All posts tagged "Advocacy"

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  Minnesota Advocates Push for Changes to Public Access on Juvenile Records

  Supporters and families of ex-offenders in Minnesota will use an organized advocacy campaign today in part to push for more accuracyin public...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Harriet Boorhem: Youth Today’s Diarist

  Happy New Year, Everyone!  During the holidays, I came up with a small list of resolutions our government should make in 2011...

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  Hidden In Plain Sight

  It’s flu season, and cases of asthma, diabetes and whooping cough are on the rise. At some point this winter, most children...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Group Calls for Conference, Spending on Multigenerational Services

  A new report released by Generations United calls for White House conference that addresses the needs of the young and elderly, and...

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  Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into Opportunity

  Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into OpportunityPhilanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) The majority of children living in poverty are of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  John Kline and Juvenile Justice

  ***The midterm elections brought a power shift to the House of Representatives, which means that a Republican-led Education and Labor Committee will...

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  America’s Promise?

  In the 13 years since America’s Promise Alliance was founded under the leadership of Gen. Colin Powell and his wife, Alma, the...

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  Youth Workers in the Mix on Election Day

  A few youth workers and advocates may find themselves holding new positions within government following the November 2nd elections. A handful of...

• Gay Youth Rock, Despite Hardships

  LGBTQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer] youth have been a rising topic in the media as of late and the circumstances...

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  Young People Turn More Sour on Politics

  As Election Day draws closer, America’s youngest potential voters grow more glum. Over the past year, 18- to 29-year-olds have become less...

• Waiting for Superman: An Education Rescue, or a Hit Job?

  By Patrick Boyle     Waiting for Superman, the 100-minute diatribe about the failures of American public education, has won praise from as high...

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  Obama Fields Questions in Youth Town Hall

  Fielding a wide range of questions in a youth town hall meeting on Thursday, President Barack Obama best summed up the day’s...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  No Reform Without Education

  The recent defeat at the polls of Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty demonstrates an important fact that philanthropists and school reformers have...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  DVD: Culturally Competent Parenting

  Culturally Competent ParentingFoster Parent College: Training for Adoptive, Kinship, and Foster ParentsNorthwest Media Inc.30 minutes. Interactive DVD plus CD-ROM with Viewer Guide,...

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  Newsmakers for July-August 2010

    Steven Wing Foundations Deborah Leff, president of the Public Welfare Foundation since 2006, left the foundation on June 30 to become...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Awards for July-August 2010

    Honor Award for Program Excellence in Health and Life Skills For: Programs that help young people develop the capacity to engage...

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  Solutions Storytelling: Messaging to Mobilize Support for Children’s Issues

  Many youth-serving organizations need to focus more on getting out positive stories about their work, this report says. The difficulty of mobilizing...

• News

  Third Time a Charm for Juvenile Justice Nomination?

  Justice Department officials are close to completing interviews with a third round of candidates to lead the Office of Juvenile Justice and...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  School Girls Unite

    Washington, D.C., and Mali, West Africa(301) 929-8808 http://www.schoolgirlsunite.org Objective: For young women in America and Africa to collaborate as philanthropists and...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Awards for June 2010

  Sam Cobbs James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards For: Extraordinary leaders who are advancing innovative and effective solutions to significant state issues. By:...