Youth Today
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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...
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Opinion
Time to Mark Our Territory
While American and British youth work may look similar, they operate in very different cultures and funding contexts. Moreover, the youth work...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Web Watch for June 2003
White Bedroomwww.whitebedroom.comis a basic but star-studded site devoted to educating youth about HIV/AIDS and safe sex. Acknowledging that abstinence is the safest...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Awards for May 2003
Excellence.Gov Awards For: Outstanding impact and high degree of interagency collaboration for a website.By: CIO Council, the Industry Advisory Council and E-Gov.Winners...
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News
CNCS on Hot Seat
A $64 million shortfall at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) earned the organization’s leader invitations to testify before two...
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Opinion
Wages, Worth and the Budget
Like people in any occupation, youth workers and managers take a keen interest in their own wages. The only thing that can...
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Grants
Grants Awarded for May 2003
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation3290 Northside Parkway NW, Suite 600Atlanta, GA 30327(404) 239-0600www.blankfoundation.org • B.E.L.L Foundation, Dorchester, Mass., $50,000 for after-school programs...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
My Struggle With Abstinence (and)
To Abstain from Sex – Or Not Adults are often unaware of the amount of thought and reflection that go into teens’...
