All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"

• News

  Immigrant Youth Detained

  A litany of accusations about the treatment of youths detained for illegal entry into the U.S. is propelling congressional legislation that would...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Honors for April 2002

  HASBRO Teens With the Courage to Give Award For: Young people who have “faced physical and/or emotional obstacles, reached out to make...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  More Meal Money for Youth Programs

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is trying to get more youth organizations to take its money to feed kids this summer....

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  Child’s Death Not Gun Maker’s Fault

  In a setback for gun-control advocates who are focusing on the harm that guns do to children, the Maryland Court of Appeals...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Press Watch for April 2002

    Child Welfare "Quotas alleged for child-abuse caseworkers"The Miami HeraldA company hired by the state of Florida to help administer child welfare...

• News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

  News Briefs for April 2002

  Pollution Kills Children Environmental hazards account for the annual death of approximately 3 million children under age 5 worldwide, according to the...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Congress’s Anonymous “Healthy Youth Prevention Program” ($100,000)

  The names of actual groups or programs in the criminal justice, education and social service sectors directly funded by Congress amply illustrate...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  Ignorance on School Security

  Kenneth S. Trump, PresidentNational School Safety and Security ServicesCleveland, OH Small Nonprofits As I read the February issue of Youth Today, I...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  More Kids Insured; Trouble Ahead?

  Health coverage for children in the United States reached a four-year high in the first half of 2001, the Centers for Disease...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  News Briefs for March 2002

  Gay Adoptions OK: Citing the estimated 9 million children in the United States with at least one gay parent, the American Academy...

• ► Newsmakers

  Newsmakers for March 2002

  Nonprofits After almost 30 years in operation, the Center for Community Change (CCC) has decided to plunge into the media game. The...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Press Watch for March 2002

  Child welfare nonprofit says give it timeTampa Tribune An experiment to privatize child welfare in two Florida counties isn’t going so well,...

• ► Reports

  Role Models, Ethnic Identity, and Health Risk Behaviors in Urban Adolescents

  A youth's role model often shares his or her gender and/or race, according to this survey conducted in Los Angeles.

• Research

  Research of Note for March 2002

  A focus on studies that help youth workers identify the strengths in even the most at-risk youth, but also remind staff to be...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  AIDS Awareness In Madison County (AAIM)

    Alton, Ill.(618) 463-1906nayturMS@aol.com Objective: Promoting AIDS Awareness in the St. Louis area through hip-hop culture and youth-run media campaigns. In a...

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Draft Objector Sentenced to Ames, Stays for Life

  By Linda Lutton Ames, Iowa—When George Belitsos first rolled into town in his Volkswagen in 1971, this college town had a growing...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Web Watch for March 2002

  Teen Hoopla: Say What?www.ala.org/teenhoopla/saywhat/index2.htmloffers a forum for youths to express their views on issues ranging from the Sept. 11 attacks to school...

• Archives: 2014 & Earlier

  Honors for February 2002

  Youth Leadership Award For: Leaders whose work reflects the importance of cultural understanding and education in improving peoples’ lives. By: Academy for...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  Sane School House Safety

  No national youth policy issue is more off track than the effort to make schools safe for children and staff. A series...

• Guest Opinion Essay

  “Senior Year” Refreshes, ASH Chokes

  I have never met a “typical teenager.” Sullen, alienated, immature, impulsive, rebellious, obnoxious, immortality-deluded, high-risk? I’ve encountered as many grownups (me, for...