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The 2.0 nonprofit

How technology and trends meet human services                               

The nation's technology gurus are gathering in Washington, D.C. from June 3-4 to divulge the inside scoop on the latest online solutions for nonprofits, and we want you to be there!

Expert panels and small-group workshops are just a few of the unique learning opportunities you’ll encounter at The 2.0 Nonprofit: How Technology Tools & Trends Meet Human Services, hosted by the National Assembly and Idealist.org.  Discover how today’s technology tools (most of which are free!) are changing and improving the way nonprofits increase visibility, connect with constituents and drive in the money!

Interested?

Register online and find more details at www.nptechsummit.org

News and Resources

Study Finds Progress on Array of Issues From Birth to 10

The Foundation for Child Development's Special Focus Report, "Trends in Infancy/Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Well-Being, 1994-2006," presents the first wide-ranging picture of how children in their first decade of life are faring the U.S., using the FCD Child Well-Being Index (CWI).  Click here.  To read the article in the Washington Post click here.

Voices from the Street: A New Survey of Homeless Youth by Their Peers
In a survey from the California Research Bureau, homeless and formerly homeless youth completed interviews with their currently and formerly homeless peers across the state in order to find out about their experiences, the services they need, and the changes they would like to see happen in policy or law. The report indicates that young people for whom foster care was a “trajectory into homelessness often described an instability and 'emotional homelessness' that began long before they literally had no roof over their heads”. To read more..

American Bar Association Recommends Changes in Treatment of Dual Jurisdiction Youth. The American Bar Association recently released recommendations and a report on policies and practices related to "dual jurisdiction" youth, abused and neglected youth with juvenile dependency cases who are charged with acts of delinquency. One of ABA’s recommendations is to use diversion and intervention services for minor or low level acts of misbehavior committed while a youth is in foster care. To read more..

Most Parents Expect Their Children to Attend College

Nine out of every ten students in grades 6 through 12 in 2003 had parents who expected them to continue their education beyond high school, according to a new National Center for Education Statistics report co-authored by Child Trends. About one-third (32 percent) of students had parents who perceived that their child's school did very well at providing information to help their child prepare for postsecondary education. The report uses data from the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Parent and Family Involvement Survey (PFI), which is based on a representative sample of students in grades 6 through 12 in the U.S. in 2003. To read more..

Younger Voters Will Likely Impact Upcoming Election

Eight in ten girls ages 8 to 17 are interested in this upcoming presidential election according to the Girl Scout Research Institute. They are drawn to this election for many reasons, with gender being number one. Girls’ older counterparts are also drawn to this election.  With more and more youth and young adults following the presidential campaign, young adult voters ages 18 to 29 will have likely impact, according to a recent Time Magazine/SRBI  poll: Year of the Youth Vote. To see how youth voter registration and turnout has risen over the last decade click here 

Residential Facilities: State and Federal Oversight Gaps May Increase Risk to Youth Well-Being. Nationwide, federal funding to states supported more than 200,000 youth in facilities seeking help for behavioral or emotional challenges in 2004. Recent federal reviews and investigations highlighted maltreatment in some facilities, resulting in hospitalizations and deaths. A new report from the Government Accounting Office discusses (1) what is known about incidents that adversely affect youth well-being in residential facilities, (2) the extent that state oversight ensures youth well-being in these facilities, and (3) the factors that affect the ability of federal agencies to hold states accountable for youth well-being in residential facilities.  The survey found that 49 states reported investigating complaints of youth maltreatment in residential facilities in 2006, including physical abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse, and 28 states reported deaths.  To read more…

Study Finds Poor Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care. A new study from the Urban Institute examines employment outcomes for youth who age out of foster care through their middle twenties in three states: California, Minnesota, and North Carolina. The study linked child welfare, Unemployment Insurance (UI), and public assistance administrative data to assess outcomes. Results suggest that youth who age out of foster care continue to experience poor employment outcomes at age 24 and generally follow one of four employment trajectories as they transition to adulthood. Click here..

Hunger, Once Again, is Rising in America

Donations to private food banks are off 9 by percent. A CNN poll finds nearly 1 in 3 people already cutting back on food. Beyond receiving private food charity, more of America's poor are enrolling for government food stamps. A record 28 million are expected to receive benefits in the next few months. Fixes to the food stamp program as well as more federal donations to food banks are included in a major farm bill currently stalled in Congress. (The Christian Science Monitor). To read more.. For more information on the farm bill click here..

Recommended Reading List

Listed below are books of relevance to the nonprofit human service sector that come highly recommended by colleagues.  Those that you are interested in can be purchased through Amazon.com.

Hold your computer mouse over the book cover to learn more about that title.

Click on the image to be directed to Amazon.com where you can read more about the book, including price and reviews, as well as purchase the title.