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The Youth Initiatives Update is a monthly compilation of information on new youth-related initiatives and resources selected from the Web sites of more than 100 Federal agencies and national organizations. Current Funding Opportunities (Federal and Non-Federal) FY 2006 Street Outreach Program Grants Available Collaboration Between TANF and Child Welfare To Improve Child Welfare Program Outcomes FY 2006 Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects National Endowment for the Arts Announces Summer School in the Arts Program Nickelodeon Announces Giveaway Program To Encourage Healthy Play Teens, Crime, and the Community Grants Available FYSB Announces the Pilot MCP Hurricane Katrina Project $4.8 Million Available for State-Sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention - $800,000 Available for Hurricane Katrina-Related Suicide Prevention Community Awareness and Outreach Campaign Projects for the Prevention of Family Violence FY 2006 Mentoring Children of Prisoners Grants Available Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services to Tribal Families at Risk of Child Abuse or Neglect Louis R. Cappelli Foundation Offers Support for Programs Serving At-Risk Youth Youth Service America and Disney Offer Second Round of $500 Minnie Grants Secondary Analysis of Data From the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health Grants Program Federal Agency Information On New Initiatives And Resources With A Focus On Youth National Funding Awards: USDA Awards $3.76 Million to States To Ensure Access to School Meals for Low-Income Children Department of Justice Announces $17 Million in Awards To Enforce Underage Drinking Laws Chao Awards National Urban League $20 Million for President's Urban Youth Empowerment Program HHS Awards Contract To Support Human Trafficking Victims Learn and Serve America Announces $16.7 Million in State Grants To Support Service-Learning in Schools Prevention And Treatment News: COPS Office Releases Study on Drunk Driving COPS Office Offers Resources To Address the Problem of Juvenile Runaways Attorney General Announces Legislative Initiative To Combat Child Pornography and Obscenity on the Internet FDA Approves Methylphenidate Patch To Treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Abnormal Pap Test in Teens Needs Cautious Approach Teens Not Learning Lesson From Mom's Skin Cancer New Report Calls Data on Dropout Rates Inflated Afterschool Programs Effectively Combat Obesity Fewer Teens Realize Dangers of "Huffing" Law Enforcement and Community Leaders To Explore Gang Prevention During Live Signs of Long-term Problems Seen in Teens' Dieting School Program Found To Help Kids' Asthma Strong Decline in Teen Birth Rate Has Slowed Teens Have Tough Time Getting Treatment for Smoking More Than 200 Websites Sell Drug Tests for Teens Other National News: National Runaway Switchboard Unveils New Website Cross-Sector Leaders Unveil Major New Plan To Close Mentoring Gap First-of-Its-Kind Report Examines Child Well-Being in Canada , United States , and Mexico Department Offers States New Resource for Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities Jackson Kicks Off “Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids Campaign” – 30 City Blitz To Protect Children From Home Hazards Website Gives Info on Building a Healthy Marriage; www.healthymarriageinfo.org Launched To Strengthen, Sustain Marriages OSHA Kicks Off New Summer Job Safety Campaign for Teen Workers Eight Cities Selected for Project Aimed at Building Stronger Afterschool Programs 5th Annual Afterschool for All Challenge in Washington , DC on May 23 rd and 24 th Public Schools To End Nearly All Soda Sales Two New Studies Find That Afterschool Programs Improve Graduation Rates and Academic Achievement America 's Teen Girls Lack Calcium 100 Best Communities for Young People: Regional Forums Featured Resources of the Month: * (NCFY) recommends the following resources for organizations and individuals working on behalf of families and youth. You may wish to utilize the information below to learn about new and improved ways to positively impact youth and families in your community. Featured Web Resources: INTRODUCING… You’ll find:
PERIODICALS The Exchange (March 2006): Transitional Living Programs Move Homeless Youth Closer to Independence Through the Transitional Living Program for Older Homeless Youth Program, more than 5,000 runaway and homeless youth a year receive housing, life skills training, counseling, and education and employment support. This issue of The Exchange takes an insider’s look into what makes for successful transitional living programs and includes tips on starting, managing, funding, and evaluating a program that helps young people become independent, self-sufficient adults. The Exchange (April 2006): Tribal Programs Harness Cultural Strengths To Improve Conditions for Families and Youth Learn how grantees from the Family and Youth Services Bureau’s Runaway and Homeless Youth, Mentoring Children of Prisoners, and Domestic Violence Prevention Programs are providing specialized, culturally-sensitive care and comfort to Tribal youth and their families. SPANISH RELEASE The YES! - Youth Empowerment Strategies For All fact sheets are now available in Spanish. These handy 1-page fact sheets offer advice and resources to youth service professionals on how to provide youth development opportunities to select audiences, including (title links to Web site):
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