Youth Today
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Grants
Grants Awarded for June 2003
Kresge FoundationP.O. Box 3151Troy, MI 48007(248) 643-9630www.kresge.org • The Devereux Foundation, Villanova, Pa., $700,000 to build a stabilization center.• Goodrich-Gannett Neighborhood Center,...
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Opinion
A New ‘To Do’ List For Youth Work
Why do you make a personal “to do” list? To get things done. To set priorities and work efficiently. To hold yourself...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
I Can Be Polite—If the Situation Calls for It (and)
The Importance of Good Manners Should youth workers stress “manners” among the youth they serve? No kid wants to be told to...
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Opinion
Letters to the Editor for June 2003
Ex-Panther Is No HeroJohn W. McCullough, Executive DirectorNew Justice Conflict Resolution Services Syracuse, N.Y. I am deeply troubled by your laudatory article...
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Opinion
Kids, Talk to Your Grownups
“Talk to your kids about” drugs, violence and sex, urge various advertisements featuring West Wing celebrities, drug czars and other panacea-types. But...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
News Briefs for June 2003
Foster Care Workers Charged in Kids’ Deaths A county prosecutor in Michigan is making political points and shaking up the child protection...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers for June 2003
Nonprofits A potential merger is in the works between Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL) and Idealist, a division of the New York-based...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
America’s Promise: 6 years, 5 promises and $53 million later
April marked the sixth anniversary of the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future, held in Philadelphia. Needed or not, a gathering of more...
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Opinion
Still at Risk, but Not at Sea
Twenty years ago in April, the National Commission on Excellence in Education gave the country a wake-up call with the release of...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Press Watch for June 2003
Teen HerbicideMother Jones Dietary supplements, such as vitamins and sports performance boosters, are marketed to youth as natural and safe. The Dietary...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Pubs and Videos for June 2003
AbuseEmerging Practices In the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, by David Thomas, Christine Leicht, Candy Hughes, Amy Madigan and Kathy Dowell,...
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News
Report Roundup for June 2003
A compilation of the reports from this issue.
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Research
Research of Note for June 2003
Three new areas of focus for youth research show interesting and sometimes surprising results: the impact of requiring community service, the impact...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
International Language Camp
Portland, Ore.(503) 531-0451http://internationallanguagecamp.home.attbi.com Objective: To help children learn foreign languages and cultures through immersion. In a Nutshell: International Language Camp (ILC)...
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News
Turbulent Re-Entry
When it comes to reducing recidivism among convicted juveniles, few programs show as much promise as the Oregon Youth Authority’s Project Support....
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News
The Gift of Wrapping
Campbell, Calif.—It’s been a little more than a decade since Jerry Doyle launched an initiative that drove his agency into debt and...
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News
Faith-Based Services
Faith-based organizations eager for government money are grateful that the Bush administration is teaching them to navigate the federal grants process, but...
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News
Marriage Policies, Poor Economy Shift Funders’ Priorities
Is the effort to reach out to young, unmarried fathers being trampled by the Bush administration’s drive to get them married? Some...
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News
Summer Programs
A Boys & Girls Club cuts its hours and reduces salaries. A recreation department institutes fees for programs that had been free....
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Civic Engagement: Youth Take on Troubles in Their Neighborhoods
Philadelphia—According to polls and conventional wisdom, 16-year-old Ricardo Rodriguez and his friends belong to a generation that doesn’t get involved in civic...
