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Message in a Bottle

Sometimes you have to cross the ocean to get a clearer picture of what is happening in your own country. I just...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Teen Centers, Complete with Teens

So you’re going to create a safe teen center in your town, and teens are actually going to hang out there? Yeah,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Make ’em Sweat

When it comes to the kinds of activities to provide for kids, after-school programs have been getting two loud and competing messages....

Guest Opinion Essay

Aged Out of After-School

As youth workers, we face similar challenges when it comes to keeping older teens enrolled in our programs. By the time our...

News

Report Roundup from October 2005

Education2005 ACT ScoresAmerican College Testing Program Hundreds of thousands of 2005 high school graduates will begin college or work academically unprepared and...

Guest Opinion Essay

Abstinence Ed: Why the Fuss?

To abstain or not to abstain – that is a question many young people are asking themselves. Most adults and youth, and...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Mountaineer Challenge Academy

Kingwood, W.Va.(304) 329-2118www.wvchallenge.org Objective: Help at-risk youth obtain GEDs and develop life skills. In a Nutshell: This 22-week residential program uses...

Guest Opinion Essay

Back to School

September is back-to-school month. And for the first time in the nation’s history, many communities are beginning to get an accurate sense...

News

Report Roundup of September 2005

Education The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Transitions and the Role of Supportive Relationships, 2005MetLife This year’s annual survey focuses on...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Youth development grows outdoors, at low cost

To a lot of kids, Jimmy would have been just another worm. But for many of the children in New York’s Central...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Assessing After-School Programs

While it may take a village to raise a child, it seems to take even more to assess the quality of...

News

Report Roundup of July – August 2005

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Renaissance Scholars Program

Santa Cruz, Calif. (831) 459-2424renaissance_scholars@ucsc.edu Objective: Help foster youth get into college and stay there. In a Nutshell: Provides youth from high...

News

Report Roundup for June 2005

A compilation of the reports from this issue.

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Feedin’ Fannie

Feedin’ Fannie When a kid hears the words “Fannie Mae,” a lady’s posterior comes to mind. When an adult hears those same...

News

The TASC of After-School Training

The Bronx, N.Y.—Belinda Passafaro arrives at Public School 79 dressed like she’s here to run a business seminar: heels, crisp slacks and...

How Brown Sank to Red

The Bronx, N.Y. The abrupt bankruptcy filing by Brown Schools in late March left a wake of hardship – hundreds of youth...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Heads On Fire

San Diego, Calif.(619) 232-9573www.headsonfire.org Objective: Help youth use technology for social change. In a Nutshell: Partners with social service agencies and...

Guest Opinion Essay