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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

News

Report Roundup for May 2005

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

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...

Research

Research of Note from May 2005

Growth of Youth-Serving Organizations The Bridgespan Group Available free online at www.bridgespangroup.org/growthstudy. “What happens when a youth-serving organization attempts to grow larger...

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Newsmakers for May 2005

Nonprofits The debate at Omaha, Neb.-based Girls and Boys Town over hiring a new executive director two years ago was so heated...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Poop n’ Scoop

The abysmal state of knowledge development and its dissemination in youth work is captured by two items among the avalanche of newsletters,...

Opinion

Getting Money Under the Table

I’m about to get into a lot of trouble. Little did I know when I agreed to write a column for Youth...

After-School Caucus Strives for Congressional Clout

Hoping for some congressional help around budget time and beyond, national advocates for after-school programming announced the formation last month of after-school...

Opinion