July 2010
Bright Idea: A Few Good Men
Tom Baker’s organization has something every mentoring program wants: guys. Typically, programs prefer to match children with mentors of the same sex.
Primary Sources: Better Approaches to Juvenile Justice
This month we look at two publications that answer an urgent question: How can we better serve young people caught up in our nation’s juvenile justice system?
Right on the Money: You Get What You Pay for When You Hire a Volunteer Coordinator
Each year, hundreds of volunteer tutors, trainers, fundraisers, painters, handypersons and gardeners keep programs running smoothly and facilities in tip-top shape at Project for Pride in Living, a social service agency in Minneapolis, MN.
FYSB Tribal Grantees Speak: Betty Frog, Cherokee Nation Youth Shelter, Tahlequah, OK
In this five-part series, we spoke with staff and young people living and working in programs that have received grants from the Family and Youth Services Bureau. Some are Tribal organizations; others are non-tribal entities that serve a large number of Native youth. Here’s what Betty Frog, a resident assistant at the Cherokee Nation Youth Shelter in Tahlequah, OK, had to say about what her program means to her and her community:
FYSB Tribal Grantees Speak: Danny, Ain Dah Yung Transitional Living Program
In this five-part series, we spoke with staff and young people living and working in programs that have received grants from the Family and Youth Services Bureau. Some are Tribal organizations; others are non-tribal entities that serve a large number of Native youth. Here’s what Danny, a 19-year-old resident of Ain Dah Yung Transitional Living Program, in St. Paul, MN, had to say:
FYSB Tribal Grantees Speak: Sarah Finnell, street outreach worker, Fairbanks, AL
In this five-part series, we spoke with staff and young people living and working in programs that have received grants from the Family and Youth Services Bureau. Some are Tribal organizations; others are non-tribal entities that serve a large number of Native youth. Here’s what Sarah Finnell, a street outreach worker for Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption in Fairbanks, AL, had to say: