Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Youth at Risk

A“Ticket to Work” for Transitioning Youth – and Those Working With Them

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:12:55 -0600

If you work with teens with disabilities, you’ll want to know about the Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work (TTW) program. Its Youth Transition portion offers funds for organizations that help students receiving Social Security disability benefits find employment. Is it right for you? Melody Goodspeed, Youth Transition Specialist for TTW answers some common questions about the funding.

Surfing the Sites - Real People, Real Results in Child Advocacy

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:26:10 -0500

One of my great pleasures as an editor is to periodically "surf the sites" in child advocacy. I often find what to me, at least, are fresh stories of good works and good results that serve as an inspiration for my work at Child Advocacy 360 and Connect for Kids. RuralSuccess.org has several winning examples.

Drugs4Real

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:47:15 -0500

Drugs4Real is a free Web-based prevention program that teaches early adolescents (ages 11 to 14) about the influence of alcohol and other drugs, and strengthens their commitment to avoid taking these substances.

Who's Doing What That Works: Readers' Choice Stories

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:27:12 -0500

October 2007—Our partner Child Advocacy 360 brings you "Readers' Choice Stories," in which readers vote with their eyes, clicks and emails on the best of Who's Doing What That Works.

ParentingTeensOnline

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:08:06 -0500

ParentingTeensOnline is a free monthly e-magazine for parents of teens ages 12-19. It offers practical, expert-guided advice and support on teen health, media and technology, drugs/alcohol, education, volunteering, sports, social issues, babysitting, sexuality ...

Campus Kitchen Project Leadership Conference

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:53:44 -0500

Start: Oct 5 2006 - 9:00am

End: Oct 7 2006 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

The Campus Kitchen Project (CKP) will mark its fifth anniversary with a leadership conference on October 5-7.

Engaging Youth on the Environment

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:58:26 -0500

Located just a few blocks away from the U.S. Capitol, the Earth Conservation Corps is far removed from the world of legislators, lobbyists and policymakers. ECC provides a striking example of a program that engages young people in protecting the environment while learning valuable lessons about life in the process. CFK intern Kate Carta profiled the organization.

A Fine Line: How to Teach Kids About Sexual Assault

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:43:58 -0500

There�s good news on the rates of rape and sexual assault in the U.S. � a big decline in the rates of these crimes since the 1970s. Still, parents and other adults who care about children have a responsibility to educate kids about the dangers � and many of us feel inadequate to the task. Tamekia Reece took a look at some of the more effective programs in use to raise awareness appropriately and in ways that kids can understand.

Finding Resources to Support Workforce Development Services for Youth

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:17:01 -0500

Workforce programs targeting youth (often after-school programs or vocational alternatives to education) can help the more than 5 million young people who are out of work and school get job skills, preparation for college and vocational training, and other critical supports. This report, originally published by the Finance Project in April and now online, looks at challenges for youth workforce programs, and offers best practices and ideas for innovation. It also highlights four funding strategies.

Youth in Adult Jails: Fact Sheet

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:26:03 -0500

Youth serving time in adult prisons are more likely to receive harsher sentences and little or no rehabilitation services, be exposed to violence and victimization, and, ultimately, more likely to face future arrests than similar offenders in the juvenile system, according to research.

National Volunteer Week

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:18:39 -0500

Start: Apr 15 2007 - 9:00am

End: Apr 21 2007 - 12:00am

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

The purpose of National Volunteer Week is to recognize and celebrate the efforts of volunteers at the local, state, and national levels.

Earth Day

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:31:49 -0500

Start: Apr 22 2007 - 9:00am

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Earth Day is celebrated every year to mark the anniversay of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

Not Just Talk: Incorporating Youth Voice into Juvenile Justice Reform and Practice

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:35:39 -0500

CFK Reports From: Not Just Talk: Incorporating Youth Voice into Juvenile Justice Reform and Practice
Event: Conference Call
Organized By: Connect for Kids
When: 3:00 pm EDT, June 21, 2006

Should systems that deal with and serve young people actively engage them in developing youth policies and programs?

Locking Up Parents, Damaging Children

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:22:25 -0500

Many of the incarcerated men and women in this country are parents. Their children pay a high price � and with almost two-and-a-half million children experiencing the loss of a parent to the criminal justice system, it�s a price that is also paid by schools, neighborhoods, and extended families.

Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:12:22 -0500

Start: Oct 18 2006 - 8:00am

End: Oct 19 2006 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Chapin Hall Center for Children and The MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy are co-sponsoring Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood.