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Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Teen Pregnancy Gets Knocked Down

The good news: Recent statistics on teen pregnancy rates in the United States show that the nation’s eclectic mix of pregnancy prevention...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for March 2003

Braineventwww.brainevent.comprovides teens with information on a variety of topics, from world news to high school issues. The site’s superior animation complements a...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Awards for February 2003

Coming Up Taller Awards For: Excellence in after-school and arts programs. Programs receive $10,000 each. By: President’s Commission on the Arts and...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Class Warfare (Youth Division)

To many youth workers, federal tax policy is as remote from their everyday lives as Iraq is from Peoria. But they’d do...

Grants

Grants Awarded for February 2003

Girls Best Friend Foundation900 N. Franklin, Suite 210Chicago, IL 60610(312) 266-2842www.girlsbestfriend.org All grants are awarded to organizations in Chicago unless otherwise noted....

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Parents in Prison

An estimated 1.5 million young people have parents in prison. Many of these kids may be acting out because of feelings of...

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

More Money For MentoringGeorge L. Garrow, Executive DirectorNational Organization of Concerned Black MenWashington, D.C. I read with interest your article on national...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

News Briefs for February 2003

Justice Prepares Focus on Child Prostitutes The U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is poised to launch a push...

► Newsmakers

Newsmakers for February 2003

National Nonprofits The D.C.-based National Network for Youth, the trade group of service providers for runaway and homeless youth, continues its wobbly...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Will Reduced Headcount Equal Increased Kid Count?

The Seattle-based Casey Family Programs (CFP) in January unveiled its second major staff cutback within the past three months. In November, CFP...

Opinion

Rights and Responsibilities

“Third time’s a charm.” It’s one of those family sayings that I have found to be not only colorful, but equally applicable...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for February 2003

Quality Counts 2003: If I Can’t Learn From You …Education Week A review of federal data shows there were fewer qualified public...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos For February 2003

Activities Looking Glass: A Positive Communication Work-Book, by Lynda Regan, Sally Jones and Carole Pelling, is a basic catalog of activities for...

News

Report Roundup for February 2003

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Research of Note for February 2003

Some research provides new information that surprises us, while other studies help us think about why a well-accepted assumption is true. Results...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center

Chicago, Ill.(312) 492-3700www.ChicagoCAC.org Objective: To provide immediate intervention, coordination of investigations, comprehensive counseling and family support services for sexually abused children...

News