All posts tagged "Congress/Federal Policy"

Obama’s 2011 plan for Juvenile Justice spending

President Barack Obama released his spending plan for 2011 today. Advocates in the JJ world, and pretty much every other corner of...

Weekly Notes: Cabinet converges for coordinating council; ICAC grant available; and more

***There is officially a sign that the administration of Barack Obama has juvenile justice on its radar. And it came down unto...

Children and Youth Initiatives Entangled in Health Care Uncertainty

Abstinence education, teen pregnancy prevention, family visitation and health care for foster kids – these are just a few of the youth...

Second Chance Mentoring Grants Available

The Bureau of Justice Assistance issued a solicitation today for nonprofits interested in seeking funds to mentor adult or juvenile offenders headed...

Weekly Notes: Reauthorization moves to full Senate; Speaking and training opportunities; squabble over media access in Illinois; and more

A final Weekly Notes for 2009! Thanks to everyone who read, e-mailed or contributed in JJ Today’s first full year of existence....

A Look at 2010 JJ Appropriations

Congress passed an omnibus appropriations package for most domestic spending in 2010, and President Barack Obama is expected to soon affix his...

One Strange Story Among the List of Missing OJJDP Earmarks

Two months ago, we noted in our informal guide to the OJJDP grants that the agency had awarded 19 fewer earmarks than...

Weekly Notes: Funding for JJ research announced; Obama to start from scratch in OJJDP seach?; findings from major study on juvenile offenders; and more

Couple of quick-hit notes today ***The Senate Judiciary Committee did not mark up the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization at...

Corvington Nomination Approved by HELP Committee

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved the nomination of Patrick Corvington to serve as CEO of the Corporation for...

Senate Judiciary May Markup JJDPA Reauthorization Tomorrow

The Senate Judiciary Committee has the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) on the schedule to get picked...

OJJDP Deputy’s Relationship with Sen. Baucus Raises Questions

JJ onlookers were hoping that the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) would be in the news because the...

Baynes Withdraws from OJJDP Consideration

Karen Baynes has withdrawn her name from consideration for the top job at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)....

OJJDP Administrators Gather for First Time

Earmarks, independence and interagency politics were among the subjects discussed this week at an unprecedented gathering of former federal leaders on juvenile...

Community Schools Pushed by Dems, Brits

Youth-serving agencies should plan to play a prominent role in America’s educational reform efforts by partnering with public schools to transform them...

Goldsmith Becomes Interim Chairman of CNCS

Stephen Goldsmith, former board chairman of the Corporation for National and Community Service, has assumed the position of interim board chairman with...

Federal Bullying/Drug Program Chief Draws Fire

The Lion’s Legacy

When it comes to legislating on behalf of Americans most in need of federal assistance, few congressmen have a legacy with the...

OBAMA JOB WATCH

Nobody in consideration wants to talk about it. Nobody who supports someone for one of the jobs wants to be quoted. Such...

Extending Foster Care to Age 21: Benefits, Costs and Opportunities for States

Chapin Hall and National Governors Association This Web conference examines the possible impact of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions...

House Passes Labor, Health and Education Appropriations Bill

  The House of Representatives passed the appropriations bill for Labor, Health and Education Programs today 264-153, leaving intact the $1.069 billion ...