Youth

08/12/2007 -- The Philadelphia Phillies Senior RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) team, comprised of 16 to 18-year-old boys, won the championship game in the MLB RBI World Series, held earlier today at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.

The Phillies defeated last year's winner, Los Angeles, on a two-run home run in the fifth inning by Anthony Cafagna, who lives in Philadelphia and is a student at the University of Richmond. The final score was 2-1.    » read more »

Salesforce Denied Compensation and Stranded Far from Home

August 8, 2007 -- NEW YORK, NY (August 8, 2007) – Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is suing Jaguar Sales LLC (“Jaguar Sales”) for illegally recruiting and deceiving young workers into selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door with little or no compensation. Jaguar Sales denies wages and commissions, while requiring salespersons to remain with the company for a minimum of 30 days just to earn a bus ticket home.    » read more »

CAPE ELIZABETH, July 31, 2007 – Maine Governor John E. Baldacci joined two Olympic gold medalists from Maine this afternoon to announce an initiative designed to encourage young people to re-connect with Maine’s outdoors. Joan Benoit Samuelson and Seth Wescott helped the Governor introduce “Take It Outside,” a program intended to motivate adults to show Maine’s youth how much activity and fun can be had in the Maine outdoors.    » read more »

July 31, 2007, AUGUSTA – Imagine a future Maine that has an active Legislative Youth Advisory Committee that regularly reports to the Legislative on its public policy agenda, a mock government program that engages students across Maine, acquainting young people with the judicial process.

Now imagine two students serving on the State Board of Education, students sitting on local school committees, and an annual conference opportunity for students to express their opinions on educational policy issues in the state.    » read more »

BOGOTA, July 10, 2007 – Investing today in youth –especially those considered “at risk”– in Latin America and the Caribbean will be much more beneficial both socially and financially than facing the consequences of not investing, concludes a new World Bank report. The report states that over half of youth between ages 12 and 24 in the region are considered at risk.

The report, entitled The Promise of Youth: Policy for Youth at-Risk in Latin America and the Caribbean, recommends developing specific programs for these groups.    » read more »

Includes $204 Million for Maryland Students & Families; Bill Would Boost Pell Scholarships & Cuts Loan Rates in Half at No New Taxpayer Expense

July 11, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today voted to approve legislation that would make the single largest investment in college financial aid since the 1944 GI Bill, with $204 million to help Maryland students and families pay for college – and doing so at no new cost to U.S. taxpayers. The legislation, the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 (H.R.    » read more »

July 11, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C—Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to the passage of the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 by the United States House of Representatives.

"This is a big victory for students and families across America who face rising college costs. The time to put the needs of students ahead of the profits of the banks is long overdue. I look forward to passage of similar legislation in the Senate this month."

Source: Senator Ted Kennedy

July 11, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon supporting the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007. Below are her remarks:

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your great leadership in bringing us to this historic day.

“I rise today in strong support of the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007.    » read more »

July 10, 2007 -- Augusta - As peak summer tourism season starts in Maine, many young workers are entering into the workforce to earn some extra money during summer vacation. Maine Labor Commissioner, Laura Fortman is reminding employers to take precautions to keep teens safe on the job.    » read more »

July 3, 2007 -- Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) announced today that the state of Delaware will receive a $350,000 grant to bolster their efforts to prevent underage drinking. The Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Program, the beneficiary of the grant, is dedicated to helping state and local authorities reduce underage alcohol consumption.

Senator Biden praised the EUDL Program’s history in Delaware and its progressive approach to prevent underage drinking.    » read more »

Initiative will open 290 Schoolyards Citywide For Recreational Use by the General Public, 69 Playgrounds Open Today; First Step Towards Achieving the Mayor’s Goal of Every New Yorker Living Within a Ten Minute Walk of a Park or Playground

July 2, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today launched the first phase of “The Schoolyards to Playgrounds Initiative” which will eventually open 290 school playgrounds citywide for use outside of school hours, 69 playgrounds are open today.    » read more »

June 29, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved his funding requests to strengthen Illinois’ justice and law enforcement system and support programs for at-risk youth:    » read more »

Public service announcements to air statewide urge parents to speak up and discourage underage drinking

IDAHO FALLS, ID—In advance of the Fourth of July holiday, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden; James “Dyke” Nally, Director, Idaho State Liquor Dispensary; and Chief of Police Kent Livsey, City of Idaho Falls; joined Ralph Blackman, President & CEO of The Century Council today to launch a public awareness campaign to prevent underage drinking.    » read more »

June 28th, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Department of Labor has provided $4.8 million to the Philadelphia School District to reduce youth involvement in gangs. The funding was secured by Senator Specter in the FY07 Supplemental Appropriations Bill.    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- PORTLAND – Maine Governor John E. Baldacci greeted about 5,000 soccer players from up and down the East Coast Thursday afternoon in Portland as they prepared for the opening ceremonies of the US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships. This is the first of two consecutive years the event, for players between the ages of 10 and 19, will be held in Maine.    » read more »