All posts tagged "Congress/Federal Policy"

• News

  Join Together and CASA Announce Merger

  Join Together, a major distributor of news on substance abuse and tobacco use by youth, announced yesterday that it would merge with...

• News

  The Economic Stimulus Bill: What’s in It for Youth

  The $825 billion economic stimulus package unveiled by Congress this week would give a major boost to youth employment initiatives. But for...

• News

  Tobacco-Free Kids Head William Corr to HHS

  [Note: This story has been corrected from an earlier version] William Corr, executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids since 2000,...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Inaugural Celebrations of Interest to Youth Workers

  Inaugural revelers who do not find their way to the parade route or get into the official balls will not lack for...

• ► Reports

  Progress Report on the Shared Youth Vision Partnership

  The Shared Vision Partnership provides no money but helps states figure out how to maximize resources going toward youth populations. For example,...

• News

  Obama’s Transition Team for Youth-Serving Agencies

  Youth advocates are readying their appeals for a larger investment in youth services as members of president-elect Barack Obama’s transition team are...

• JPI to States: Ignore Adam Walsh Act

  JJ Today reported over the summer about some serious implications of states coming into compliance with the Adam Walsh Act, which was...

• Weekly Notes-Nov. 21

  ***The National Council in Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) released this report, which analyzes the federal gang bills introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein...

• JJ Under Obama: The Dialogue Begins

  “You just witnessed a whole lot of pent-up energy.” That was how former OJJDP Administrator Shay Bilchik began his short address Thursday...

• Coburn Lays Smack-Down on DOJ

  Sen. James Coburn (R-Okla.) released Justice Denied this week, a report that paints a rather damning picture of budgetary whims at the...

• News

  Walden University Hosts 2008 Presidential Youth Debate Online

  Youth in America rarely get the opportunity to ask presidential candidates questions directly, but that’s what the Presidential Youth Debate will provide....

• Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  DOL YouthBuild: Quantity over Quality?

  The Department of Labor’s Employment Training Administration put out a notice of funding for 2009 YouthBuild grants, which pay for education and...

• Interesting Reads on Youth Courts, Prison Industry, and DMC

  JJ Today is back in D.C., and has finally sorted through the e-mail inbox. Three JJ-related papers of interest have been released...

• Who Should Be Next at OJJDP?

  JJ Today recently posed this question to a few juvenile justice contacts: Who should be the next administrator for the Office of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Administration Won’t Enforce New SCHIP Rules

  The Bush Administration will not crack down on states that are out of compliance with its controversial rules on state children’s health...

• News

  An Ambitious Push for National Service

  By Nancy Lewis More than 500 leaders and activists plan to gather in New York this month to launch what they hope...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Medicaid Rule Changes Delayed

  Medicaid rules that would slash funds spent on youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems have been delayed because of...

• News

  JJDPA Reauthorization Introduced

  A Senate bill introduced in late June offers no promises, but could dramatically increase funding for juvenile justice and allow more of...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  SCHIP Limits: Who Holds the Cards?

  Senate Democrats last month tried new legislation and nasty words (“fatwah”) to stop the White House from limiting enrollment in the federal...

• Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

  Second Chance Law: Now, It’s About the Funding

  By Erika Fitzpatrick As expected, President Bush signed into law the Second Chance Act, which authorizes $360 million over the next several...