About Youth Today
Youth Today is the only independent, nationally distributed newspaper that is read by thousands of professionals in the youth service field.
Some of the issues covered include:
- Youth development
- Juvenile justice
- Gang and violence prevention
- Adolescent health
- Teen pregnancy, sex, and parenting
- After-school programs and mentoring
- Job training and school-to-work
- Best practices
The newspaper is full of resources including:
- An extensive calendar of workshops and conferences related to professional development, youth issues and youth work;
- Contact information for foundations interested in youth development issues and listings of recent grant awards to youth-serving organizations;
- Book and video reviews for use with staff and kids;
- Analysis of groundbreaking research in the youth services field; and
- Coverage of federal and state legislative issues concerning youth.
Youth Today's Funders
Youth Today relies not only on your subscriptions but also on the generous support of the foundations below. Their grants are awarded with the understanding that the funding does not affect programs we cover or what we report about them. Some grants support specific areas of coverage, such as health and higher education.
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Atlantic Philanthropies
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Cornerstone for Kids
Plymouth Rock Foundation
Pinkerton Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Surdna Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
van Loben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
Weingart Foundation
William T. Grant Foundation
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Weekly Notes: PREA grants available, Walsh Act legislation, and next week's council meeting
| 02/03/2012
***Hope everyone who cares enjoys the Super Bowl. True story: JJ Today grew up equidistant from the Giants and Patriots, but attached to the Raiders because of a childhood love for both Howie Long and N.W.A. Alas, hindsight is 20/20.
***There are 352 days left in the first term of President Barack Obama, and there has still not been a nominee to serve as administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The new acting administrator of OJJDP, Melodee Hanes, will lead her first meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention next Friday.
For the uninitiated in federal tangents, this is a council of leaders from the Justice Department and other federal agencies that meet regularly to coordinate on...
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