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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Portrait of the American Youth Worker

You start working with kids as a single 20-something, full of passion for making a difference. By your mid-30s, many of you...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Are Justice Funds Up For Grabs?

The reality of tight budgets in a time of war has rendered youth advocates fairly quiet on budget battles in recent years,...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

No Smoking for Texas Foster Parents

Texas has joined states such as Vermont and Washington in prohibiting foster parents from smoking in their homes if they have foster...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

NASCC Trims Its Name to the Corps

The National Association of Service and Conservation Corps (NASCC) has launched a rebranding effort that includes a new name, logo and motto....

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

RWJF Expands Drug Abuse Project

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) last month announced an expansion of its Reclaiming Futures initiative, which helps teens in the juvenile...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

New Group for Professionals

A group of consultants has started what it calls the “first and only trade association for mentoring professionals.” The mission of the...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

$5 Million to Train Future Workers

American Humanics has received a $5 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to fund a new competitive internship program, called the...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Massive Sex Offender Database Created

The National Center on Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) received an unexpected windfall last month when MySpace gave the group access to...

Passports to Health for Foster Kids

KEEPING TRACK: A sample of records being compiled by the Westchester Institute for Human Development. At the Westchester Institute for Human Development...

Youth Crime Mystery

Anyone trying to figure out why youth crime has been declining nationwide in recent years could probably find no better place to...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Schools Endeavor to Fight Against Bullying

Newsday Despite at least five years of efforts by schools across the nation to educate youths about the negative consequences of bullying,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Program Brings Parents Together

Albuquerque Journal New Mexico’s innovative Ice Breakers program is bringing together mothers who have lost custody of their children and the foster...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

States Pull Out Stops to Curb Truancy

Stateline School attendance data have long been linked to school funding – with better attendance equating to more money from the state....

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

L.A. Names “Worst Gangs,” Vows to Prosecute Them

L.A. Names “Worst Gangs,” Vows to Prosecute Them, The Los Angeles Times Latino Gang Study Finds Few Links to Overseas Groups,The Washington...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Hub Teens Sweat Bullets as 1 Dies a Month

The Boston Herald Since 2004, teens in the Hub neighborhood of Boston have been murdered at the rate of 18 a year...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

When Domestic Violence Starts Young

The Chicago Tribune An increased awareness of violence among dating teens has launched a spate of initiatives and interventions similar to those...

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for March 2007

Nonprofits The D.C.-based Child Welfare League of America has hired Christine James-Brown to replace outgoing CEO Shay Bilchik, who leaves the organization...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Oasis Center

Oasis CenterNashville, Tenn. (615) 327-4455http://www.oasiscenter.org Objective: To help disadvantaged youth in the Nashville community move past their problems and develop leadership skills....

Archives: 2014 & Earlier