Youth

May 12, 2008 -- MONTGOMERY - Legislation designed to reform Alabama’s juvenile justice system has been signed into law by Alabama Governor Bob Riley. The new law is designed to reduce the number of children in state custody and redirect them toward community-based programs.

Alabama Governor Riley signs juvenile justice reform bill: Photo courtesy Alabama Governor's office    » read more »

April 17, 2008 -- TALLAHASSEE – Florida Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp today announced the steady decline in youth drug use since 2000, as he rolled out the results of the 2007 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The Florida Office of Drug Control Policy, state agencies, law enforcement and substance abuse prevention coalitions have partnered to reduce substance abuse across the state.

“Florida’s children are a treasure, one that we must protect,” said Lt. Governor Kottkamp. “Drug use threatens the safety and security of our children. The survey is vital to understanding how to prevent drug use.”

According to the survey, Florida’s youth drug use is down in 20 out of 21 areas measured. Among the findings:    » read more »

Monday, April 7, 2008, SAN ANTONIO -- The NCAA and the NBA have joined forces to launch a wide-ranging initiative aimed at enhancing youth basketball programs in the United States, it was announced today by NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand and NBA Commissioner David Stern during a press conference from the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, TX.

The yet unnamed initiative is designed to reach and benefit everyone who participates in youth basketball programs, including the more than 23 million American boys and girls who play basketball, their parents and those who teach, officiate and administer youth basketball programs at every level. The initiative will create a platform for teaching youth the value of education and the important lessons of fair play.    » read more »

Six Chosen from Hundreds of Hopefuls Participating in National Casting Call For Inspired Green Youth

AUSTIN, Texas, April 1, 2008 -- In celebration of Earth Month, Whole Foods Market, the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, today announced that six fresh-faced, eco-conscious personalities were chosen from hundreds of entries to host its new video podcast series "Whole Earth Generation™," which is dedicated to raising environmental awareness among today's youth.    » read more »

March 19, 2008 -- Members of Generations X and Y, acknowledging that they need to pick up the slack when it comes to planning for their futures, are thinking about retirement and have defined financial goals according to a report released today by the Divided We Fail group (AARP, Business Roundtable, National Federation of Independent Business and the Service Employees International Union) and the American Savings Education Council (ASEC).    » read more »

Washington, DC - 03/12/2008 - 14 percent of eligible Mississippi citizens under the age of 30 participated in last night’s primary, according to preliminary estimates by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). More than 13,000 young people participated in the Republican primary and 57,000 in the Democratic primary. (See Table 2.) The youth turnout rate in Mississippi more than tripled from 2000 rising from four percent to 14 percent.    » read more »

7 March 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that four cities have been put forward by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to apply to host the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012. The Candidate Cities, in alphabetical order, are: Harbin (China), Innsbruck (Austria), Kuopio (Finland), and Lillehammer (Norway).

The NOCs had until 6 March 2008, midnight, to notify the IOC that a city within their jurisdiction was interested in applying.    » read more »

21 February 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that Singapore will host the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010. The result was unveiled by the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Singapore beat Moscow in the final by 53 votes to 44.    » read more »

18 February 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will reveal on Thursday 21 February whether Moscow or Singapore will host the very first edition of the Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

The announcement will be made by IOC President Jacques Rogge at the Olympic Museum. The event will be webcast live on olympic.org and fed live from Lausanne.

WHERE:
Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland

WHEN:
Thursday 21 February from 11:00 GMT

Source: IOC

Tournament featuring teams from Division I schools and historically black colleges and universities

Washington, DC - 01/27/2008 - Nineteen percent of eligible South Carolina citizens under the age of 30 participated in the South Carolina primaries, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The primaries attracted an estimated 120,000 young voters to the polls.    » read more »

Eases Foster Children into Adulthood, Improves Support Network

01/28/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC – Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced the Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act, to give more support to foster families, foster children, and young adults transitioning from the foster care system into adulthood. Right now, one-fifth of foster children wind up being homeless adults.    » read more »

28 January 2008 -- After the overwhelming victory of Senator Barack Obama in the South Carolina Democratic primary Saturday, political analysts are examining the results and speculating on where the campaign goes from here. Pundits say young voters may play a big role in determining the outcome of the next contests.    » read more »

Washington, D.C. - 01/09/2008 - 43 percent of eligible New Hampshire citizens under the age of 30 participated in last night’s New Hampshire primary, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The youth turnout rate rose sharply to 43 percent in 2008 compared to 18 percent in 2004 and 28 percent in 2000. Young people increased their turnout more than the older age group.    » read more »

Steroids among positive stories of declining use

12/11/2007, NEW YORK -- The 2007 Monitoring the Future study (MTF) released today in Washington, D.C., reports promising trends with significant declines in the overall use of illicit drugs among teenagers in the past year, as well as a notable reduction in tobacco use among eighth graders. The decreases are the continuation of a larger downward trend for all measured age groups marking steady long‐term reductions in youth drug use over the past six years (2001‐2007).    » read more »