Child Welfare Foster Home Scarcity Means Many Youths Languish for MonthsHartford Courant Because of a shortage of foster care homes in Connecticut,...
Activism Peace Jam: How Young People Can Make Peace in Their Schools and Communities, by Darcy Giffords, is a survey of a...
I have just finished reading a new book about young people that should be required reading for youth workers, teachers and, most...
A compilation of the reports from this issue.
There is good news and bad news this month: an analysis of two comprehensive programs aimed at helping urban youth avoid risky...
As accidents go, the results could not have been worse for the Tippy Toes Learning Academy: four children and their van driver...
Manitowoc, Wis.—The people who run Project Youth here realize that missing a grant application deadline is a fundamental mistake. When they did...
If a “morning-after” birth control pill becomes available without a prescription, should teenagers be able to buy it? That question has stalled...
Waltham, Mass.(781) 890-5500www.wiredwoods.org Objective: To spark an interest in technology among at-risk youth to help them succeed in the digital age....
To anyone at a nonprofit youth agency trying to live in part on foundation grants, a statement endorsed by Independent Sector last...
Education Smithsonian for Kidswww.smithsonian.kids.usThe Smithsonian’s online museum for adolescents is excellent in its simplicity. The site features three exhibits at a...
Should a 19-year-old who is living on his own after leaving foster care have as much of a chance to get $5,000...
Matching the Job to the Task On Feb. 3, Michael Hernandez of Miami slit the throat of fellow 14-year-old Jamie Gough in...
Ben & Jerry’s Foundation30 Community Dr. South Burlington, VT 05403-6828(802) 846-1500 www.benjerry.com/foundation • C-Beyond, Concord, Calif., $10,000 for youth-led leadership development programs.•...
School dropouts, arguably the most vulnerable youth group in the United States, are also a group for which there is no meaningful...
Two Views of Sex Education Dealing with teen sex education and sexual behavior is always controversial. Here, two teens give their views...
What Happened At MaryvilleRichard WexlerExecutive DirectorNational Coalition for Child Protection ReformAlexandria, VA The notion that Maryville [Academy] became a hellhole because poor,...
February’s column featured anthropologist Margaret Mead’s warning that adults in modern cultures that are jolted by rapid social change will come to...
GAO Cites AmeriCorps Enrollment Errors A report released last month revealing flaws in the management of AmeriCorps provoked harsh criticism from Republican...
Nonprofits In what spokeswoman Joyce Johnson called a “painful moment in our history,” the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) laid off...