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MANY (The Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family Services) designs its bi-weekly electronic newsletters to bring together those organizations and individuals who are interested in the development of innovative alternatives for youth and families, and in exploring new ways to provide high quality services. MANY (MANY) is a regional network designed to strengthen and coordinate resources and services for youth and families in high-risk situations. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your colleagues. Let us know if this newsletter is useful to you and how it might be improved to better serve your needs. If you do not wish to receive this eNewsletter in the future, please reply with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the header. In This Issue: NONPROFITS HOPE FOR A PIECE OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE As Congress digs in this week for negotiations on President Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus bill – with funds targeted to tax cuts, infrastructure, and state aid – people in and outside the nonprofit sector say it ought to be part of that package. Not only would this preserve jobs and shore up a crucial part of the US service-delivery network, they say, but would employ it most effectively in spurring an economic recovery. For more information, go to: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0126/p10s01-usec.html BILL INTRODUCED TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF HOMELESS Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-IL) has introduced the Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2009 (H.R. 29), a bill that would expand the definition of “homeless” to include not only “couch surfers,” but many other children and youth who are homeless but not counted now. For more information, go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.29 ECONOMIC DOWNTURN INCREASES YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
For more information, go to: http://www.firstfocus.net/Download/TheEconomicCrisisHitsHome.pdf OBAMA PRODS NATION TO SERVICE President Obama spent a portion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day performing service at MANY member organization, Sasha Bruce. For more information, go to: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/inauguration_rdp DO 1 THING Do 1 Thing is a nationwide effort between photographers and journalists that raises awareness of homeless teenagers and encourages individuals to do one thing to assist them on Valentine’s Day 2009. For more information, go to: http://do1thing.org/ SARBANES-OXLEY AND NONPROFITS Somehow, all the publicity about Sarbanes-Oxley made it seem as if this legislation applied to nonprofits, too. But contrary to what is frequently thought (and said in nonprofit boardrooms!), Sarbanes-Oxley is not applicable to nonprofits, albeit with just a couple of exceptions. In other words, there are a couple of small points to note, a lot to relax about, and a lesson to be learned in nonprofit leadership. For more information, go to: http://www.blueavocado.org/content/sarbanes-oxley-and-nonprofits-bogeyman-boardroom HOMELESSNESS MEETS GUERRILLA MARKETING
For more information, go to:http://homelessness.change.org/blog/view/homelessness_meets_guerrilla_marketing AEROPOSTALE AND DOSOMETHING.ORG HELPING CLOTHE HOMELESS YOUTH From today until February 22nd, you can bring in any brand of lightly worn jeans to an Aeropostale store near you, and they will be donated to one of 500 local youth shelters across the nation. For more information, go to:http://www.dosomething.org/teensforjeans/home TXT2CLOTHE Virgin Mobile and American Eagle Outfitters have partnered with Stand-Up For Kids, to create “Txt2Clothe”, a program that donates a piece of clothing to a homeless teen when anyone texts the word “Karma” to the number 68405. For more information, go to: http://www.csrwire.com/News/7214.html EEG SHOWS BRAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN POOR AND RICH YOUTH In a study recently accepted for publication by the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, scientists at UC Berkeley's Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and the School of Public Health report that normal 9- and 10-year-olds differing only in socioeconomic status have detectable differences in the response of their prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain that is critical for problem solving and creativity. For more information, go to: http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/12/02_cortex.shtml LGBTQ HOMELESS YOUTH MORE VULNERABLE TO ABUSE THAN PEERS This report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness highlights the incidence of homelessness among LGBTQ youth and the vulnerability of LGBTQ youth to becoming homeless. As compared to their heterosexual peers, LGBTQ youth face a greater risk of exploitation. This brief explores pathways into homelessness for LGBTQ youth and ways to end homelessness for this group. It also includes a chart on the systems components for addressing homelessness among all youth, including LGBTQ youth. For more information, go to:http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/2141 THE NONPROFIT BOARD’S ROLE IN HR The role of the board of directors in personnel or human resource administration is frequently a sticky issue for nonprofits. Should the board approve all salaries, or just the executive director's? If a staff member has a grievance, should it come to the board? How can the board's finance committee members, for example, be helpful in hiring accounting staff, but not usurp the hiring role of the executive staff? How can a board member appropriately give feedback to the executive director on the behavior of a staff person? This article from the Board Café offer insight and tools to best utilize board members. For more information, go to: http://www.blueavocado.org/content/nonprofit-boards-role-hr INTERNETWORK FOR YOUTH: ONLINE RESOURCES The InterNetwork for Youth provides an Internet based network of resources and information for youth workers, specifically those working with runaway and homeless youth or implementing a Youth Development approach. For more information, go to: http://www.in4y.com/in4y/index.html GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAMS The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under its OJJDP FY 09 National Mentoring Programs. This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting mentoring programs that have a national scope and impact on combating juvenile delinquency, reducing the victimization of children, and improving the juvenile justice system. Application Deadline: February 26, 2009. For more information, go to: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2009/NationalMentoring.pdf BEYOND THE CHECKBOOK: A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR LEADERS OF SMALL YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS This guide from the Finance Project aims to help organizations understand the For more information, go to: http://www.financeproject.org/publications/BeyondtheCheckbook.pdf February 2009: February 23-25 For more information, go to: http://www.cwla.org/conferences/ShowConference.asp?CONF=NATIONAL&YEAR=2009 February 26 One of the best ways of improving your personal effectiveness and leadership capabilities is by identifying your personal management style and behavioral tendencies. Successful leaders understand themselves, how their behavior impacts others, and how to capitalize on their management strengths. For more information, go to: http://www.deweykaye.com/mosaic/jobswatch/listings/January2009Mosaic/LeadershipProfileWorkshop.pdf YOUTH POLICY MANAGER The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB) is a public/private policy board charged with overseeing and creating policies on local area workforce development initiatives. The Youth Policy Manager is responsible for coordinating and implementing the TRWIB’s workforce development activities aimed at the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County’s youth population. The position entails: program planning and evaluation; meeting planning and facilitation; training development and delivery; and partnership building.
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A recently released study from First Focus finds school districts are reporting an increase in the number of homeless children in their classrooms. The resulting challenges include rising transportation costs and logistical challenges in making sure homeless children have access to school; inadequate staff to identify and support children and youth experiencing homelessness; lack of available shelter space and low-income housing; and reduction in other community supports.