School-based mentoring – a cornerstone of the rapidly expanding mentoring field – took a big hit last month when President Obama announced...
Karen Mathis, a lawyer and former president of the American Bar Association, has been named president and chief executive officer of...
The Department of Labor plans to release $500 million in federal grants next month for agencies prepared to give “green job training”...
President Barack Obama released a proposed 2010 budget Thursday that would eliminate several funding streams for youth programs, including $82 million in juvenile...
http://www.ala.org/additup Librarians and youth advocates seeking funds and programming for public libraries will find this to be a valuable resource. It...
Journal of Primary Prevention This study found that successful female mentors can have a strong positive influence by providing emotional support, confidence...
Farming at The Food Project in Massachusetts provides ample hands-on learning opportunities. Photo: The Food Project While agriculture-based youth development programs are...
Girl Scout Research Institute The findings of this national study provide a nuanced view of girls' attitudes, aspirations and experiences regarding leadership....
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is currently developing a solicitation for proposals to spend local mentoring funds carved out...
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is currently developing a solicitation for proposals to spend local mentoring funds carved out...
Late last month, AS Today had a chance to speak with Kevin McCartney, who heads government relations for the Atlanta-based Boys &...
Alberto Gonzales might be hard up for a job, but not every Bush 43 guy is having the same trouble. MENTOR, a...
There is one goal that each of us in the youth “business” shares: to ensure that all children receive the full...
Program: Strong African American Families (SAAF) Organization: Center for Family Research, University of Georgia Type of Evaluation: Researchers examined whether this intervention,...
Susan Brune Lorenzo and Rochelle Mayer Maternal and Child Health Library Free. This new online directory makes it easy to find local...
Jolene L. RoehlkepartainSearch Institute Press156 pages, plus CD-ROM. $34.95. Combining popular exercises from two previous editions with 35 new ideas, this handbook...
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/wmy2008 This interactive site sponsored by the Harvard Mentoring Project showcases testimonials by a host of luminaries such as Oprah and former...
Three Washington, D.C., high school students who asked first lady Michelle Obama questions during her recent visit to their after-school program were...
A little more than half of the 3.7 million jobs expected to be created by the new economic stimulus package will require...
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation’s New Day for Learning, which seeks to help communities improve existing plans to improve educational achievement through...