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Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

www.spotlightonpoverty.org This foundation-sponsored initiative seeks to focus public attention on poverty issues during the presidential campaign and to “encourage candidates to discuss...

Grants Awarded for February 2008

  The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, Calif.(650) 234-4500www.hewlett.org • Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Washington, $270,000 for engaging law...

New Grants to Stabilize Nonprofits

  The plan doesn’t have a catchy name, but the New York-based Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF) hopes that a new “Growth...

Newsmakers for February 2008

Government Emily DeRocco left her post at the U.S. Department of Labor in January. DeRocco was the assistant secretary in charge of...

Hack at Juvenile Justice

The following is a response to the December story, “For Juvenile Justice, a Panel of One,” about grant awards by the U.S....

Safety in Numbers

Street Outreach Goes Suburban

Minneapolis—When outreach worker Amanda Danielson sets out to connect with homeless and runaway youth, she does not walk into the supply room...

Fire Destroys Historic Home

A fire allegedly set by a resident last month destroyed a cottage at a Georgia home that was created for children orphaned...

Adult Time Raises Youth Crime

Trying juveniles as adults and housing them in adult prisons is “counterproductive” – leading to higher and often more violent recidivism rates...

New Tool to Help Improve Staffing

The nonprofit Cornerstones for Kids (C4K) has launched an online resource to offer hands-on tools to help human services agencies address some...

14 States Abstain From Title V

Fourteen states have now rejected federal formula grants for abstinence-only education, nearly double last year’s number, as the debate over the effectiveness...

Parental Consent Struck Down

Alaska’s highest court ruled in November that the state’s Parental Consent Act – requiring girls age 16 and younger to obtain parental...

Teen Birth Rate Rises

The birth rate among American teens (ages 15 to 19) rose 3 percent between 2005 and 2006 – the first increase since...

TLPs Dangle for Dollars

Talk about holiday headaches: Some programs that help homeless teens might be forced to put youth out of the homes that are...

I Keep My Bling in the Bank

Represent, New York When I got my first paycheck from my summer job, my supervisor asked me if I had a savings...

A Designer Addiction

New Youth Connections, New York My name is Dee and I’m a recovering junkie. I was hooked on the strong stuff. Ralph...

A Volunteer’s Impact on Policy

San Francisco—You could look at Cora Tomalinas, a delicately aging woman strolling to the stage in a winged white dress to accept...

Highfields Family Group Decision-Making

Lansing, Mich.(517) 887-2762www.highfields.org Objective: Develop a plan to protect children who are referred to the child welfare system by strengthening their families....

Wanted: More Black Leaders

A critical shortfall in African-American leadership at nonprofits compelled more than 100 people to meet in October at a first-ever conclave to...

SCHIP Passes its Physical

Just in time to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – and to weigh in on...