Youth Today
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News
So Many Friends, So Fast
Portland, Ore. One of the first things Catherine Milton noticed when she became president of Friends of the Children (FOTC) three years...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Those Determined to Teach Do Youth Work
More than 15 years ago, I began using a twist on an old saying as a way to get discussions started about...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Feedin’ Fannie
Feedin’ Fannie When a kid hears the words “Fannie Mae,” a lady’s posterior comes to mind. When an adult hears those same...
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Opinion
Liberal Lunacies
In 40 years of working for progressive causes, I’ve never seen liberalism in such pathetic decay. What bizarre mechanism makes modern liberal...
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News
Evolution of the Giraffe
John Graham admits that when he first heard about the Giraffe Project, which inspires kids with stories about heroes who stick their...
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Research
Research of Note from June 2005
Violence Among Rural Youth Violence and Rural Teens: Teen Violence, Drug Use, and School-Based Prevention Services in Rural AmericaRural Health Research Center,...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers for June 2005
Nonprofits Perhaps no program in youth work draws adulation and criticism in equal measure as much as the Children’s Aid Society’s Adolescent...
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Washington’s Mixed Gang Signals
While first lady Laura Bush travels the country to laud programs aimed at preventing youth from joining gangs, President Bush is supporting...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
The Abysmal State of Foster Care Alumni
Foster children are so handicapped by their experiences in the child welfare system that four out of five fail to thrive as...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Imagine That
Spartanburg, S.C.(864) 582-7588, ext. 335 www.orgsites.com/sc/imaginethat Objective: Use the theater and young actors to educate youth about social issues. In a...
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News
Blueprint for Political Action?
So-called “527” organizations drew national attention last year for helping to torpedo the presidential candidacy of Democrat John Kerry with allegations about...
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News
The TASC of After-School Training
The Bronx, N.Y.—Belinda Passafaro arrives at Public School 79 dressed like she’s here to run a business seminar: heels, crisp slacks and...
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Opinion
Shelter Care vs. Foster Family Care
Youth Today recently drew attention to an important issue: the debate about what type of emergency care – shelter or family foster...
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How Brown Sank to Red
The Bronx, N.Y. The abrupt bankruptcy filing by Brown Schools in late March left a wake of hardship – hundreds of youth...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Heads On Fire
San Diego, Calif.(619) 232-9573www.headsonfire.org Objective: Help youth use technology for social change. In a Nutshell: Partners with social service agencies and...
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Creating Youth Centers: Two Approaches
When youth minister Russell Wilson returned to the church his father helped to build in southern Indiana, he saw a dwindling number...
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News
Child Welfare’s Harsh Test
When the federal government introduced a bold system five years ago to evaluate state child welfare systems, it drew cheers from case...
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Opinion
Youth Work’s Unexpected Allies
A recent issue of Education Week carried a front-page photograph of a studious octogenarian and urged readers to turn to an inside...
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News
Report Roundup for May 2005
A compilation of the reports from this issue.
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
The Big Lie
You know all that evidence that’s come out in recent years showing that after-school programs boost academic achievement? Researcher Robert Halpern has...
