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WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON RAISING RESPONSIBLE TEENS
Agency Response
I.
Themes
Agriculture Department: Food and Nutrition Service
Healthy eating patterns for teens and their families
Childhood obesity and overweight issues
Educating teens about nutrition information and services
Teen pregnancy-low birth weight and infant mortality
Agriculture Department: Cooperative Research Education and Extension Service
Corporation for National Service
Youth as Resources: we must ask more of teens
Education Department
Hope: How does society give teens hope
Early Childhood
Critical transitions [from junior high to high school]; reforming the HS
Search for Identity: especially among boys with the lack of responsible definitions of manhood
Growing up alone: lack of parental involvement and supervision in teen years
Parental adult substitutes
Creating a responsible values system with character education and religion
Health and Human Services
Healthy Habits: Setting the Course for Adulthood (What are the social dimensions of health
and fitness as kids grow into adulthood? How can we work with young people to help them
make wise choices about their bodies and their behaviors? Highlight the Healthy People 2010
indicators around adolescent health.) [Sec. Shalala, DHHS]
Mental Health and Adolescents (What do we know about the mental health needs of young
people? What do young people say are their main mental health issues/needs? How do we
provide supports to help young people develop a positive sense of self and belonging, and
help them avoid violence against themselves or others?) [Surgeon General Satcher]
Joining a Community: Effective Ways to Engage Youth (How can we enlist youth as
committed partners in building communities and their own futures? [Gen. Colin Powell,
America's Promise]
Other suggested topics:
Aiming High: Helping Teens Set Goals and Achieve Them (What motivates young people to
aim high? How to we get youth involved in community building, educational and career
pursuits, creative expression, athletics, and developmental experiences in and beyond the
classroom?) [Sec. Riley, ED]
Preparing Youth for the World of Work: Concerns and Opportunities (what opportunities
do youth believe they have in terms of education, training and work? What motivates young
people to seek a career and take the steps necessary to make it a reality? What concerns youth
about inequalities in the labor market?) [Sec. Herman, DOL]
Building Local Capacity for Community Youth Development (What is the role of
community, faith-based, and volunteer organizations in building up youth's responsibility
and commitment? How do we break through bureaucracies to get results for our kids?) [Sec.
Cuomo, HUD]
Conflict Resolution and Alternatives to Violence (How do young people learn to resolve
conflicts? How can parents, mentors and other adults involved with teens build a positive
foundation of social skills that will enable youth to deal with anger or conflict productively?)
[Attorney General Reno, DOJ]
Communication: Valuing the Perspectives of Youth (Are kids ready to talk? Are adults ready
to hear them? How can parents and other adults who work with teens to learn to speak and
listen in ways that allow youth to express themselves and be understood?) [Member of
Congress/Youth Organization Leader/Foundation Leader]
Peer Learning (What can low-risk and high-risk youth learn from one another? How can young
people resist learning negative habits from peers?) [Member of Congress/Youth Organization
Leader/Foundation Leader]
The Values We Teach (How do young people develop their own values? What values are kids
learning today and who is teaching them? How do family values, customs and conversations
make a difference in a youth's maturation?) [Member of Congress/Youth Organization
Leader/Foundation Leader]
Housing and Urban Development
Partnerships in Public Housing (Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCA, Girl Scouts of American, etc.);
Providing Safe Environments through Gun Violence Reduction Initiatives;
After School Program;
Tutoring and Mentoring;
Government and Private Partnerships
Justice Department
Developing Positive Youth/Adult Partnerships. It is important to focus on the development of
positive communication skills between youth and adults, parents and children. For your
information, two promising youth/adult partnership curriculums have been developed: one by
the National 4-H Council and another by the National Boys and Girls Clubs.
Recognizing What Parents Do Right. Though the conference needs to highlight the difficulties
that parents face, it will also be important to focus on how parents are successful.
Highlighting Effective Programming. The conference should be utilized as a vehicle to
educate parents, practitioner and other conference attendees about the availability of effective
programming which strengthens families.
Labor Department
At-risk youth
Partnerships, i.e. DOL/DOJ on youth offender
Coordination of resources
NICHD
Adolescent sexual behavior.
Youth violence is much in the news these days. Different interest groups point to different
possible causes of the seeming increase in such violence. The NIH has recently set aside
several million dollars of funding and issued a call for research on this topic.
