Youth Today
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A Seismic Shift Stirs California
California, home of one of the country’s most notorious juvenile justice systems, is about to test what happens when reformers get what...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Youth Voices Reach Lawmakers’ Ears
While youth workers might see the value of seeking youth input on government policy as a no-brainer, the practice of developing youth...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers for October 2007
Nonprofits The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) hired Karen Heller Key to serve as vice president of programs for both the assembly...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
TRI-CAP Teen Wellness Centers
Jasper, Ind. (812) 482-2233 Objective: Reduce teen suicides. In a Nutshell: The teen wellness centers were put together by the Dubois-Pike-Warrick Economic...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Jessica Feierman
Jessica Feierman Staff Attorney Juvenile Law Center (215) 625-0551 Age: 37 Salary: $57,500 About the Organization: The center works on behalf...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Awards for October 2007
Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care For: U.S. or global nonprofits, for-profits, or public entities that are developing “disruptive innovations” in...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
School-Based Mentoring: Does it Make the Grade?
Teamwork: Big brother Tim Bagley plays with his little, Raymond, at Shaw Middle School in Philadelphia, as part of school-based mentoring program....
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Pork Comes Flying Back
Once again, writing to your local congressman literally pays off. After being all but banned in a purported wave of concern over...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
CWLA Slashes Staff in Overhaul
Christine James-Brown has made her first extremely painful decision since taking over the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) in April: cutting...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
New Center Focuses on Education
Casey Family Programs and the American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law have launched a national clearinghouse on the...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Kids Grade Adults as Average
Adults received their customary mediocre grade – a “C” – from youths in the latest Uhlich Report Card, which asks 1,000 teens...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Youth Soccer Avoids Death, Pays Taxes
In a landmark case for youth sports programs, the Internal Revenue Service has settled its case about whether a league’s paid coaches...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Bill Would Forgive College Loans
Congress wants to forgive some college loans for youth workers, but it’s unclear whether President Bush will go along. The House and...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
A Surprise Donation from the Grave
KidsPeace, a national organization that helps children in crisis, received a surprising gift in June: a $3.2 million donation from a Civil...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Free Snacks
It’s official: After-school centers located in low-income areas can be paid back for providing healthful snacks to youth as old as 18....
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Shooting at Peace Games
A community group in Ohio had a nightmare come true when a youth event that it organized in August to promote nonviolence...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
Shhh: America’s Promise Drops ‘Youth’
Forgoing the fanfare most organizations attempt to muster around a name change, America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth has quietly condensed...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Youth on the Agenda in Congress
Youth issues are a hot topic in Congress, but whether that leads to legislative progress remains to be seen. After several youth-related...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
On the Move for September 2007
The After School Corp. Lucy Friedman, president Moves to: 1440 Broadway, 16th Floor New York, NY 10018 (646) 943-8700 Generations United...
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Providers Chafed by Eight-Year Delay
After waiting several years for a system to collect data on youth aging out of foster care, U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)...
