CFK home December 17
Featured Articles:
 January
14—In a year that saw war, violence, human rights
abuses and environmental degradation, WireTap also found
powerful examples of young people making a real difference. Read
more.
 December
17—You may know
Dr. Susan B. Neuman as the
apostate former Bush administration
official who publicly opposes
No Child Left Behind in its
current form, and has made
headlines by arguing that
schools alone cannot close
achievement gaps. But Neuman
has received less attention
for her affirmative vision
of what we can do to improve
poor students' odds dramatically—which
she shares with Claus von
Zastrow in this Public
School Insights interview
(with audio). Read
more.
 December
3—Concerned
that young
people were
increasingly
disconnected
from the real
(read: natural)
world, actress
and teacher
Barbara Sarbin
turned a county
farm into a
hands-on Earth
School. Here’s
a look at how
she did it. Read
more.
 November
19—Engaging
young teens in
quality out-of-school
time programs
is no easy feat.
Cypress Hills-East
New York, a Beacon
Center located
in Brooklyn,
has developed
a strategy for
reaching and
enrolling youth
ages 9 to 14—and
it works. So
what's the secret
of their success?
The Youth Development
Institute shares
some tips. Read
more
 November
5—In
California,
the journey
from parent
to activist
starts at home:
the Los Angeles
Community Action
Network won
a citywide
law to preserve
affordable
housing in
residential
hotels targeted
for luxury
development. Read
more.
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 January
14 issue—After years of pounding the pavement seeking
more money for youth, many old-time advocates find ourselves in a strange
new world in 2009. In the midst of economic uncertainty, there is one
thing that is for certain -- we are now going to have to spend a lot
of money to jumpstart our economy and spur job recovery.
So is our
job over?
No. Now is the time to support an economic recovery plan
that encompasses vulnerable youth and families, so those who have suffered
the most can share in the recovery.
As several reports indicate, when
the economy goes sour, children and families suffer the most. We need
to remind our leaders that getting money to states and services to
help families in need is urgent now more than ever -- to help families
keep their housing, avoid delays in treatments, keep nutritious foods
on the table, and ensure that families' dreams for their children are
not turned to dust.
Our voices are also needed to make the case that
young people and families need to be an integral part of our recovery.Read
the Update.
Hershel Sarbin, CFK/Child Advocacy 360
When I launched Child Advocacy 360 Foundation and its
news service in 2007, one of our first Who’s Doing What
That Works stories was about Hope Meadows, the multi-generational
community in Rantoul, Illinois created by Brenda Krause
Eheart, Martha Bauman Power, Carolyn Casteel and a small
group of like-minded friends.
Generations of Hope, the nonprofit that administers Hope
Meadows, recently expanded its intergenerational approach
to include helping single mothers leaving prison reunite
with their children in a caring multi-generational support
environment. It is a brave experiment with high promise. Read
Hershel's column.
Recent Columns:
Karen Pittman's Youth Today Column
To say that young people should be ready for college, work
and life often provokes public criticism. People question if
college is for every young person. But, Karen Pittman challenges
leaders to "... stay with [all young people] to ensure
that they complete some form of post-secondary credential—academic
or technical."
Karen suggests must-read resources from nonprofits, business
leaders and youth themselves for those people who question
the important of college. She answers the question, "Why
should young people be credentialed by 26?" Read
Karen's column.
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