Help young people grow both roots and wings: A continued investment in research-based,
theoretically grounded and culturally appropriate intervention studies designed to help youth
avoid risky behaviors and maintain healthy ones, with appropriate evaluation and long term
follow-up will provide guidance to parents, schools, churches and other community
organizations.
II.
Deliverables
Agriculture Department: Food and Nutrition Service
Joint statement of Medical Associations on the role of schools in the promotion of healthy eating
behaviors.
Agriculture Department: Cooperative Research Education and Extension Service
Corporation for National Service
Announce National Youth Summit in June
Recognize recipients of President's Student Service Awards and/or President's Student Service
Scholarships
Recognize newly named National Service-Learning Leader Schools
Highlight recently signed Youth Service Compact
Education Department
Growing Up Drug Free: A Parents Guide to Prevention. The publication is being printed in
Spanish and will be ready for distribution in April.
Health and Human Services
State-by-state birth rates broken down by ethnicity. Every May, DHHS works with the White
House to create an event commemorating teenage pregnancy prevention month. As in past
years, CDC will have new state-by-state birth rates broken down by ethnicity to announce. It
is expected that this will be the seventh year in a row that teen birth rates will have gone
down. Additionally, the Administration has worked with the Campaign to Prevent Teenage
Pregnancy to recognize their annual award recipients national and community leaders
from a variety of fields who have made a real difference in helping teens avoid pregnancy.
This conference would be a natural venue for these announcements.
Preliminary announcement Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence. on Although the
Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence will not be complete until December 2000,
there may be a way to make a preliminary announcement about this project.
Although the following may not substantial enough to constitute announcements, we would
suggest that the White House may want to consider making available for the first time (in
either the morning session or an appropriate break-out):
A pamphlet for adult community members on Preventing Tragedies Involving Young People:
How You Can Help.
A handout for youth called Express Yourself, which will be available in both English and
Spanish.
A small handout with anecdotes about vulnerable youth who have been helped by youth
programs operated through the runaway and homeless youth system.
Housing and Urban Development
HUD issued its Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) on February 24, 2000. The
SuperNOFA contains a wide variety of programs relating to children. Contract awards will
not be made until later in the year. HUD would be willing to provide training on the
SuperNOFA to conference participants.
HUD partners with 3,400 housing authorities and CDBG block grant cities through and fund a
wide variety of programs for teens and their families. Many of these programs have been
recognized for their outstanding work with young people. Provided is a list of
programs/services offered to teens through HUD.
Justice Department
Parenting Website. OJJDP and the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention are developing a national website for parents. Similar to the children with
disabilities website, the parenting website will provide a catalog of information currently
available for parents through the Internet and will provide links to all the major Federal
agencies for accessing this information. This website will also provide Internet links to
various foundations, private and public organizations, and other groups which provide
information for parents through the Internet. This website is under production. It will not be
fully available by the date of the conference (early May). However, the development of the
website and its pending availability could be announced at the conference.
Juvenile Justice Journal. OJJDP produces a publication entitled the "Juvenile Justice Journal".
OJJDP would like to offer the September edition for focusing on issues related to parenting.
As a lead article for the September edition, we propose to highlight the conference and its
proceedings, perhaps with an article lead-in from the First Lady or the President.
Labor Department
At-Risk Youth Grant competition announcement of winners ($9 million total)
Numbers day on youth (5/5) - (trying to figure out what this is)
Herman/Reno day together around the issues of youth
violence/reentry/job training [are there grants?]
NICHD
Ann Siegal at DHHS/ASPE has a number of copies of the booklet produced from the early
findings of the AddHEALTH Study. "Reducing the risk: Connections that make a difference
in the lives of youth." This is an appropriate, interesting and useful contribution from NIH-
funded research.
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partner
Memo
To:
Ann O'Leary, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy
Ruby Shamir, Associate Director for Domestic Policy
Date: 03/14/00
Re: White House Conference on Youth, May 2000
This memoradum represents the first step in the Department of Health and Human
Service's contributions to the planned White House conference on youth. As noted
in several places below, we will continue to work with various parts of the
Department to get additional information, deliverables, etc.
A. SUPPORT FOR WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON YOUTH:
The window of opportunity is open for the creation of a new, more proactive
approach to youth development. As DHHS Secretary Donna Shalala pointed out in
her testimony of September 14, 1999 before the Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, effective youth development programs do
more than prevent risky behavior. "They promote such things as the social,
emotional, cognitive and moral competence of young people. Most importantly, [a
comprehensive strategy] must include adolescents themselves and make them
active participants in the strategies that we develop for their successful futures."
