Youth Today
All posts tagged "Youth Development"
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News
So Many Friends, So Fast
Portland, Ore. One of the first things Catherine Milton noticed when she became president of Friends of the Children (FOTC) three years...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
Those Determined to Teach Do Youth Work
More than 15 years ago, I began using a twist on an old saying as a way to get discussions started about...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Liberal Lunacies
In 40 years of working for progressive causes, I’ve never seen liberalism in such pathetic decay. What bizarre mechanism makes modern liberal...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Imagine That
Spartanburg, S.C.(864) 582-7588, ext. 335 www.orgsites.com/sc/imaginethat Objective: Use the theater and young actors to educate youth about social issues. In a...
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Creating Youth Centers: Two Approaches
When youth minister Russell Wilson returned to the church his father helped to build in southern Indiana, he saw a dwindling number...
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News
Holy Youth Work
Baltimore, Md.—In 1954, a U.S. Senate subcommittee summoned child psychologists and comic book publishers to hearings on a matter of grave national...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
TEEN LINE
Los Angeles, Calif.(310) 423-3401www.teenlineonline.org Objective: To provide a teen-to-teen helpline with community outreach services. In a Nutshell: Teens are trained...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Professional Development: Investing in Futures
The field of youth development faces major challenges in creating and sustaining our work force. Long treated as a component of our...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Raiding Our Staff at Nonprofits
A while back, one of my best staffers came to me with the kind of news that is too commonly heard by...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Canine Commandos
Parkway Merritt Island, Fla.(321) 454-1080www.tropical.brevard.k12.fl.us Objective: Training dogs in shelters in order to improve their chances of being adopted, while helping...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Community Family Club Program
Kansas City, Mo.(816) 756-1950 www.campfireusa.org Objective: To provide fun, enriching small-group experiences for youth with their families. In a Nutshell: Camp...
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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier
It’s Time to Rethink Youth Programs
America has too many youth programs. We have after-school programs, prevention programs, skill-building programs and character education programs. And we have built...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Youth Involvement Helps Adults
“The adults got more out of having the students speak at the conference than the kids themselves.” So said veteran community organizer...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Underserved – And Undeserved?
My computer’s spell-check function automatically changes “underserved” to “undeserved.” I learned this the hard way, when I had to send a publication...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Perfect Marriage, 21st Century Style
While the recent presidential election generated much heated discussion about the institution of marriage, the youth work field has quietly harnessed energy...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Let’s Go Up to the 21st Century
Fort Washington, Md. (301) 292-4925 Objective: To expose at-risk youth to aviation-related career fields at an early age. In a Nutshell: 21st...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
The Phoenix Project
New York, N.Y.(212) 340-2986http://phoenix.cce.cornell.edu Objective: Teach youth how to conduct valid community research in order to press for youth priorities in...
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
WiredWoods
Waltham, Mass.(781) 890-5500www.wiredwoods.org Objective: To spark an interest in technology among at-risk youth to help them succeed in the digital age....
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Archives: 2014 & Earlier
Web Watch for May 2004
Education Smithsonian for Kidswww.smithsonian.kids.usThe Smithsonian’s online museum for adolescents is excellent in its simplicity. The site features three exhibits at a...
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Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier
News Briefs for April 2004
GAO Cites AmeriCorps Enrollment Errors A report released last month revealing flaws in the management of AmeriCorps provoked harsh criticism from Republican...
