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Staying Together, for Runaways’ Sake

Manitowoc, Wis.—The people who run Project Youth here realize that missing a grant application deadline is a fundamental mistake. When they did...

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Sex and Pregnancy

If a “morning-after” birth control pill becomes available without a prescription, should teenagers be able to buy it? That question has stalled...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

WiredWoods

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....

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Foundation Grants

To anyone at a nonprofit youth agency trying to live in part on foundation grants, a statement endorsed by Independent Sector last...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for May 2004

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...

Opinion

The President’s Tilted Playing Field

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...

Opinion

Editorial

Matching the Job to the Task On Feb. 3, Michael Hernandez of Miami slit the throat of fellow 14-year-old Jamie Gough in...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for April 2004

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.•...

Opinion

Connecting Vulnerable Youth

School dropouts, arguably the most vulnerable youth group in the United States, are also a group for which there is no meaningful...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Why Does My Textbook Say Sex Is Harmful? (and)

Two Views of Sex Education Dealing with teen sex education and sexual behavior is always controversial. Here, two teens give their views...

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

What Happened At MaryvilleRichard WexlerExecutive DirectorNational Coalition for Child Protection ReformAlexandria, VA The notion that Maryville [Academy] became a hellhole because poor,...

Opinion

California’s Winter of Hate

February’s column featured anthropologist Margaret Mead’s warning that adults in modern cultures that are jolted by rapid social change will come to...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for April 2004

GAO Cites AmeriCorps Enrollment Errors A report released last month revealing flaws in the management of AmeriCorps provoked harsh criticism from Republican...

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Newsmakers for April 2004

Nonprofits In what spokeswoman Joyce Johnson called a “painful moment in our history,” the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) laid off...

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Virginity Pledges: Broken, but Effective?

A new study of virginity pledges provides evidence about both their effectiveness and their shortcomings. Most teens who vowed sexual abstinence until...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for April 2004

Child Care MadeTrenton Times The 5-year-old autistic son of Alicia Day, a single mother of four in New Jersey, was fatally scalded...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for April 2004

African-American Black in School, by Shawn Ginwright, posits a perspective on the older ideas of Afrocentric reform discussed by intellectuals and its...

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