Positive youth development takes a public health approach, preventing negative
outcomes by developing healthful behaviors among young people.
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Just as new findings in cognitive development have revolutionized national policy
toward young children (from birth to age 3), the same could happen for older children
and teens based on our rapidly developing body of knowledge about the public and
social health aspects of adolescent maturation. In an article entitled "Key Brain
Growth Goes On Into Teens," the March 9, 2000 Washington Post reported that:
"Scientists have discovered that the brain undergoes surprisingly dramatic
anatomical changes between the ages of 3 and 15," with significant cognitive and
emotional implications for success and health later in life. This White House
conference could build on the earlier White House conferences on early brain
development and child care by conveying the message that we need to protect our
investment in our youngest children by fully supporting them as they go through this
second period of accelerated change and growth.
Given the context of recent national initiatives for workforce investment, welfare
reform, and after-school programs, as well on concurrent activities on youth
development in the youth-serving and health fields, DHHS feels that the time is ripe
to begin a national dialogue on the policies and practices that will help America
protect and empower our young people as they grow from the dependency of
childhood into productive, independent adults. The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) welcomes this opportunity to focus on positive youth
development.
B. ADDRESSING THE ROLE OF YOUTH, PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN
POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:
HHS strongly supports the themes of community, opportunity and responsibility that
are referenced in the 3/3/00 White House draft document. To build on these themes
and capture the energy and commitment of youth, along with the families and
communities in which they grow up, HHS would recommend modifying the title of the
conference to convey the message that youth, families and communities are partners
in a positive effort to build strong futures. This approach would connect genuine
concern about the risks youth navigate as they grow up with a sense of hope and
promise. Possible suggestions include:
Promoting Opportunity, Responsibility and Community Engagement for Youth in the
21st Century
Coming of Age: Empowering Youth in the 21st Century
Communities, Families and Youth -- Building a Better Future
Building on Strengths: Communities, Families and Youth Working Together
America and Youth: Responsible, Caring and Creative Partners
The Nation and its Youth: Building the Future through Positive Youth Development
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Investing in the Future: Supporting Positive Youth Development in the 21st Century
Developing Youth, Building a Better Future
C. PARTNERS AND RESOURCES:
The following individuals would be valuable contributers to the design, planning and
implementation of this event:
Stewart Smith, Executive Director of Campfire Boys and Girls and Chair of the
National Collaboration for Youth (representing dozens of major youth serving
organizations)
Karen Pittman, International Youth Foundation
David Hamburg, former President, Carnegie Foundation
Pam Stevens, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Inca Mohamed, Ford Foundation
Della Hughes, Executive Director of the National Network for Youth
Michelle Kipke, Chair, Board for Children Youth and Families, National Academy of
Sciences
Andy Hahn, Brandeis University
Sam Halprin, American Youth Policy Forum
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The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) has already begun
engaging a number of these partners to begin this dialogue on positive youth
development. For instance, on February 9, 2000, ACYF organized a half day
discussion on the topic of setting a national "Blueprint for Youth." This discussion
was planned in conjunction with the National Network for Youth's annual symposium
so the audience included over a hundred youth service providers and young people.
This session included a federal panel with representatives from DHHS, DOL, DOJ
and ED, as well as youth. A second panel included representatives from the Ford
Foundation, the National Collaboration for Youth, and the National Academy of
Sciences. This forum was well-receive and demonstrated how growing federal
interest is coinciding with similar efforts by the National Collaboration for Youth, the
United Way's Leadership 18 umbrella and America's Promise. ACYF is planning to
follow up with these youth development leaders in a meeting in late March.
D. ISSUES/THEMES:
At the March 3 meeting, Departments were requested to identify important
issues/themes that could be discussed in the morning or used as break-out sessions
and to recommend Cabinet Secretaries, Members of Congress, or other high-level
individuals who could function as leads for breakouts. In your follow up email, you
requested that we note the 2-3 themes we)feel cannot be left out of the conference;
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these are listed first below.
Themes
Healthy Habits: Setting the Course for Adulthood (What are the social
dimensions of health and fitness as kids grow into adulthood? How can we work
with young people to help them make wise choices about their bodies and their
behaviors? Highlight the Healthy People 2010 indicators around adolescent
health.) [Sec. Shalala, DHHS]
Mental Health and Adolescents (What do we know about the mental health needs
of young people? What do young people say are their main mental health
issues/needs? How do we provide supports to help young people develop a
positive sense of self and belonging, and help them avoid violence against
themselves or others?) [Surgeon General Satcher]
Joining a Community: Effective Ways to Engage Youth (How can we enlist youth
as committed partners in building communities and their own futures? [Gen. Colin
Powell, America's Promise]
Other suggested topics:
Aiming High: Helping Teens Set Goals and Achieve Them (What motivates
young people to aim high? How to we get youth involved in community building,
educational and career pursuits, creative expression, athletics, and
developmental experiences in and beyond the classroom?) [Sec. Riley, ED]
Preparing Youth for the World of Work: Concerns and Opportunities (what
opportunities do youth believe they have in terms of education, training and
work? What motivates young people to seek a career and take the steps
necessary to make it a reality? What concerns youth about inequalities in the
labor market?) [Sec. Herman, DOL]
Building Local Capacity for Community Youth Development (What is the role of
community, faith-based, and volunteer organizations in building up youth's
responsibility and commitment? How do we break through bureaucracies to get
results for our kids?) [Sec. Cuomo, HUD]
Conflict Resolution and Alternatives to Violence (How do young people learn to
resolve conflicts? How can parents, mentors and other adults involved with teens
build a positive foundation of social skills that will enable youth to deal with anger
or conflict productively?) [Attorney General Reno, DOJ]
Communication: Valuing the Perspectives of Youth (Are kids ready to talk? Are
adults ready to hear them? How can parents and other adults who work with
teens to learn to speak and listen in ways that allow youth to express themselves
and be understood?) [Member of Congress/Youth Organization
Leader/Foundation Leader]
Peer Learning (What can low-risk and high-risk youth learn from one another? How
can young people resist learning negative habits from peers?) [Member of
Congress/Youth Organization Leader/Foundation Leader]
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The Values We Teach (How do young people develop their own values? What
values are kids learning today and who is teaching them? How do family values,
customs and conversations make a difference in a youth's maturation?) [Member
of Congress/Youth Organization Leader/Foundation Leader]
E. ANNOUNCEMENTS/DELIVERABLES
We are still in the process of working with DHHS agencies to identify possible
announcements, but the following represent some initial ideas:
Every May, DHHS works with the White House to create an event commemorating
teenage pregnancy prevention month. As in past years, CDC will have new
state-by-state birth rates broken down by ethnicity to announce. It is expected
that this will be the seventh year in a row that teen birth rates will have gone
down. Additionally, the Administration has worked with the Campaign to Prevent
Teenage Pregnancy to recognize their annual award recipients --- national and
community leaders from a variety of fields who have made a real difference in
helping teens avoid pregnancy. This conference would be a natural venue for
these announcements.
Although the Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence will not be complete until
December 2000, there may be a way to make a preliminary announcement about
this project.
Although the following may not substantial enough to constitute announcements, we
would suggest that the White House may want to consider making available for the
first time (in either the morning session or an appropriate break-out):
A pamphlet for adult community members on Preventing Tragedies Involving Young
People: How You Can Help.
A handout for youth called Express Yourself, which will be available in both English
and Spanish.
A small handout with anecdotes about vulnerable youth who have been helped by
youth programs operated through the runaway and homeless youth system.
F. DOWNLINK AUDIENCES
The National Collaboration for Youth and the HHS Regional ACF youth staff could
help coordinate downlink sites around the nation (e.g. Girl Scouts in Atlanta,
Campfire in Kansas City, etc.)
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G. DHHS SERVICES/PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES
A preliminary survey of DHHS programs/activities in this area follows:
HHS Positive Youth Development/Prevention Programs
Girl Power! (ASPA/SAMHSA)
Girl Neighborhood Power! (HRSA/MCHB)
Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SAMHSA)
Secretarial Initiative on Youth Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA)
National Youth Sports (ACF/OCS)
Project Youth Connect (mentoring/advocates) (SAMHSA or CDC)
Your Time - Their Future National Public Education Program (SAMHSA/CSAP)
Parenting IS Prevention (SAMHSA/CSAP)
Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) school health/health education programs
(CDC)
Youth Violence Prevention (OPHS)
Intervention Services for Youth in Crisis
Street Outreach for runaway and homeless youth (ACF/FYSB)
Basic Center (Shelter with Services) for runaway and homeless youth (ACF/FYSB)
Transitional Living Program for runaway and homeless youth (ACF/FYSB)
Child Welfare Services (including child protective services, foster care, family
preservation/support/reunification. etc.)
