High-school girls who
consider themselves attractive are more likely to be targets for bullying
This includes being involved
in emotionally damaging scenarios such as receiving hurtful anonymous notes,
being socially excluded, or having rumours spread
about them, including threats of physical harm.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/highschool-girl.php
Rising Teen Birth Rate
Takes $1.7 Billion Toll on California Taxpayers
According to the "No
Time for Complacency: Teen Births in California" report released by the
Public Health Institute (PHI), rising teen birth rates are costing California
taxpayers $1.7 billion a year, levying an average taxpayer cost per county
of more than $29 million.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/rising-teen-bir.php
New 'My Voice, My Life'
Curriculum Promotes Self-Determination, Good Decision-Making
Several factors contribute
to this high cost, including higher rates of premature births and low birth
weights among teen mothers, a likelihood of poverty experienced by teen parents
as well as other health and societal risks associated with teen pregnancy.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/new-my-voice-my.php
Responsible Fatherhood
and Healthy Families Act of 2007
If enacted, the legislation
would provide demonstration grants to promote economic opportunity for low-income
parents, reverse a 20 percent federal funding cut to the child support program,
repeal a $25 child support fee charged to parents, require all collected child
support to be paid to families, address unpaid child support debt, expand
the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and make a number of other changes in
the law.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/responsible-fat.php
An Economic Framework
and Selected Proposals for Demonstrations Aimed At Strengthening Marriage,
Employment, and Family Functioning Outcomes
The increasing recognition
of the importance of marriage for the social and economic well-being of children
has led to demonstrations aimed at strengthening and stimulating healthy marriages.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/an-economic-fra.php
**Civic Engagement - Philanthropy
Engagement in culture
events key to mental wellbeing
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that the city's Capital
of Culture projects have had a positive impact on the mental well-being of
local people.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/engagement-in-c.php
Community Foundation Giving Jumps 14 Percent
Estimated giving by the
nation's 717 grantmaking community foundations rose
14 percent in 2007 to a record $4.1 billion, according to "Key Facts
on Community Foundations," a new report from the Foundation Center. Furthermore, nearly two-thirds of
the community foundations surveyed expect to increase their giving in 2008.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/community-found.php
Foundation Center Hosts First Funding for the Environment
Month
June 2008 is Funding for
the Environment Month at the Foundation Center, the first time the Center has devoted
an entire month to the information needs of nonprofits engaged in activities
related to the environment.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/foundation-cent-1.php
Statement From
The National Network Commending Kansas Governor for Veto of Voter Photo Identification
Bill
The National Network on
Election Reform, which represents organizations that advocate for civil rights,
voting rights, the disability community, students, elderly citizens, workers,
non-profits and others, applauds Governor Sebelius for vetoing House Bill 2019 (H.B. 2019) today.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/statement-from-1.php
Piper Trust Makes $2.5
Million in Grants to Benefit Children Focusing on Programs in Health, Arts
and Education
Grants totaling $2.5 million
will go to seven programs for children, as well as a fall prevention coalition
to benefit older adults funded through the Arizona Governor's Advisory Council
on Aging.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/piper-trust-mak.php
**Community Development
Grocery Boost
Low-income neighborhoods
that lack easy access to grocery stores could lead to a breakdown of food
security for hundreds of thousands of people -- not in the developing world,
but in major urban areas of the US.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/grocery-boost.php
Ad Campaign to Fight
Lending Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development announced that it has launched a national public service
announcement (PSA) campaign that will educate the public, especially minorities,
about their rights under the lending provisions of the federal Fair Housing
Act.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/hud-launches-ad.php
Broadband access opens
doors to networking, economic development for rural areas
Proactive policies are needed
to facilitate broadband Internet access and adoption in rural areas so that
rural hospitals, schools and businesses can drive social and economic development
and better position themselves to compete, say Penn State researchers in a recently released
report from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/broadband-acces.php
Second Chance Act of
2007: Community Safety through Recidivism Prevention
The Second Chance Act of
2007 was signed into law by the president on April
9, 2008 after receiving
broad bipartisan support from Congress. The legislation reauthorizes the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (OCCSSA), authorizing grant
funds that promote comprehensive planning and collaborative delivery of services
to individuals recently released from prison.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/second-chance-a.php
HUD Charges Pennsylvania Owners with Violating Fair Housing
Act
The Fair Housing Act makes
it unlawful for a housing provider to refuse to rent to families because they
have children and to make, print or publish, in print or on-line, any statement
or advertisement that states a preference for single people or couples without
children.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/hud-charges-pen.php
**Economic Security
Poverty Facts, 2004
In 2004, 36.6 million people--or
12.6 percent of the U.S. population--were poor. The "poverty
gap"--the amount of additional income required to remove all Americans
from poverty--was $105.6 billion. Poverty rates were highest for African Americans,
Hispanics, women, and persons under 25.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/poverty-facts-2.php
Mott Foundation Grant
to Fund Goodwill Staffing Services
The Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation has awarded Goodwill Industries International a grant of $173,320
