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Limited Resources, Unlimited Student Opportunities

  Guest Post by Terry Wilson, Service Coordinator at Berea College Although many students don't officially drop out of school until high school, the student's disengagement with their schoolwork can almost always be traced back to an earlier age.  If the problem isn't addressed prior to attending high school, those students will almost surely be overwhelmed once they enter high school and are very likely to give up and drop out. To prevent this we must [...]

By |2013-01-29T12:41:54-05:00January 29th, 2013|Blog, Education|
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Children’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol: Rally, Learn, Act

I don’t have kids of my own but, after years of babysitting and coaching, I know kids and youth have a lot to say. Just give them an opening and be ready to listen. Recently, a co-worker’s 7-year-old son drew a picture in response to the question, “what would make Kentucky the best place in America to be young?” His picture showed a restaurant with a no-smoking sign in the window and his explanation was [...]

By |2013-01-24T13:55:21-05:00January 24th, 2013|Blog|
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Please Take a Minute to Fill out Our Social Media Survey

  Do you “like” us on Facebook? Do you “follow” us on Twitter?  Social media is an up and coming way for organizations like Kentucky Youth Advocates to connect with our supporters and we want to make it more personal to you.  What else would you like to see? How can we serve you better?  These are just a few questions included in the social media survey that we would like all of our supporters [...]

By |2013-01-24T09:53:17-05:00January 24th, 2013|Blog|
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Share Your Experiences Reporting Child Abuse to Strengthen Kentucky’s Intake System

 Citizen Review Panels (CRP) are groups of volunteer citizens throughout the nation who are federally mandated to provide an evaluation of their State’s child protective services system. In Kentucky, the Statewide CRP is composed of members from all nine of the Department for Community Based Services’ (DCBS) regions. In keeping with its mission to involve the larger community in evaluating DCBS practices and policies, the Statewide CRP is assessing community perceptions about DCBS’ current system for [...]

By |2013-01-23T14:42:14-05:00January 23rd, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety|
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“We’ll Need to Equip Our Children for the Future”

    After a national election devoid of much discussion of poverty in America - let alone child poverty - The Children's Leadership Council worked with Spark Action to produce a video highlighting what issues children and young adults care about. The video features the voices of young people, ages 5 to 25, discussing the issues they hope the President and Congress will address in the next four years to ensure all kids can grow up [...]

By |2013-01-21T14:15:00-05:00January 21st, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety, Economic Security, Education, Health, Youth Justice|
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Shaping Kentucky’s Future: A Community Guide to Reducing Obesity

In the New Year, many individuals commit to turning over a new leaf. You’ll hear stories of resolutions to begin healthy habits this year almost anywhere. Ads for gym memberships and healthy foods are all over the newspaper ads and radio stations. We become obsessed with trying to incorporate healthy living into our daily routines. Kentucky’s health data is staggering: over 66% of adults are overweight and more than 31% are obese. Our state also ranks [...]

By |2013-01-17T10:00:23-05:00January 17th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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Citizen Review Panel in Lexington Takes their Charge to Heart

Guest Post by Blake Jones, PhD Anne Frank once said, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”  Members of the Southern Bluegrass Citizen Review Panels (CRP) have taken that to heart.  The CRP is a group of citizen volunteers in the Southern Bluegrass Region who are federally mandated to conduct a yearly evaluation of the Department for Community Based Services. However, in addition to the [...]

By |2013-01-15T09:00:08-05:00January 15th, 2013|Blog, Child Welfare & Safety|
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Tune it to KET Tonight and Show your Support for Smoke-Free Kentucky

Please tune in tonight, Monday, January 14 to show your support for Smoke-Free Kentucky!  See below for information on how to call in or send an email message during the broadcast. Passing a statewide, comprehensive smoke-free law is a 2013 Blueprint for Kentucky’s Children priority. View the Blueprint Smoke-free fact sheet here. Scheduled guests are: - State Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington - State Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville - Dr. Shawn Jones, past president of the Kentucky Medical Association - [...]

By |2013-01-14T08:53:24-05:00January 14th, 2013|Blog, Health|
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New Year, New Website for Kentucky Youth Advocates

Kentucky Youth Advocates is excited to announce the launch of our new website at www.kyyouth.org. The site’s improved design captures the scope of our mission while the user-friendly navigation allows quick access to our latest news, reports, and advocacy information. We've also included helpful tools, easy-to-use features, and updated information on the issues advocates, the media, and policymakers care about. Here are just a few of the new features: Issue-driven Navigation – we placed the [...]

By |2013-01-10T12:13:48-05:00January 10th, 2013|Blog|
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Kentucky KIDS COUNT 2012 County Data Book examines education, offers framework for strengthening alternative schools

The 2012 County Data Book released last week paints a picture of the path that Kentucky students follow starting from birth to the transition to adulthood based on educational outcomes at each of those stages. This is the 22nd annual release of the County Data Book, part of the Kentucky KIDS COUNT project. The KIDS COUNT project monitors progress for Kentucky’s one million children on over 100 measures of child well-being, including health, safety, economic well-being, and [...]

By |2013-01-03T11:58:50-05:00January 3rd, 2013|Blog, Education|
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