Jack Calhoun is executive director of the National Crime Prevention Council, a non-governmental organization that provides assistance in community crime prevention to national, state and local groups. NCPC’s mission is to prevent crime and build safer, more caring communities. To help give youth a positive stake in their communities, Calhoun created the path breaking Youth […]
Youth Service: Pervasive, Local, Empowered, Positively Driven, Personally Invested
The National and Community Service Act was a beacon, challenging us to help youth understand that how our brothers and sisters are faring is a more important question than whether one owns the newest in Guess? jeans. The Act is a thrilling starting point, but we will unleash the transforming potential of service and involve […]
Communities Benefit by Tapping Teens’ Talents
Unfortunately teenagers in this country have a bad reputation. How many times have you heard parents say they dread the teenage years? They look upon it as a time fraught with trouble. No matter how much we treasure our own children, when we think of teenagers as a group, our thoughts turn to those who […]
Youth at Risk
It is not news to the youth-serving community that something new is afoot regarding how we think about and work with youth. Well known is the stir on the national level: President Bush’s YES initiative; numerous pieces of congressional legislation whose proposals range from school-based programs through conservation and urban corps to mandated national service. […]
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