Independent Living Program (ACF/CB)
Research Activities
Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health Study) (NICHD)
Project Youth Connect (SAMHSA)
Injury Prevention Effects of Violence Interventions (studying curfew laws) (SAMHSA)
Predictor Variables (on negative behaviors leading to substance abuse) (SAMHSA)
Family Strengthening (SAMHSA/CSAP)
High Risk Youth Demonstration Grant Program (SAMHSA/CSAP)
National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being (ACF)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance and Data (CDC)
Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Adolescents and Associations with Emotional and Behavioral
Problems (SAMHSA)
H. RESEARCH AND OTHER BACKGROUND MATERIALS
Translating Youth Development into Action (1999 issue of The Exchange newsletter)
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(ACF/FYSB)
Best Practices to Prevent Violence by Children and Adolescents: A Sourcebook (CDC)
Things that DO Make a Difference for Youth: A Compendium of Evaluations of Youth
Programs and Practices (American Youth Policy Forum)
[Guidelines to managing anger, confrontation and one's own stress - literature to be
identified]
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HUD
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Inutes
WASHINGTON, DC 20410-0001
TO:
MaryEllen McGuire, Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff
Office of the First Lady
FROM:
Jacquie Lawing, Acting Chief of Staff
DATE:
March 14, 2000
RE:
Suggestions for Raising Responsible Teens Conference
In response to the request from the Office of the First Lady regarding the White House
Conference on "Raising Responsible Teens" HUD would like to submit the following:
1. Suggested Themes for the conferences could include:
Partnerships in Public Housing (Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCA, Girl Scouts of American,
etc.); Providing Safe Environments through Gun Violence Reduction Initiatives; After
School Program; Tutoring and Mentoring; Government and Private Partnerships.
2. Possible Deliverables:
HUD issued its Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) on February 24,
2000. The SuperNOFA contains a wide variety of programs relating to children. Contract
awards will not be made until later in the year. HUD would be willing to provide training
on the SuperNOFA to conference participants..
3. HUD partners with 3,400 housing authorities and CDBG block grant cities through
and fund a wide variety of programs for teens and their families. Many of these programs
have been recognized for their outstanding work with young people. Provided is a list of
programs/services offered to teens through HUD.
Boston, MA - School-to-Career (STC) Program is a national initiative designed to
improve teaching and learning and to facilitate students' recognition of the connection
between what they learn in school and the skills they need to be productive in the world
outside of school The Empowerment Zone, Boston Public School System, the Private
industry Council (PIC), Jobs for the Future (a nonprofit organization), and Jobs and
Community Service (a city agency) have created a local partnership to operate the
program.
Minneapolis, MN - In September, 2000 residents in Minneapolis's Empowerment Zone
(EZ) will have a change to improve their health more conveniently than ever when the
Midtown Community and Urban Sports Center is completed. This $21 million project
has been hailed as a model of public and private investment that builds on innovative
partnerships between the YMCA, the EZ, the Minneapolis Public School system, and
local governmental agencies.
Tech Education Centers, Albany/Schenectady/Troy, New York- The 100 Net
Initiative is a family affair. The technology centers will provide education and
technology training to entire families, including computer training for seniors. The
regional chapter of 100 Black Men, a national organization of professional men whose
goal is community enrichment, is developing a regional program with help from the
Albany/Schenectady/Troy Enterprise Community, the Nation's only regional governed
EC. The chapter will establish a $1.5 million, regionally directed, community-based
technology center is each city.
Maysville, KY- The Orientation to College Program is offered to residents of the
Housing Authority of Maysville. Students of all ages take their first semester of college
classes on site in the Beechwood Community Center. The Orientation curriculum is
designed to prepare students for liberal arts, science, and technical careers. A class of
students is invitee to begin the program wit the summer session. Then formal classes
continue at the Maysville Community College in the fall and spring. Students admitted
to the program may be eligible for financial aid. The students will take approximately 12
credit hours each session.
