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Capitol Event Focuses on Needs of California's Children and Youth in Foster Care
Country Music Star and Former Foster Youth Jimmy Wayne Headlines Event Honoring Programs that "Make a Difference" SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Casey Family Programs: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070116/CASEYFAMILYLOGO) Hundreds of children, youth, families, advocates and child welfare officials gathered today on the steps of the Capitol to focus public attention on the needs of foster youth as statewide efforts got underway for this year's National Foster Care Month.

Gulfsouth Youth Action Fund Awards Grant to Atlanta-based Youth Program
Funding Empowers Project South’s Youth Radio Show

Sports Authority Partners with US Youth Soccer
Sports Authority named the official sporting goods retailer of US Youth Soccer Unique membership discount card available to all US Youth Soccer members. Contest to send US Youth Soccer player to South Africa as a World Cup flag bearer.



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Report Shows Little Progress in Treatment of African Americans in the Juvenile Justice System After Introduction Two Decades Ago
African-American youth receive harsher treatment than white youth across the system. Disparities start at the beginning, when a decision is made to arrest a child: African-American youth make up 30% of those arrested while they represent only 17% of the overall youth population.

A Symphony Orchestra with an Identity Crisis-Oceana Orchestra Presents Dream and Variations
Hollywood film composer Don Harper and his Oceana Orchestra present their newly released debut album "Dream and Variations" on independent LuminAria Records. The Americana themed project crosses genre boundaries and Harper calls it a symphony orchestra with an identity crisis.

Gulfsouth Youth Action Fund Awards Grant to Atlanta-based Youth Program
Funding Empowers Project South’s Youth Radio Show

Harmful Amendment to JJDPA to Increase Youth Prosecuted in the Adult Criminal Justice System
This month, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will consider S. 678, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009. S. 678 will reauthorize the bipartisan Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), which has provided critical protections to youth in the juvenile justice system for over 30 years. The Campaign for Youth Justice (http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org) (CFYJ) and hundreds of other organizations who support the bill have been monitoring the progress of this legislation. S. 678 is positive bill that offers a lot of protections for youth and their communities.


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