to help fund a national Goodwill staffing services project. The project aims
to provide job seekers who have physical or mental disabilities, a non-violent
criminal record, or lack of a high school diploma or GED, with employment.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/mott-foundation.php
**Education
TV Show to Explore Teacher
Excellence
The U.S. Department of Education's
monthly TV show, "Education News Parents Can Use," will devote an
entire hour to focusing on the single most important factor in raising student
achievement---the teacher. Techniques for recruiting, rewarding and developing
a world-class teacher corps will be explored.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/tv-show-to-expl.php
Third in Series of Reports
on First-Year Teachers Identifies Two Insufficient Areas of Training
Public Agenda and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality today released
research that points to two specific areas where teacher training may be lacking,
preparedness for the diversity of the contemporary American classroom and
teaching students with special needs.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/new-teachers-i.php
Latest Addition to 'Doing
What Works' Web Site Features Tips on Effective Early Childhood Language and
Literacy Practices
The U.S. Department of Education's
"Doing What Works" Web site recently added a feature that will empower
educators and administrators with research-based strategies to help boost
their early childhood language and literacy practices.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/latest-addition.php
Statement from U.S. Secretary
of Education and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury on Student Loans
As part of its continued
commitment to make sure students have access to federal student loans in the
coming academic year, the Administration today announced a four-part plan
designed to improve the functioning of the student loan marketplace and provide
liquidity and stability in the near term to ensure that all qualified students
have access to federally insured loans for the coming school year.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/statement-from-3.php
**Federal Budget
Budget myopia threatens
21st Century G.I. Bill
In a classic example of
Beltway budget myopia the proposed benefit expansion would have an imperceptible
effect on the federal budget deficit. The included chart shows the share
of the federal budget devoted to veterans' benefits and services, including
projections from the Office of Management and Budget, through 2013.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/budget-myopia-t.php
**Health
ICU physicians less likely
to discuss prognoses with African-American patients
Based on interviews with
more than 1,200 ICU physicians at five major medical centers across the country,
researchers conclude that physicians are less comfortable discussing end-of-life
issues and do it less frequently with African-American patients and their
families than with Caucasian patients and families.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/icu-physicians.php
Men experience domestic
violence, with health impact
Domestic violence in men
is under-studied and often hidden---much as it was in women 10 years ago.
Depressive symptoms were nearly three times as common in older men who had
experienced abuse than in those who hadn't, with much more severe depression
in the men who had been abused physically.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/men-experience.php
***Homelessness
Fine San Francisco Restaurants
Collaborate in Event Benefiting Homeless Culinary Students
The fourth annual SummerTini
event will benefit Conquering Homelessness through Employment in Food Service
(CHEFS), Episcopal Community Services's culinary training program that places homeless
adults in gainful employment within the food industry.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/fine-san-franci.php
**Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Almanac 2008
America's nonprofit sector continues to grow
faster than its business sector or its government. The Nonprofit Almanac
2008 presents data on nonprofits' place in the national economy and trends
in wages, employment, private giving, volunteering, and finances.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/nonprofit-alman.php
**Nutrition and Healthy
Living
Overweight in adolescence
gives increased mortality rate
People who were already
overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate
from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic
diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer and respiratory diseases.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/overweight-in-a.php
Fruit juice consumption
not related to overweight in children
Over the past 20 years,
there has been an increased prevalence of overweight and at-risk-for overweight
in all ages and ethnic groups. "Health professionals and policy makers
should be encouraged to objectively review the literature on all beverages
and encourage consumption of healthful beverages including water, milk, and
100% fruit juice."
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/new-research-fr.php
**Substance Abuse
Quitting smoking helps
social life
Smoking is bad, it turns out, not only for your physical wellbeing but
for your social health, too -- with smokers increasingly edged out to the
margins of social circles.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/quitting-smokin.php
Smokers flock together,
quit together
When smokers kick the habit,
odds are they are not alone in making the move. Instead, the decision to
quit smoking often cascades through social networks, with entire clusters
of spouses, friends, siblings and co-workers giving up the habit roughly in
tandem, according to a new study supported in part by the National Institutes
of Health (NIH).
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/smokers-flock-t.php
American Lung Association
Launches Online Photo Campaign to Expose Big Tobacco in Communities Nationwide
The American Lung Association
encourages all concerned individuals to expose Big Tobacco in their communities
by using digital cameras or cell phones to snap and upload photos of inappropriate
tobacco advertising to young people and other targeted populations by visiting
the "Healthy Lungs" application on Facebook.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/american-lung-a-1.php
Study finds 21st birthday
binge drinking extremely common; can pose serious health hazards
In the largest study of
its kind, researchers at the University of Missouri determined that many college students
drink to excess on their 21st birthdays and potentially jeopardize their health.
http://webclipper.handsnet.org/2008/05/study-finds-21s.php
