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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) FYSB Announces the Pilot MCP Hurricane Katrina Project Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Demonstration Program Youth Service America and Disney Offer Second Round of $500 Minnie Grants Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) Targeted Capacity Building Program Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services to Tribal Families at Risk of Child Abuse or Neglect FY 2007 Weed and Seed Communities Competitive Program Guide Louis R. Cappelli Foundation Offers Support for Programs Serving At-Risk Youth National Healthy Marriage Resource Center Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Grants for Outreach to Target Populations Under the Trafficking in Persons Program Secondary Analysis of Data From the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being Compassion Capital Fund Communities Empowering Youth Program Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health Grants Program Services to Unaccompanied Alien Children National Fatherhood Capacity-Building Initiative American Legion Child Welfare Foundation Accepting Requests for Applications Healthy Marriage Demonstration Grants Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Community Access Program CSBG T&TA Promoting Healthy Marriages Fresh Ideas: Community-Based Approaches To Improve Care for Vulnerable Populations YSA Youth Venture Partnership Program Evaluation Grants Targeted to Innovative Programs Serving Youth Red, White & Green Climate Change Grant Offers $500 for Service Projects National Initiatives and Resources With a Focus On Youth National Funding Awards: AmeriCorps Boosts Disaster Response, Youth Service With $139 Million in New Funds To Support Nearly 18,000 Members SAMHSA Awards $ 9.6 Million for Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Programs NCFL Announces $3 Million Grant From Toyota To Expand Hispanic Family Literacy Program Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Announces Nearly $15 Million in Funding To Promote Anti-Gang Prevention Nationwide Prevention And Treatment News: Community-Based Care Leads to Meaningful Improvement for Children and Youth With Serious Mental Health Needs New Process Benefits Victims of Human Trafficking Seeking College Aid Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Highlights Achievements Under Project Safe Neighborhoods and New Initiatives on Combating Gang Violence Behaviors May Indicate Risk of Adolescent Depression Encouraging Trends in Teen Sexual Activity: Some Concerns Remain Broadcast Will Promote Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Youth in Custody Senate Holds Hearing on Meth and Youth Fear Circuit Flares as Bipolar Youth Misread Faces HHS Announces 1,000th Victim of Human Trafficking Certified New "Choose Respect" Initiative Seeks To Reduce Youth Dating Violence Treatment Program Tailored to Fathers and Kids Fewer High School Students Engage in Health Risk Behaviors; Racial and Ethnic Differences Persist Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Shortage Examined in New JAACAP Study More Kids Prescribed Antipsychotic Medications Poor Adolescents More Likely To be Overweight Today Than 30 Years Ago Many Parents Still Smoke at Home, With Kids Children's Advocacy Centers Are Making a Difference for Abused Children and Saving the Community Money Youth Seeing Fewer Alcohol Ads in Magazines, CAMY Says Other National News: Mrs. Bush's Remarks at a Regional Conference on Helping America's Youth National Alliance for Youth Sports Joins With Athletic Business To Present the International Youth Sports Congress Teens in the Library - Findings From the Evaluation of Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development Just Cause Research Study Provides Insight on Motivating Young People To Volunteer The Percentage of Teens Who Do Not Date Reached New Highs Report on the State of American Schools Shows High School Students Challenged by Math and Science Who Believes That Two Parents Are More Effective at Raising Children – Mothers or Fathers? The Answer May Surprise You State Supreme Court Urged To Overrule Jailing of Foster Youth Spending Nationwide To Protect Vulnerable Children Tops $23 Billion When School Lets Out, City Year and T-Mobile Come In: A New Afterschool Programs Partnership U.S. DOL Issues Guidance Letter on Serving Indian and Native American Youth and Youth with Disabilities Under Workforce Investment Act Increase Afterschool Funding, Parents, Students, Afterschool and Community Leaders Urge Congress 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: Assessment and Screening Tools for Measuring Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Independent Living Skills in Adolescents To help FYSB grantees and other youth-serving professionals choose the appropriate tools for their agencies and clients, NCFY has compiled a list of screening and assessment tools that are relatively brief and easy to administer. Designed specifically for youth ages 14 to 21, each tool measures one (or more) of three categories relevant to runaway and homeless youth programs: mental health, substance abuse, and independent living skills. Juvenile Runaways – Report from US DOJ Community Oriented Policing Services This 86-page guide describes the problem of juvenile runaways, reviews risk factors, and identifies a series of questions designed to assist communities in analyzing their runaway problem. The guide also reviews responses to the problem from the perspectives of evaluative research and police practice. ** The Youth Initiatives Update comprises links to Web sites with information on programs, organizations, resources, and publications relevant to children, youth, and family issues. Inclusion of this information does not imply endorsement by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or the National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY). Moreover, the points of view or opinions expressed on these Web sites do not necessarily represent the official position, policies, or views of FYSB, HHS, or NCFY. |
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