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Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for July-August 2002

Cultural Divide Over Parental DisciplineThe New York Times Cultural differences concerning corporal punishment are causing problems for some immigrant families in the...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for July-August 2002

Education Building a Community School, by The Children’s Aid Society, is a practical manual for school reform. The book provides innovative suggestions...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pathways to Possibilities

Grand Rapids, Mich.(616) 967-6749www.calvin.edu/admin/precoll Objective: To help more youths, especially those in central city communities, enter and complete post-secondary education. In...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Press Watch for May 2002

After School "Child centers balk at policy"The Sacramento BeeA new regulation issued by Gov. Gray Davis requires childcare providers to inform...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for May 2002

Activities Art for the Heart: Creative Art Expression for You and Your Friends, by Mary Wallace, is a fun book for any...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Trailblazers Academy

Stamford, Conn.(203) 977-5690mgd4271213@aol.com Objective: Provide education and other services to at-risk middle school youth. In a Nutshell: Trailblazers Academy is a...

Opinion

The Enigma of Scientifically Based Youth Work

The Enigma of Scientifically Based Youth Work From the strangest quarters, “scientifically based research” leading to government funding decisions is now all...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

H.O.T. Salsa Project

San Antonio, Texas (210)-335-1727gfaulk1960@yahoo.com Objective: To provide valuable workforce knowledge to at-risk youth in a residential setting with hands-on learning experience. In...

Opinion

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...

Opinion

Go Global, Too

Rosemary Tisch, FounderKids Are SpecialFamily Education FoundationSan Jose, CA I just finished reading your [February] article, “U.S. Youth Programs Go Global.” Because...

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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

Not Quite Expired

Another life-after-death tale is taking wing among the former affiliates of Children’s Express (CE). The 26-year-old youth journalism enterprise’s D.C. headquarters crashed...

Opinion

Early and Sustained Supports Needed

Early investments have big payoffs. We know this from the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project in Michigan that is often credited for 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,...

Archives: 2014 & Earlier

Pubs and Videos for March 2002

Advocacy Children’s Rights: Policy and Practice, by John Pardeck, is a valuable tool for those who work in social services as well...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Forging 21st Century Partnerships

Now that the ink is dry on the recently reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), it’s time to examine the implications...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Youth Jobs Program Gets Pink Slip

By Natalie Gardner Lake Village, Ark.—Federal dollars for a limousine ride and a manicure? Toyce Newton knows that what she did here...

News

After-School Funds Feds Open Door to Youth Agencies

With a rare victory over Washington’s education lobby, youth-serving agencies can for the first time directly tap into the federal government’s biggest...

Opinion