth and those who have aged out of care now have a home of their own on the...
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► Reports
Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Parents and Their Children in Our Nation’s K-12 Schools
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Click to see a larger chart. There are more than 7 million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Second Chance Law: Now, It’s About the Funding
By Erika Fitzpatrick As expected, President Bush signed into law the Second Chance Act, which authorizes $360 million over the next several...
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News
Nonprofit Leadership Crunch
Nonprofit organizations are facing an “unprecedented” crisis in leadership, according to a national report released jointly by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, The Annie...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Rookie Burnout
Rough start in Baltimore for Douglas Miller: “The neighbors and clients all thought I was a police officer, yet the police would...
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News
Cops Call for Backup – From Social Workers
San Jose, Calif.—On a dreary evening in January, a man walked into the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department to lodge a complaint....
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Waiting to Call 911 Is No Crime
If you have to wonder whether to call 911 when a disruptive youth gets hurt during a restraint, the safe bet would...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Youth Philanthropy Groups Merge
Two nonprofits completed a merger last month that combines their efforts to teach high schoolers how to initiate philanthropic ventures. Youth Re:Action...
