Youth Today
All posts tagged "Youth Development"
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Generation Engage
Washington, D.C.(202) 465-4807www.generationengage.org Objective: Engage young people in dialogues about political issues and events. In a Nutshell: Generation Engage operates independently...
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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...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
On The Verge
Napa, Calif.(510) 599-7786www.onthemovebayarea.org Objective: Recruit and support young leaders who are committed to building effective organizations for social change in the...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Forget Hip-Hop; Get YCC
A civil war is brewing in youth work force development centers. It pits many veteran youth workers against a younger crowd that...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Measuring Effectiveness in the Real World
In a field of research seemingly obsessed with developing, cataloging and replicating evidence-based program models, one study has found a unique...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Faithful Partnerships
While the idea of churches working with secular organizations to provide social services often sparks public debate, the truth is that nonprofits...
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Report Roundup for February 2006
A compilation of the reports from this issue.
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Community Boxing and Fitness Center
Kansas City, Kan.(913) 371-7676 Objective: Use boxing and personal guidance to meet the physical, mental and spiritual needs of youth. In...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Private Pays, but Not for Kids
The business section of The New York Times ran a feature story in August titled, “A Business Built on the Troubles of...
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Communities Get Scored on Helping Kids
When Marguerite Sallee became CEO of America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth a little more than a year ago, she saw...
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E-mentoring removes barriers, but requires new procedures and struggles in evaluations
At a time when many youth-serving programs are virtually begging adults to volunteer as mentors, anyone who wants to mentor for Best...
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Report Roundup of November 2005
Child Welfare Protecting Children in Foster Care: Why Proposed Medicaid Cuts Harm Our Nation’s Most Vulnerable ChildrenCasey Family Programs At least $10...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Aniak Dragon Slayers
Aniak, Alaska(907) 675-4601 Objective: Train youth volunteers to help a rural fire department on emergency calls, and help pay college expenses...
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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,...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Getting Out of Our Funk
I’m in a funk. I’ll bet you are, too. Those of us who value young people, who give our all in the...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Psychologists, Mental Health and Youth Development
Many professional groups comprise the tapestry of what Youth Today readers call “youth work”: Educators, health professionals, managers with MBAs, sociologists and...
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News
Laura Bush’s Youth Work Tour
Throughout the year, first lady Laura Bush has traveled the country touting programs that the White House says do everything from steering...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Dishonest Youth Videos
The avalanche of videos and program materials proposing to deter American youths from acting like American adults – that is, indulging sex,...
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News
Youth Development’s Racial Challenge
Chicago The Southwest Youth Collaborative is housed in a corner building covered by graffiti murals and perched at the junction of several...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Swept Away TV
Boca Raton, Fla.(561) 241-9110www.sweptawaytv.com Objective: Train youth to work in the media and give them an opportunity to run a TV...
