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Restraints Put on Hold

Greeneville, Tenn.—Staffers at the Holston United Methodist Home for Children painfully recall days in the mid-1990s when they dreaded coming to work....

News

A Giant in Adolescent Research

Minneapolis, Minn.—Gisela Konopka, who fled Nazi Germany after being jailed by the Gestapo, and then influenced generations of American youth workers as...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Faith-Based Organizations Reaching Troubled Kids Without Pitching the Faith

Wayne Gordon, pastor of the Lawnside Community Church ministries in Chicago, tells a story that epitomizes how some faith-based organizations work with...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

GUTS

Port Angeles, Wash.(888) 644-7049www.gutsforteens.org.Objective: To help teens improve their self-esteem and make better social choices. In a Nutshell: GUTS Institute is...

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Technology

In Hillsborough County, Fla., child welfare workers no longer have to call schools to find out whether youths under their supervision have...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for February 2004

Child Welfare Survivors of the Systemwww.sos-fosternet.orgoffers a mishmash of all things foster care-relevant, operated by a social worker who is a...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for December 2003 – January 2004

Wheat Ridge MinistriesOne Pierce Place, Suite 250EItasca, IL 60143(800) 762-6748www.wheatridge.org • Trinity Gardens Community Library Outreach Center, Mobile, Ala., $35,000 to help...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

News Briefs for December 2003 – January 2004

A Leary View Of Youth Voting As another presidential election year opens, what this country needs is … another campaign to get...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for December 2003 – January 2004

From Guitar Making to Fitness, the New Face of Trade SchoolsThe Arizona Republic With a lagging economy and employers looking for more...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for December 2003 – January 2004

Addiction Sex, Drugs, Gambling & Chocolate: A Workbook for Overcoming Addictions, by A. Thomas Horvath, is a guide to acknowledging addictions large...

News

Report Roundup for December 2003 – January 2004

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Refugee Adolescents Club

Bucharest, Romania40-1-252-73-57www.%20arca.org.ro Objective: To provide a safe space for refugee adolescents to interact with Romanian teenagers and better understand Romanian culture...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Awards for December 2003

Coming Up Taller Awards For: Art-based programs doing outstanding work with underserved youth; winners receive $10,000. By: President’s Committee on the Arts...

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Insurance Costs Hit a Soar Point

Evanston, Ill.—Two Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies in suburban Chicago will no longer offer the agency’s signature program: the one-to-one program in...

News

Behavior Modification: Abuse Alleged

Rep. George Miller of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, wants the Department of Justice to...

Opinion

History Lessons

American youth workers are second to none in their obliviousness to their field’s history – and a rich history it is. In...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Friends No More (and)

The Trouble with Cliques Young people value being accepted by their peers, but that acceptance often comes at a price. Cliques are...

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

A Writer In DenialShay Bilchik, PresidentChild Welfare League of AmericaWashington, DC I read with interest and amusement the article by Richard Wexler...

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