Announcing the Blog!
May 23, 2013: The youth leading the Campaign for a Presidential Youth Council have a new blog, with companion youth council profiles...
Success Beyond 18: Helping Youth Aging out of the Foster Care System 05/06/2013
The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative has launched Success Beyond 18, a campaign help young people all around the country who are aging out of...
Toolkit for Early Care and Education Advocacy 05/07/2013
In January, the federal government announced plans for an early care and education initiative that would increase access to high-quality pre-K for 4-...
Bookmark This: A New Hub for Juvenile Justice Research 04/08/2013
Journalists, researchers, advocates and policymakers, take note: a new resource launches this week that will make it easier (and more engaging) than...
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Video Tutorial: Free Social Media Clients 02/18/2013
Ever wondered how to improve your organization's social media effectiveness without a big staff or budget to devote? In SparkAction's newest how-to...

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Students make Washington state the second in the nation to include community service as a high school graduation requirement.
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Grant takes you through the basics of the Presidential Youth Council idea and how you can get involved.
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A coalition of youth gets all six New England states to adopt the Siblings Bill of Rights.
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In Nebraska, youth council members succeeded in getting a Foster Youth Bill of Rights enacted into law.
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In western North Carolina, the Cherokee Youth Council helped make recycling easy—and the law.
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A man, a troubled middle school and one unlikely decision that sparked a turnaround.
Why the data on the sexual abuse of youth in adult prisons has some experts calling for more research.
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