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Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for December 2002 – January 2003

The Demons of Childhood: Young Brains Break. Then Comes the Broken Care System.U.S. News and World Report According to some estimates, 20...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for December 2002 – January 2003

Advocacy Children’s Rights: Policy and Practice, by John Pardeck, is an extensive tool to help readers advocate for children’s rights. Pardeck traces...

News

Report Roundup for December 2002 – January 2003

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Research

Research of Note for December 2002-January 2003

As winter sets in, there is less emphasis on outdoor activities, so it is important to know about new research showing that...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Bike Out

Venice, Calif.(310) 452-7785www.bikeout.org Objective: To promote physical health and foster self esteem in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) youth and their...

News

The Youth Vote: Why Bother?

Maybe trying to get more young people to vote isn’t worth the trouble. Blasphemy? Certainly to the tens of millions of American...

News

Digital Divide Disappears … Or Maybe Not

Tacoma, Wash.—It’s early afternoon at the Pierce County Boys & Girls Club, where youth worker Ron Andrade sits in a back room...

News

Calif. Voters Pump Up After-School Spending

Proponents of after-school programming will be watching California to see if a voter-mandated spending increase will help kids as its supporters envision,...

News

Canada’s Youth in Care: Caring for Each Other

Ottawa, Canada—The meeting starts in the wood-paneled boardroom of Ottawa’s Children’s Aid Society. The stylish decor isn’t totally lost on the eight...

News

Congressional Gridlock Raises Anxiety at Youth Agencies

In a good year, Martha de Acosta knows exactly how much money to expect from the federal government. This is not a...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for December 2002-January 2003

Civic Engagement Child Slavery in Your Chocolatewww.radicalthought.orgexplores the horrific practice of child slavery in the cocoa fields of Ivory Coast. Developed...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for October 2003

Child Welfare Children Awaiting Parents http://www.capbook.org%20is a useful tool for parents, those interested in adoption policy, and social workers for kids...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Awards for November 2002

National Youth of the Year For: Outstanding contributions to a member’s family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club. The winner receives...

Opinion

Wanted: More Militant Mentors for Mentoring

It’s hard to name an approach to positive youth development more universally praised than mentoring. President after president has advocated adult mentoring...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Grants Awarded for November 2002

Public Welfare Foundation1200 U St. NWWashington, DC 20009-4443(202) 965-1800www.publicwelfare.org • Homies Unidos, Los Angeles, $25,000 for general support.• Howard Brown Health Center,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Building a Foundation for Change

Here, two young writers examine how they moved away from fear, anger and shame to gain pride in their culture and participate...

Opinion

Facts Wrong On Hewlett Story

Paul Brest, PresidentThe William and Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, Calif.From the assertion that the Hewlett Foundation’s assets are $9 billion to the...

Opinion

Boosting Youth Work’s Stature

Ralph RosenbergExecutive DirectorCoalition for Family and Children’s ServicesDes Moines, Iowa“Aiding Front Line Youth Workers” [October] is a timely editorial. Hopefully, the editorial...

Opinion

Drug Test Nonsense

Fran RothsteinRothstein ConsultingChevy Chase, Md.Not only do extracurricular activities inhibit substance abuse and other high-risk behaviors, as Jane Quinn correctly claims in...

Opinion