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Why I Support Obama: He Gets Community Service

On Wednesday, Sept. 4, I left work at Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (Puerto Rican Tenants in Action), a nonprofit community organization in...

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National Youth Groups Unveil Agenda

The National Collaboration for Youth (NCY) last month released a legislative agenda that its members have committed themselves to pushing in...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

American Youth Policy Forum

http://www.aypf.org This nonprofit professional development organization’s website includes briefs, reports and publications on contemporary youth issues, such as education, community involvement and...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Katrina’s Children

Shadow Pictures 83 minutes. DVD. $20 for home use; $100 for schools/libraries/nonprofits/community organizations; $200 for universities/corporations. Nineteen child survivors of Hurricane...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Every Child Matters

http://www.everychildmatters.org Every Child Matters’ overhauled website keeps users current on the presidential candidates’ positions on issues affecting children and youth. The...

Got Something to Present?

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the National District Attorneys Association are looking for presenters for the 2009...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Advocates Angry Over Policy to Take Newborns

Some child welfare watchdogs are aghast over a new policy that says New York City should remove newborns from parents if those...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Youth to Power: How Today’s Young Voters are Building Tomorrow’s Progressive Majority

Michael ConneryIg Publishing203 pages. $14.95. As the 2008 presidential election looms, political activist Connery strives to dispel the myth that young voters...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

More SSI Money for Disabled Youth

A new federal regulation should make it easier to get more money for families trying to secure Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Youths in Programs Rally for Youth Policies

Loud State-ments: Program participants and alumni from around the country rally in Washington for juvenile justice reform. Photo: YouthBuild Washington—More than 500...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Awards for April 2008

Big payday: Stacy Cho, winner of the Ruckus Nation Award. Ruckus Nation Awards For: Individuals or groups who conceived an idea for...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Ready by 21 Ready to Expand

The Forum for Youth Investment (FYI) launched a new effort last month to expand its Ready by 21 initiative. While more than...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Every Child Matters Education Fund

www.everychildmatters.org/2008/index.html Every Child Matters has assembled an overview of each presidential candidate’s stances on youth issues, based on his or her speeches,...

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State Children’s Cabinets and Councils: Getting Results for Children and Youth

The Forum for Youth Investment State children’s cabinets are typically made up of the heads of government agencies serving a state’s youngest...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

2008 Directory of State Children’s Cabinets and Councils

Elizabeth Gaines, Nalini Ravindranath, June FolliardThe Forum for Youth Investment32 pages.Free at www.forumfyi.org/Files/CC_Directory.PDF. The movement to create cross-agency bodies to coordinate state...

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A Volunteer’s Impact on Policy

San Francisco—You could look at Cora Tomalinas, a delicately aging woman strolling to the stage in a winged white dress to accept...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

UNICEF’s New Tricks Yield Treats

A costumed vampire reaches for the doorbell and squeals, “Trick-or-Treat!” In one hand he holds a candy bag; in the other, an...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Talking about Youth Transitions

Youth Transition Funders Group54 pages. Free online. A helpful resource for youth advocates seeking advice on how to reach important audiences with...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier