Child Welfare and Foster Care Archives | Page 111 of 116

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...

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...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

News Briefs for November 2002

Should Convicted Kids Go to Class? Two Philadelphia high school students are suing the school district over a state law that prohibits...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for November 2002

Lost Children: A Look at Kids, Mental IllnessThe Spokesman-Review A weeklong series in the Spokane, Wash., daily looks at families struggling to...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for November 2002

Education The Self-Directed Learning Handbook, by Maurice Gibbons, explains how to help middle and high school students practice self-directed learning, a process...

Research

Research of Note for November 2002

Sometimes research results sound a lot like what our parents or grandparents taught us. Other times research can warn us that products...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for November 2002

Civic Engagement Free The Childrenwww.freethechildren.orgis a great website for youth workers trying to make a connection between their youth and kids...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

News Briefs for October 2002

Checking Up on Child Workers: The new head of Florida’s Department of Children and Families, Jerry Regier, said the beleaguered agency will...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for October 2002

Losing Track of Children in State Care is National Problem Orlando Sentinel By failing to keep data on the number of missing...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for October 2002

Civic Engagement Servenetwww.servenet.org is organized by Youth Serve America, an alliance of more than 200 service groups dedicated to getting youth...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for September 2002

Side Effects of Welfare Law: The No-Parent FamilyNew York Times National studies indicate that as a result of welfare reform, more and...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for September 2002

CommunitySchool, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, by Joyce L. Epstein, Mavis G. Sanders, Beth S. Simon, Karen Clark Salinas,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Spectrum Youth and Family Services’ Legal Clinic

Burlington, Vt.(802) 864-7423resjustice@aol.com Objective: Providing a free, weekly, walk-in legal clinic for youth who are homeless, on the run or in trouble...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Web Watch for September 2002

Child Welfare AdoptUSKidswww.adoptuskids.orgis a service of the National Adoption Center, dedicated to matching hard-to-place children with families. More than 60 percent...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for July-August 2002

Education Building a Community School, by The Children’s Aid Society, is a practical manual for school reform. The book provides innovative suggestions...

Research