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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for March 2004

CEO Pay Rises As Staffs Shrink Despite the financial woes of the recession, a new report says that while staff sizes at...

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Newsmakers for March 2004

Nonprofits After going more than a year without a permanent boss, the Washington-based National Network for Youth (NNY) has named Vicky Wagner...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Of Truculence, Truancy & Taxis

The acerbic Harry Truman once commented on his 1850s predecessor, Franklin Pierce, that when he was in the White House, Pierce “didn’t...

Opinion

An Unexpected Gift

The lead story in last month’s Youth Today was about the new report from the White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for March 2004

Boardroom BrawlForbes The magazine looks at the battles at the Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation since Carl Schramm became CEO in 2002. The...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for March 2004

Activism Making Children A National Priority: A Framework for Community Action, by Linda Morgan and Teri Martin, provides youth workers with a...

Opinion

A Winning Formula For Staff Effectiveness

As youth work practitioners, most of us have long believed that effective programs depend in large measure on the availability of competent,...

News

Report Roundup for March 2004

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Research

Research of Note for March 2004

Can bad news about suburban kids provide hope for urban youth? Can randomly assigning a roommate of a different race influence youth...

News

At Treatment Centers, It’s Time to Adapt or Perish

Des Plaines, Ill.—For 120 years, some of the most pained children in Illinois have come to the Maryville Academy for help and...

News

Attracting Teens

*Editor’s Note: The last name of the person identified in this story as "Albert K." was printed in full in the...

News

Federal Funding

President Bush rolled out a $2.4 trillion budget request last month that drew a response from the youth field that was seemingly...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Alternatives, Inc.

Chicago, Ill.(773) 506-7474www.alternativesyouth.org Objective: To provide comprehensive youth and family services. In a Nutshell: Alternatives offers an array of services to youth...

News

Staff Training in Tight Times

Bellingham, Wash.—When a recession hits, budget cuts commonly decimate training and staff development at youth service agencies. But Northwest Youth Services here...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for March 2004

Advocacy National Priorities Projecthttp://database.nationalpriorities.orgAn excellent research site for advocates seeking evidence to support their causes. Visitors can select a subject area...

News

Federal Youth Programs and Policy Taken to Task

The Final Report of the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth, long awaited by youth policy mavens, was recently released with...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Awards for February 2004

National Champion of Youth Award For: Individuals whose dedication and work have made a difference in the lives of young people. By:...

Opinion

Time to Sow Seeds, Not to Space Out

Now that the federal budget deficit is out of this world at $500 billion and counting, President Bush wants to put down...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for February 2004

Gill FoundationGay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado2215 Market St., Suite 205Denver, CO 80205(303) 292-4455www.gillfoundation.org The following are general support grants for programs...

Opinion