Anne Arundel County, MD- Mentors in Alliance for Youth Initiatives (MAYI) is a
collaboration of agencies and businesses. Together they formed a coalition to improve
services for youth in public housing in Anne Arundel County. MAYI consists of staff
from the Anne Arundel Housing Authority. MAYI pulls all financial and personal
resources into one coalition that meets monthly to plan weekly calendars, summer day
camps, homework help sessions, monthly trips, and special events. Typical daily events
starts at about 3pm and continue until 7pm and involve completing homework, working
on computers, participating in arts and crafts, and much more. Children leave the school
bus and go directly to the centrally located Recreation Center to participate in the
afterschool activities. As a result of the alliance, agencies participating have used
resources more effectively by providing nonduplicative services and combining
knowledge, talent, and financial resources to design a program that one entity alone could
not achieve.
Kansas City, MO- More than 50 percent of all children in central Kansas City are being
raised by grandparents, who often face financial hardships and have problems dealing
with their grandchildren's behavior and schoolwork. The Kansas City Community
Outreach Partnership Center of the University of Missouri-Kansas City uses a
multipronged approach to address these issues, including the Grandparent Needs
Assessment, Grandparents Outreach and Grandparents Enhancement programs. The
Grandparents Outreach program, which provides access to social services, has
approximately 100 participants. The Grandparents Enhancement program, which
includes a summer academy and tutoring/mentoring program. Students progress is being
monitored for improvement.
Alexandria, VA - Communities in Schools (CIS), the Nation's largest nonprofit stay-in-
school network, uses national and local partnerships to help students learn, stay in school,
and prepare for life. The CIS Networking Academy equips high school students with
computer information technology skills to prepare them for a work as computer
networking engineers. This program demonstrates a unique partnership among the Cisco
Foundation, HUD, and schools. All of the partners have expanded the programs to serve
public housing, empowerment zones, and communities. By linking the education,
business, and community development efforts of these organizations, the network reaches
500,000 youth in more than 1,000 schools in 34 States and the District of Columbia.
More than 94 percent of the students participating in the CIS program stay in school and
graduate.
Newark, NJ- The Miss Housing Authority pageant began in 1997 as a local event
involving four public housing authorities in Essex County. I 1998, it expanded to include
housing authorities in four New Jersey counties. The primary purpose of the pageant is to
provide young women ages 13-16 who live in public housing with an opportunity to
participate in a structured environment of activities and experience cultural enrichment,
career exploration, and personal growth. Newark Housing Authority funds the pageant
and maintains oversight for its coordination and program operations.
Cohoes, NY- AmeriCorps/VISTA members at the Cohoes Housing Authority work with
residents in three areas of concentration: literacy and English as a second language
(ESL), youth development, and senior independence. ESL instructors work with 27
immigrant families to increase their language of English and assist families to become
U.S. citizens.
Syracuse, NY- "Super Summer" is a 1 month residential camp on two university
campuses for teens who live in public housing. While residing in college dormitories,
youth from 13-17 years of age experience academic, athletic, cultural and social activities
that have been designed wit specific goals: Career options are highlighted by speakers
who present a wide variety of topics and frequent field trips to other colleges, museums,
and parks. Program participation has resulted in a overwhelming interest in attending
college and making lifestyle changes that will have a positive impact on their futures.
Fort Worth, TX- The Forth Worth Independent School District's Adopt-a-School
Program joins the business community and the public educational system in a partnership
serving a student body of nearly 80,000 children. More than 400 Adopt-a-School
companies, organizations, and churches including HUD's Forth Worth Field Office,
provide tutors and mentors, host career days and offer other services to increase academic
achievement. Annually 150 of HUD's 200 field employees volunteer their time to the
Program. Adopt-a-School activities develop a rapport that strengthens the entire
community. Business and school partnerships matches are based on the primary needs of
the school and the expertise of the business. Together, they give students a chance to step
from the classroom into the workplace and to see how academic knowledge increases job
performance.
4. HUD can co-sponsor satelliting the broadcast via our satellite broadcast facility as
well as our videostreaming capability. The broadcast can be seen round-the-world via the
Internet by videostreaming the conference. We can also archive the conference on the
Internet making it available to those who want to view it 7 days a week 24 hours per day.
The conference can remain on the website until such time as the White House asks us to
remove it.
5. Would HUD be interested in being a co-sponsor for the conference? HUD would be
interested in assisting the administration to help ensure that the conference was a success.
