Youth Today
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Last Resort for Family in Danger (and)
When Homelessness Hits Home Los Angeles has more than 40,000 homeless people and New York has nearly that many, including 9,000 families...
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Opinion
Letters to the Editor
Feeling Green Ann De LacyOlney, Md. Jim Myer’s story about the Darrell Green Youth Life Foundation (“Football Star Scores in Washington,” July/August)...
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Opinion
Gutless About Gut Issues
Obesity has only recently been publicized as a major American public health crisis, and already authorities are pushing the usual politically popular...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
News Briefs for September 2003
World Tobacco Law Advances Proponents of an international treaty on tobacco control, which focuses on preventing youth smoking, are pushing for ratification...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers from September 2003
Nonprofits Could it be that the D.C.-based Children’s Defense Fund is downgrading its efforts in Congress in favor of more grassroots work?...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
In re CJJ vs. OJJ: Clash of the Midgets
That idle hands and idle minds are the work of the devil and a major cause of juvenile delinquency has been an...
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Opinion
Out at School
In July, The New York Post broke the news about New York City’s decision to open Harvey Milk High School, the first...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Press Watch for September 2003
Help, But Not Enough, for Girl Who Was Discarded TwiceThe New York Times During the eight years of Stephanie Ramos’ life, she...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Pubs and Videos for September 2003
African-American Her Rite of Passage: How to Design and Deliver a Rites of Passage Program for African-American Girls and Young Women, by...
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News
Report Roundup for September 2003
A compilation of the reports from this issue.
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Research
Research of Note for September 2003
The start of the school year is a good time to examine the disconnect between the school experiences and educational goals of...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Global Poverty NetAid World Class
New York, N.Y.(212) 537-0500www.netaidworldclass.org Objective: Use a role-playing game, World Class, to teach kids about global poverty and development while engaging...
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News
The Best Youth Program You Can’t Afford
Yakima, Wash.—For youth worker Darrel Armstead, the challenge of implementing one of the nation’s most expensive and highly touted youth programs was...
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News
Inside the Fight to Save AmeriCorps
Washington, D.C.—The battle to save AmeriCorps began at breakfast. It was May 16, and more than a dozen executives from some of...
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News
When Kids Hold the Purse Strings
American teens are notorious big spenders, plunking down $170 billion in 2002 for electronic gadgets, movie and concert tickets, food, clothes and...
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News
‘Have You Ever Been Convicted …?’
Not long ago, the convicted sex offender who tried to volunteer with a youth soccer club in New York this summer probably...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Web Watch for September 2003
After School Child Care Awarewww.childcareaware.orghelps visitors find child care services. The site includes geography-based searches for providers and tips on choosing...
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Opinion
An Industry in Denial
In June, Youth Today ran a story alleging that somewhere in Santa Clara County, Calif., there is an institution called EMQ Children...
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Grants
Grants Awarded for July-August 2003
Gill Foundation2215 Market St., Suite 205Denver, CO 80205(303) 292-4455www.gillfoundation.org The following organizations received grants to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender causes...
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News
Report Roundup for July-August 2003
A compilation of the reports from this issue.
