Youth

Chattanooga Recreation Centers to Receive State-of-the-Art Computers and Internet Access

Will Result in Products to Help Kids Learn, Interact

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 8, 2007 -- Discovery Communications and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK) announced today that JAKKS has signed a worldwide master toy license agreement with Discovery, through Discovery Kids licensing agent Big Tent Entertainment, to create toys and related products based on the Discovery Kids® brand.    » read more »

Oct. 2007, PORTLAND, Maine -- Middle-schoolers from around the region are invited to the Portland Symphony Orchestra's (PSO) first Youth Concert of the season, a spine-tingling Halloween-themed program titled "The Chill of the Orchestra" on Monday, October 29 and Tuesday, October 30 at 9:30 and 11:10 a.m.    » read more »

October 2, 2007 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced $1.5 million in grants for programs that seek to reduce urban youth violence in Connecticut.

“From Bridgeport and Norwalk to New Haven and New London, these grants will help thousands of young people across Connecticut,” Governor Rell said. “The funds will be a big boost to after school programs, recreational activities and educational offerings in our cities.    » read more »

September 25, 2007 -- AUGUSTA – At a Blaine House ceremony, Maine Governor John E. Baldacci joined students, legislators and public health officials and organizations to celebrate two recent laws limiting marketing and access of tobacco products to minors.

The laws: LD 1361, “An Act Concerning Certain Flavored Cigarettes and Cigars,” and LD 184, “An Act to Protect Children’s Health on School Grounds,” together augment Maine’s reputation as one of the most successful states in tobacco prevention and treatment.    » read more »

September 25, 2007 -- IPC Inspire today announces a major redesign – and a new editor – for its youth football monthly, Shoot.

The redesigned Shoot features a brand new masthead and a new character, Shooty, helping guide readers through a raft of new editorial franchises.

The all-new editorial package includes activity features, jokes, amazing facts, posters, funny pictures and quizzes – all celebrating the sheer excitement young fans feel for the sport.    » read more »

Sept. 24, 2007 -- Colorado Governor Bill Ritter today announced significant reductions in the smoking rates among youth and adults in Colorado. Colorado's 2006 adult smoking rate puts Colorado in the nation's top ten for lowest smoking prevalence. And, among Colorado high school youth, the state has surpassed the national 2010 goal of a smoking rate lower than 16 percent.    » read more »

'Giving - Live at the Apollo' Scheduled for September 29 at the Historic Apollo Theater

One-day post-Thanksgiving camps provide alternative during busy shopping day

09/21/2007, PHOENIX -- Registration is now being accepted for 17 Arizona Diamondbacks Training Centers baseball clinics and five softball clinics that will take place this fall and winter in 11 Arizona communities.    » read more »

Program provides early intervention services for at-risk youth

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 21, 2007) – Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher today announced $75,000 in state funding to launch an after-school project to help at-risk teens and pre-teens in Warren County.

The Youth Promise Program for teens, which includes the “Smart Moves” research-based program, will begin this fall at the Boys and Girls Club of Bowling Green. The club will receive $75,000 for its teen after-school efforts.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Jets have just been added to the roster of 13 National Football League (NFL) teams that will be participating in and supporting Nickelodeon's fourth annual Worldwide Day of Play, which takes place Saturday, September 29, 2007. The Jets and safety Erik Coleman will be hosting a Worldwide Day of Play event on September 25, at the Marie Curie School in Bayside, Queens. To date, 13 of the NFL's leading teams will host events in celebration of Worldwide Day of Play, reaching more than 4,000 kids combined.    » read more »

- Case, Gates, Goldhirsh And MCJ Amelior Foundations Partner on Think.MTV.com to Empower Young People with Digital Tools for Positive Change
- Bono, John Legend, Pete Wentz, Shakira, Reggie Bush, Rosario Dawson, Jeff Sachs, The United Nations and Boys & Girls Clubs of America Using Site to Stimulate Youth Activism

20 September 2007 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released alarming statistics that show the suicide rate for American children and teenagers was up between 2003 to 2004. That is the most recent period of death records compiled in the United States. The CDC says the rate among young girls that year was especially high.

Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young Americans ages 10 to 24.    » read more »

September 19, 2007 -- COLUMBUS – Every fall, credit card marketers, armed with brightly colored fliers, bombard college students with offers for free food and T-shirts, offers that have an underlying agenda. Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and attorneys from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (“Moritz”) filed two lawsuits today against four companies for using deceptive advertising to persuade OSU students to apply for credit cards.    » read more »

09/17/2007, PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks unveiled the Diamondbacks Youth Complex today and dedicated Brandon Webb Field, Chad Tracy Field, Rich Dozer Field and the Partners Field at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Northeast Phoenix. This four-field complex includes two adaptive fields for youth with disabilities, making the complex the first of its kind in Arizona.    » read more »