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Youth Groups Bring Hammers and Swings

Following are some of the relief efforts conducted by national organizations in the areas affected by the hurricanes: YouthBuild USA: Hundreds of...

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Fewer Kids, More Partners

Out of the 180 agencies that belong to the Greater New Orleans After School Partnership, only 20 are running after-school programs a...

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Report Roundup for September 2006

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Prison Break

As mentoring’s popularity continues to soar, perhaps no one is getting more attention than children of prisoners. Programs for those youth have...

Guest Opinion Essay

Can Youth Development Programs Contribute to Academic Success?

A hot topic in the world of after-school and youth development programs is their role in promoting young people’s academic success. Often...

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Report Roundup for July-August 2006

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

After-School Programs Learn to Tutor

Not long ago, after-school programs were specifically not school; they were places for kids to unwind and play. “There was always a...

Research

Research of Note for June 2006

What Are Kids Getting Into These Days? Demographic Differences in Youth Out-of-School Time Participation Harvard Family Research ProjectAvailable at www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/content/projects/afterschool/resources/demographic.pdf When...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Generation Rap

At the Mt. Kisco Day Care Center in Westchester, N.Y., youth in the after-school program often prepare healthy snacks alongside senior citizens....

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Report Roundup for May 2006

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Plugging In Disconnected Youth

The statistics can be depressing: One-third of all Americans drop out of school. Only half of African-American, Latino and American Indian youth...

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Report Roundup for April 2006

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Research of Note for April 2006

America’s Youth at 18: School Enrollment and Employment Transitions Between Ages 17 and 18 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Libraries Get a Read on Kids

It’s on the books: In January, Cleveland’s Wickliffe Public Library passed a rule that bans anyone under 14 from the library property...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Federal Budget Forecast: More Pain

February was a painful month for youth programs that get federal funding. President Bush presented a plan for domestic spending that...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Lessons from a Letdown

When youth-serving programs and their funders make their evaluations transparent, the entire field benefits from the lessons learned – even when...

Guest Opinion Essay

Secret to Success: Deliver Meaning

Accomplishment. Beauty. Community. Creation. Duty. Those are five of the 15 “meanings” identified in a hot new business book about the bottom-line...

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Report Roundup for March 2006

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Guest Opinion Essay

Age of Aquarius Meets Era of Accountability

I recently participated in back-to-back meetings about outcomes of community schools and after-school programs. At each event, leaders in the field gathered...

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