Volume 2, No. 1
January 6, 2004
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Publications and
Resources
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Training and Technical
Assistance Opportunities
The National
Youth Court Center is in the process of organizing several
regional/national training programs for 2004 on issues including, but not
limited to, developing and implementing youth courts, funding and grant
writing, and program evaluation. Once
dates and locations have been finalized, information will be posted on the
NYCC website and mailed to persons in the NYCC database.
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Workshops and
Conferences
LRE
Leadership Seminar
The
American Bar Association will hold its Law-Related Education Leadership
Seminar on
January 15-17, 2004, in
Philadelphia ,
PA. The theme is "Teaching about Issues of Race and the
Constitution." The seminar will feature a special taping
of National Public Radio's "Justice Talking" and a keynote
address by Peter Irons, author of "Jim Crow's Children: The Broken
Promise of Brown Decision." During
the seminar, five representatives from the Northern District of New York
U.S. Attorney’s Office will receive an award recognizing the important
contributions they have made to the youth court field on a local, state
and national level. This seminar is designed for
K-12 administrators and teachers, judges, lawyers,
law -related
education project directors, curriculum developers and supervisors, and
juvenile justice professionals. Go
to http://www.abanet.org/publiced/conference/lre04.html
or call 312-988-5735 for more information.
American Probation and Parole
Association Winter Institute
The
American Probation and Parole Association is holding its Winter Institute
in
Reno,
Nevada
on
February 8-11, 2004. The
NYCC will be exhibiting at the conference as well as participating in a
workshop on “Addressing Underage Drinking Problems through Juvenile
Holdover and Youth Court Programs.”
To register for the APPA Winter Institute or to get more
information go to
http://www.appa-net.org/institutes/reno/brochure/default.htm
or call 859-244-8204.
National
Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum
http://www.appa-net.org/institutes/reno/brochure/default.htm
The
National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Youth Crime Watch of America
(YCWA) are combining forces to produce a powerful youth conference on February 14-17, 2004
where youth and their adult allies can find inspiration, valuable skills,
prevention knowledge, and national resources in the fight against crime,
violence, and drugs. The National
Funding Opportunities
New Grant.Gov
Web Site Offers One-Stop Shopping for Information on Applying for All
Federal Grants
In
December 2003, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson unveiled a single,
comprehensive Web site that will contain information about finding and
applying for all federal grant programs. The Web site, Grants.gov,
makes it easier for organizations to learn about and apply for federal
grants. The web site has information about more than 800 available
grant programs involving all 26 federal grant-making agencies. These
agencies together award more than $360 billion in grant funds. The site
provides information in a standardized format across agencies and includes a
"Find Grant Opportunities" feature to help applicants find
potential funding opportunities. The site also contains an "Apply
for Grants" feature that greatly simplifies the application process by
allowing applicants to download, complete and submit applications for
specific grant opportunities from any federal grant-making agency. To
date, application packages have been posted to the Grants.gov
Web site by five agencies -- the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Education,
Energy, Justice and HHS. This section will be expanded in the coming months
as federal agencies continue to post application information about
additional grant opportunities.
The
Clay Aiken Able to Serve Awards for National & Global Youth Service Day
2004
The
Bubel/Aiken Foundation and Youth Service America (YSA) has announced the
availability of the first annual Clay Aiken ABLE to SERVE Awards.
Thirty-three awards of up to $2,000 each are being offered to encourage
young people between the ages of 5 and 22 with developmental disabilities to
create community service projects for National and Global Youth Service Day
on April 16-18, 2004 and beyond. Grants are available for youth planning
projects in the following countries: The United States, Australia, Canada,
Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa.
Award applications are available at www.YSA.org.
The deadline for submitting completed applications is February 9, 2004.
In The News
The following news articles on
youth courts are among those that appeared online in the month of
December. For a listing of
other past news articles related to youth courts, please visit the “In
the News” section of the NYCC website.
12/23/03:
Breaking the cycle - Teen Court
aims to keep kids out of juvenile justice system
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031221/
NEWS/312210302/1060
12/08/03:
http://www.eagleherald.com/octn1208.htm
12-Month Campaign 2003
The 2003 12-Month Campaign has officially come to a close. Programs who participated in a minimum number of monthly projects may qualify for a Certificate of Merit from the National Youth Court Center and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. To be eligible to receive a Certificate of Merit from the NYCC and OJJDP, all participation forms for projects done throughout calendar year 2003 are due by January 12, 2004. A copy of the Participation Form can be found in the back of the 12-Month Campaign calendar or online at http://www.youthcourt.net/12-month_campaign/2003/calendar/participationform.html.
Awards and Scholarships
The
NYCC’s website lists awards and scholarships for which youth courts can
nominate their youth volunteers. Some
of the postings on this site include:
United States
Senate Youth Program
The annual United States Senate Youth Program, established in 1962 by
U.S. Senate Resolution, will be held in Washington, D.C., from February 28 -
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation will pay all expenses for the
Washington Week, including transportation, hotel accommodations and meals.
Application deadlines vary by state and can be found at http://www.hearstfdn.org/ussyp/.
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Contact Us:
National Youth Court
Center
Phone: 859-244-8193
c/o American Probation and Parole
Association
Fax: 859-244-8001
P.O. Box
11910
Email: youthcourt@ncjfcj.org
Lexington, KY
40578
Main website: www.youthcourt.net
Youth website: www.ycyouth.net