Upon a specific request, HUD would then determine if an available source of funding was
available.
6. Does HUD have an off-site location to host the conference (200 participants).
Depending on the time and date, HUD's cafeteria at 451 7th Street, SW will seat 700
theater style. The cafeteria has a stage as well as audio and video capability. The Blue
Room located off the cafeteria will seat 200.
7. Potential participant list:
Bill Miliken, President, Communities In Schools. He was instrumental in developing
the White House Summit on Education. Leads the largest stay in school program in the
Country. CIS is a HUD grantee. He knows the First Lady and the President.
Tyrone Parker, President, Alliance for Concerned Men
This group coordinated the rival gang cease-fire following the execution style killing of
Darrel Hall, a 12 year old Benning Terrace (DC) resident. They have brought the male
and female gangs of DC together, working to clean-up the community and recently
celebrated the 3rd year of the cease-fire. They work directly with low-income, high-risk
youth in DC. They have been nationally recognized for their efforts by Reader's Digest
and the Washington Post. Mr. Parker has been featured on a Connie Chung Special in
Dec. 98 (which was broadcast at the DC Storefront with a Townhall style meeting).
They also have support voiced by Rep. John Conyers, Rep. Rangle, DC's David Gibson
and Actor Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation).
Eden Durbin Fisher, Policy Director, YMCA of America
David Mercer, President, YMCA of America
Edward Thiebe, Director of Youth Programs, National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA)
Katherine Philbun, Director Community Relations, Major League Soccer
Beth Colleton, Director Community Relations, National Football League
Steve Martin, Director Corporate Relations, National Basketball Association
Eve Barth, Director Community Relations, NBA
Tom Braswell, Community Relations, Major League Baseball
Willie O'Ree, Director Youth Development, NHL (1st African-American to break race
barrier)
Richard Bowers, VP Community Affairs, PGA Tour
Brad Hart, Associate Director, Police Athletic League
John Butler, Pop Warner Little Scholars (supports gun curbs)
Sally Cunningham, National Council of Youth Sports (umbrella organizations
representing 40 million kids)
Robert Kannaby, The National High School Federation (supports school safety)
D.J-
U.S. Department of Justice
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Office of Justice Programs
°JJDP
Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention
Office of the Administrator
Washington, D.C. 20531
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
March 10, 2000
TO:
Ruby Shamir
Assistant Director for Domestic Policy
Domestic Policy Council
THROUGH:
John] Wilson
Acting Administrator
FROM:
Kimberly J. Budnick K&B
Director, Concentration of Federal Efforts Program
SUBJECT:
Follow-up Information for the "White House Conference on Raising
Teenagers in the 21st Century"
At the meeting you convened with Federal agencies on March 3, 2000, to discuss the upcoming
"White House Conference on Raising Teenagers in the 21st Century", you requested that each of
the represented Federal agencies provide a summary of: 1) our recommended conference
issues/themes; 2) programs that our agency supports for young people and their families; 3)
research, data and other materials available; and 4) deliverables that we recommend for
announcement at the conference. Provided below is the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) review of these items.
1.
Recommended Issues and Themes for the Conference
Developing Positive Youth/Adult Partnerships. It is important to focus on the
development of positive communication skills between youth and adults, parents and
children. For your information, two promising youth/adult partnership curriculums have
been developed: one by the National 4-H Council and another by the National Boys and
Girls Clubs.
Recognizing What Parents Do Right. Though the conference needs to highlight the
difficulties that parents face, it will also be important to focus on how parents are
successful.
Highlighting Effective Programming. The conference should be utilized as a vehicle to
educate parcnts, practitioner and other conference attendees about the availability of
effective programming which strengthens families.
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2.
Programming
The Strengthening American Families Initiative. In 1988 OJJDP launched a major
parenting initiative entitled Effective Parenting Strategies for Families of High Risk
Youth. Dr. Carol Kumpfer and her associates at the University of Utah conducted a
national search for effective family strengthening programs. During that search, 25
programs were selected from the more than 500 that had been nominated. The project
culminated in a national conference in December 1991.
Currently, the University of Utah, with collaborative funding from OJJDP and the Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention, is working to further enhance the dissemination of
model family-based programs and to examine the process of program selection and
implementation. Dr. Rose Alvarado from the University of Utah recently presented to the
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention examples of
promising program approaches to parent training and family strengthening.
