Youth Today
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
YouthZone Court Alternative Sentencing Program
Glenwood Springs, Colo.(970) 945-9300www.youthzone.com Objective: Provide prevention, intervention and advocacy services to deter young people from crime.In a Nutshell: YouthZone is a...
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News
A Youth Center Built on Gold
East St. Louis, Ill.—On a residential street, catty-corner from a hopping neighborhood tavern lit with neon signs and across from a garbage-strewn...
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News
Children at Bay
This is the second of two articles examining how the child sex abuse scandal is affecting youth work in the Catholic Church....
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News
Panther in the Bush
Magi ya Chai, Tanzania—Close the door or you will be sharing your room with cobras!” warns a sign on one of the...
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News
Kidnapped Kids
The dramatic return of teenager Elizabeth Smart to her family last month focused national attention on a question that her father raised...
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News
Human Services Work Force in ‘Critical Condition’
The United States could soon face a critical shortage of quality human services workers unless the government and the public dramatically increase...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Rural Youth Workers Suppress Yawning Gaps
In many rural areas, the old adage that idle hands are the devil’s playground is a fact of life. Alcohol and drug...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Web Watch for April 2003
Channing Bete Funding Resourceswww.channing-bete.com/positiveyouth/pages/funding/funding.htmlprovides nonprofits in the youth field with recent information on money available for youth development programs. The tips on...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Awards for March 2003
Decade of Service AwardsFor: Excellence in media coverage, advancements in youth policy and practice, and coalition building.By: American Youth Policy Forum.Winners Include:...
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Opinion
Uncertain Future
In January, the American Youth Policy Forum celebrated its 10th anniversary by issuing Decade of Service Awards. Youth Today was surprised and...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Grants Awarded for March 2003
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation503 S. Saginaw St., Suite 1200Flint, MI 48502(810) 238-5651www.mott.org • American Youth Policy Forum, Washington, $20,000 to support the...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Missing Due to Inaction (and)
Too many foster youth slip through the cracks of government bureaucracies, often with tragic consequences. Large caseloads may compel dedicated staffers to...
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Opinion
Letters to the Editor
Their MoneyJohn Brewster, CEOBoys & Girls Club of Santa AnaSanta Ana, Calif. As the president of a 50-year affiliate of Boys &...
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Opinion
Bio-illogical
Americans’ grotesque compulsion to trash their kids resurfaced in recent media alarms of a “middle-school sexual revolution.” Has anyone presented evidence of...
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News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier
News Briefs for March 2003
Child Support Goes Plastic In another sign of how technology is changing youth services, parents collecting court-ordered child support in Colorado can...
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► Newsmakers
Newsmakers for March 2003
NonprofitsSave the Children, the international nonprofit relief organization that works in more than 40 countries, has named Mark Shriver to be managing...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Oy Vey, Pity OJJ
The weekend of Sept. 7, 1974, was an eventful one for accidental President Gerald Ford. Most remember his presidential pardon of his...
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Opinion
Politics + Science = Science Fiction
The Bush administration unveiled its request last month to cut funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CLC) program by 40...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Press Watch for March 2003
The At-Risk Youth IndustryAtlantic MonthlyThe emerging industry of companies contracted to manage billion-dollar services like special education and juvenile justice has not...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Pubs and Videos for March 2003
AdolescenceThe Changing Adolescent Experience: Societal Trends and the Transition to Adulthood, edited by Jeylan T. Mortimer and Reed W. Larson, examines the...
