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ARTICLE TAG
9/14/2023
The Imprint staff reports
Congressional intern Idelia Robinson-Confer seeks to amplify the voices of foster youth and seed stronger adult connections for those aging out.
1/15/2023
Sara Tiano
The Oregon-based mentoring organization Friends of the Children has been gifted $33 million by Gary and Christine Rood. The grant comes on the heels of a $44 million grant from the Mackenzie Scott Foundation awarded in August.
12/28/2021
Millions of federal grant dollars are going out the door before the end of the year to support youth and help enhance equity in the juvenile justice system, the Department of Justice announced last week.
12/7/2021
Friends of the Children has received $3.4 million in grant funds to expand its mentoring model and study its effectiveness.
10/21/2021
A group that offers long-term professional mentoring to kids at risk of getting trapped in the child welfare system is opening new offices.
5/25/2021
A philanthropic gift of $6 million should mean a significant bump in the number of kids who will benefit from one-on-one adult mentoring through Friends of the Children.
3/31/2021
John Kelly
Image courtesy of ClipArtKey. It has received very little attention, even in the Beltway news sources, but Congress has given itself the power to issue earmarks again for the fiscal 2022 budget year.
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8/7/2020
Los Angeles Friend Marquis spending one-on-one time at the playground with his youths. Photo: Friends of the Children—Los Angeles A federal grant will allow for the completion of a major study on the effect of long-term professional mentoring on at-risk youth.
3/9/2020
Megan Conn
One of the most common criticisms of America’s child welfare system is that it too often ensnares impoverished parents, accusing them of neglect when the true issue is just the circumstances of poverty.
10/18/2019
Youth Advocate Programs (YAP), a rapidly expanding provider of alternatives to out-of-home care in juvenile justice and child welfare, has been named a “promising practice” by the Justice Department. The Harrisburg, Penn.-based
