Youth Today
All posts tagged "Youth Development"
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News
Why the Zone Will be Hard to Copy
Geoffrey Canada The premise of the Harlem Children’s Zone is deceptively simple: Provide the same cradle-to-college support for low-income, at-risk children...
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Will Mentors Shield Youths from Violence?
Probability is Chicago’s latest weapon in the ongoing fight against youth violence – and the city is banking millions of federal...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Foundation for Child Development
Ruby Takanishi, President and CEO Moves to: 295 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, New York 10017 (212) 213-8337
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Guest Opinion Essay
Columbine’s Long-Term Harm: the Bully Pulpit
Like 9/11, Columbine was an event that “changed everything.” It challenged our belief that kids, for all their quirks, would always...
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Guest Opinion Essay
The Six Essential Questions
If there is one idea that dominates the youth work and positive youth development fields, it is that every kid needs...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Camp Fire USA
http://www.campfireusa.org Camp Fire USA has launched its newly designed and formatted website to mark its 100th anniversary celebrations next year. The site...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Leaders’ Guides
Real Jobs, Real Stories: Stories by Teens About Succeeding at WorkEdited by Laura LonghineYouth Communication 179 pages. $16.95. A Leader’s Guide to...
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Report Highlights Youth Development Programs Sponsored by Cities
College scholarships and apprenticeships. Jobs for teens in trouble with the law. Book clubs for kids and free trips to the museum....
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Kyle Ozechowski, Program Supervisor, Youth Counselor
Kyle Ozechowski Friends of Youth – Griffin HomeRenton, Wash.(425) 228-5776http://www.friendsofyouth.org Age: 27 Salary: $30,000 My Organization: Friends of Youth provides services...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
A Supportive Adult Goes a Long Way
Vanessa Fuentes, 24Represent, New York Being on your own after foster care can be very isolating, especially if you suffer from...
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Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood
Urban Institute Eight new research briefs on youth transitions to early adulthood are available and include two unexpected findings: First, among...
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A Guide to Effective Investments in Positive Youth Development
The Finance Project This paper reviews some of the most recent research on what makes an effective youth development program and...
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Investments for Building Out-of-School-Time Systems: A Six City Study
Public/Private Ventures and The Finance Project An increase in the need for programs that occupy students during their time outside of...
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Success Stories Abound at Job Corps 45th Anniversary Celebration
With the U.S. Capitol as its stage, Job Corps celebrated its 45th birthday this week with Job Corps students from around...
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Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood
Urban Institute Eight new research briefs on youth transitions to early adulthood are now available and include two unexpected findings: 1....
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Justice Awards Millions in Mentoring Grants
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday announced the national juvenile mentoring grants: a total of $129 million that comes partially from Recovery...
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A Guide to Effective Investments in Positive Youth Development: Implications of Research for Financing and Sustaining Programs and Services for Youth
The Finance Project This paper reviews some of the most recent research on what makes an effective youth development program, and seeks...
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Job Corps’ YouTube Dilemna
When Job Corps instructor Alexander Pasillas searched YouTube a while back for videos about Job Corps sites like the one where he...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
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...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Taming the Wild Ones
Represent, New York My parents and foster parents never taught me manners. I mean, I’m sure my mom and dad taught...
