Why Teenagers? (Chicago)
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Chicago first lady Maggie Daley, chair of After School Matters, deliberately focused the program on teenagers.
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Apprenticeship Programs Give Chicago Teens Skills and Job Opportunities (Chicago)
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
With 29 miles of lakefront and about 250 pools, the Chicago Park District (Park District) needed about 1,000 lifeguards in 2000-more than any other city in the United States.
Boston Creates Citywide Directory of After-School Programs
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Whatever the age, interests and neighborhood, young people and their parents now have an easy way to find out about these, through the Boston Out-of-School Time Navigator.
After-School Intermediaries: A Valuable Asset for Cities
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Boston After School & Beyond brought key players from the public and private sectors together to coordinate after-school programming.
Friends of the Children Founder Wins Purpose Prize
October 26, 2009 | News Release
Duncan Campbell, founder of Friends of the Children and RWJF grantee, was awarded a 2009 Purpose Prize today, which honors social entrepreneurs over 60 who are using their experience and passion to take on society's biggest challenges.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Largest National Public Health Initiative Ever Funded to Stop the Spread of Teen Dating Violence
July 30, 2009 | News Release
Blue Shield of California Foundation and Family Violence Prevention Fund unite with RWJF to build Start Strong, the largest prevention initiative aimed at 11- to 14-year-olds.
Two National Groups Support Parents Raising Children with Disabilities, Chronic Health Conditions
January 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Statewide directors of Parent to Parent programs, representing the national Parent to Parent movement, investigated the possibility of creating a formal partnership between the Parent to Parent movement and the Grassroots Consortium on Disabilities.
Multi-State "Best Friends" Program Addresses Risky Behaviors Among Teenage Girls
May 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Best Friends Foundation developed and implemented a youth development program for girls in grades 6 to 12 with the message that they should wait until marriage to begin sexual relations and abstain from drinking, smoking and using illegal drugs.
Project Reaches Out to At-Risk Families, Teens, in Rural Washington State
June 15, 2005 | Program Result Report
Parent Trust for Washington Children established a Rural Family Group Support Network to expand its presence beyond urban settings, and into Washington's rural counties to reduce families' social isolation that can lead to child abuse and neglect.
Free to Grow Special Report: New Britain, Connecticut
September 5, 2005 | Program Result Report
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University outlines how Free to Grow was integrated into the local Head Start program.