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To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. Human Service Newsbytes March 30, 2007 Human Service Newsbytes is the biweekly e-newsletter of the National Human Services Assembly that contains information for and about the nonprofit health and human services. To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. Key Health Indicators for Older Adults The State of Aging and Health in America 2007 report, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The Merck Company Foundation, presents the most current national data available on 15 key health indicators for older adults related to health status, health behaviors, preventive care and screening, and injuries. The “State-by-State Report Card” provides similar information for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. For more information, click here. Food Is Top Product Seen Advertised By Children A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation combines content analysis of TV ads with detailed data about children’s viewing habits to provide an estimate of the number and type of TV ads seen by children of various ages. The study also measured children’s exposure to public service messages on fitness or nutrition. For more information, click here. IRS Releases Reports on Executive Compensation and Good Governance Practices The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a Report on Exempt Organizations Executive Compensation that details reporting errors in annual returns and recommends additional education of charitable organizations. For more information, click here. The IRS also has issued a “preliminary discussion draft" on Good Governance Practices for 501(c)(3) Organizations. For more information, click here. (Sources: National Council of Nonprofit Associations & Center for Nonprofit Advancement) Online Community for Medicare Professionals and Volunteers My Medicare Matters, a program of the National Council on Aging and the Access to Benefits Coalition, has launched My Medicare Community for Medicare professionals and volunteers to share critical information, access educational resources, and learn from others in the My Medicare Matters network. For more information, click here. Measuring and Improving Youth Program Quality The Forum for Youth Investment has released two new reports for assessing and improving program quality. Measuring Youth Program Quality: A Guide to Assessment Tools discusses and compares nine tools for assessing the quality of youth programs. Building Quality Improvement Systems: Lessons from Three Emerging Efforts in the Youth-Serving Sector provides a preliminary framework for thinking about key questions when planning any kind of program quality improvement work in the youth-serving sector. For more information, click here. Successful Prisoner Reentry Strategies A new report from Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) chronicles how individuals, community organizations, faith institutions, businesses and officials in three cities mobilized to build partnerships to address escalating numbers of ex-prisoners returning to their communities. A second P/PV brief on mentoring ex-prisoners concludes that while mentoring alone is not enough, supportive relationships—which can be fostered through mentoring programs—should be considered a core component of any reentry strategy. For more information, click here. Impact of Trying Youth as Adults A new report from the Campaign for Youth Justice presents research, statutory analysis, and case studies to highlight the problems with practices that treat young people as adults in the justice system. For more information, click here. Evaluating Advocacy and Policy Change Efforts The Spring 2007 issue of The Evaluation Exchange from the Harvard Family Research Project describes new developments in evaluating advocacy and policy change efforts that attempt to inform or influence public policy at the local, state, or federal levels. For more information, click here. National Collaboration for Youth Recommends Improvements to NCLB At a time when statistics show the decreasing chances of an at-risk young person graduating from high school, or graduating with the skills to continue onto higher education or into meaningful employment, our recommendations focus on relevance and readiness – making education and the future relevant for youth, and preparing them for success in their world. Based in research and best practices, our proposed enhancements to programs, or creation of new programs would * increase student attendance; Read the full set of recommendations here. Grants, Notices & Awards (listed in chronological order by deadline) Capacity Building Grants for Organizations in Distressed Communities Deadline: April 10 The U.S. Administration for Children and Families is offering Compassion Capital Fund grants to help faith-based and community organizations address the needs of distressed communities, defined as areas with high unemployment and/or poverty rates. Priority areas are help for at-risk youth and the homeless, marriage education and preparation services, and social services in rural areas. For more information, click here. Grants for Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities Deadline: April 13 Drug-Free Communities Grants Deadline: April 17, 2007 This program, sponsored by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, provides grants up to $100,000 to community coalitions that mobilize to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and inhalant abuse. For more information, click here. Call for Emerging Scholars in K-12 Service-Learning Deadline: April 23, 2007 CIRCLE, along with colleagues at Brandeis University and University of California, Berkeley, will hold a special conference this summer on works-in-progress in K-12 service-learning research. Emerging scholars (graduate students and post-doctoral researchers within 7 years of their doctoral degrees) may apply to participate. For more information, click here. Community College Encore Career Grants Deadline: May 1, 2007 Civic Ventures will provide up to 10 grants of $25,000 each to community colleges that are creating innovative ways to prepare baby boomers for careers in education, healthcare, and social services. For more information, click here. Helping Children
of Domestic Violence Grant Program The Avon Foundation is offering grants from $10,000 to $50,000 to nonprofit organizations that assist children who have been exposed to domestic violence. For more information, click here. Awards for Excellence
in Affordable Housing Enterprise Community Partners offers the MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing program, which recognizes community-based or regional nonprofit organizations that excel in property and asset management or provide housing to people with special needs. For more information, click here. Faith-Based Community Development Case Studies Wanted America’s Promise Accepting Applications for Youth Partnership Team The America's Promise Alliance Youth Partnership Team consists of 15 students between the ages of 14-22 from across the nation who are a sounding board and leadership body for the Alliance. Team members represent the Alliance as spokespeople and trainers, and help to raise awareness nationally about the Five Promises. For more information, e-mail Katie Peters. ----------------------------------- Note:
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National Youth Development Information Center (NYDIC) includes funding information for youth development and afterschool that is updated weekly. For grants, click here. For awards and scholarships, click here. Trainings & Events National Professional
Social Work Month Thursday's Child Forum: Should Parents Be Covered by SCHIP? Chapin Hall Center for Children & Urban Institute April 12, 2007, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Washington, DC National and Global Youth Service
Day April 20-22, 2007 Cover the Uninsured Week 2007 Afterschool
for All Challenge April 23, 24, 2007 Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute National Training Seminars May 9-11, 2007, Charlotte, NC July 13-15, 2007, Philadelphia, PA America’s
Promise Alliance Regional Forums Alliance for Children and Families November 18-24, 2007 Conferences YouthBuild
Transformation Institute Lutheran
Services in America 2007 Annual Conference Child Indicators: Diverse Approaches to a Shared Goal International Society for Child Indicators and Chapin Hall Center for Children June 26-28, 2007 Chicago, IL Alliance
for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference Generations United 14th International
Conference National Urban League
Annual Conference Independent Sector Annual Conference October 21-23, 2007 Los Angeles, CA CLICK HERE to post your organization's conference dates on the National Assembly's Web site; click on "Add Your Own Event," and follow the instructions. Got News? Please e-mail david@nassembly.org with
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