Parental and Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation. For over twenty years Dr.
David Olds, Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Preventive Medicine at the
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center has been developing and testing a
program that helps low-income, first-time mothers deliver healthy babies, give them
proper care and avoid substance abuse and criminal behavior. Evidence shows that nurse
home visitation reduces juvenile offending. By promoting healthy maternal and child
functioning early in life, we can reduce the likelihood that children will develop serious
antisocial behavior, including criminal offending. Adolescents whose mothers received
nurse home visitation services over a decade earlier were 60 percent less likely than
adolescents whose mothers had not received a nurse home visitor to have run away, 55
percent less likely to have been arrested, and 80 percent less likely to have been convicted
of a crime, including violation of probation. Three components of the US Department of
Justice's Office of Justice Programs - OJJDP, BJA and the Executive Office of Weed and
Seed - are supporting implementation of this program in six high-crime, urban areas as
part of its Weed and Seed Safe Futures initiatives. This program is also one of 10
"Blueprints" programs supported by OJJDP as programs which, after a rigorous
evaluation, have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing violence and success in
replication across sites.
Parents Anonymous. Parents Anonymous leads a network of affiliated community-
based groups that hold weekly meetings led by parents and professionally trained
facilitators. The organization works to strengthen families by promoting parent
leadership, mutual support, shared leadership and personal growth. Programs that
support positive development are also offered for children. OJJDP has partnered with
Parents Anonymous since 1994 to promote shared leadership and mutual support in
ethnically and culturally diverse settings across the US.
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The Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program. The FAST Program focuses
upon building and enhancing youth's relationships with their families, peers, teachers,
school staff, and other members of the community. FAST works to:
Enhance family functioning by strengthening the parent-child relationship and
empowering parents to become primary prevention agents for their children.
Prevent school failure by improving the child's behavior and performance in
school, empowering the parents in their role as partners in the educational process,
and strengthening the child's and family's affiliation with the school.
Prevent alcohol and other drug abuse in the family by increasing the family's
awareness and knowledge of substance abuse and its impact on child development
and linking the family with appropriate assessment and treatment as needed.
Reduce the stress that families experience from daily life by developing ongoing
support groups for parents of at-risk children, linking the family with appropriate
community resources, and building the self-esteem of each family member.
Team H.O.P.E. (Help Offering Parents Empowerment): A Parent Support Network
for Families of Missing Children. This national network supports families with
missing children who have been abducted by a family member or a stranger. Team
H.O.P.E. parent volunteers speak from experience and represent families of children in
each of these circumstances either internationally or domestically. The program assists
law enforcement and other agencies in tending to the needs of families of missing
children. The program operates a hotline for referrals: 1-800-306-6311.
The National Center On Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice (EDJJ). EDJJ is
jointly funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education
Programs, and the US Department of Justice, OJJDP. The Center is a 5-year project that
has been structured as a collaborative research, training, technical assistance, and
information dissemination program designed to understand and develop effective
responses to the needs of youth with disabilities who are currently in the juvenile justice
system or who are at high-risk for future involvement. The Center also focuses on
addressing the needs of the parents of these youth.
3.
Research, Data and Other Materials Available
Research
OJJDP's Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency demonstrates that
adolescents whose parents display problem behaviors are almost twice as likely to be
involved in serious delinquency as compared with adolescents whose parents do not
exhibit problem behaviors. Adolescents with delinquent peers are nearly ten times more
likely to be involved in serious delinquency than are adolescents who have fewer
delinquent friends. Moreover, for adolescents who are exposed to both risk factors --
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parents and peers who engage in problem behaviors -- serious delinquency is 17 times as
likely to occur. There is a syuergizing, multiplier effect on youth that strongly and
negatively impacts these children's lives. We are challenged to do our work better at
earlier points in time, as well as in our juvenile correctional systems.
Composition of families is an aspect of family life that is consistently associated with
delinquency. Children who live in homes with only one parent or in which parental
relationships have been disrupted by divorce or separation are more likely to display a
range of emotional and behavioral problems, including delinquency. As part of OJJDP's
Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency: the Rochester
Youth Development Study, the Denver Youth Survey, and the Pittsburgh Youth Study,
research teams interviewed 4,000 youth and their caretakers to analyze the prevalence of
delinquent behaviors, drug use and the number of family transitions the youth had
experienced. The researchers found that youth who had faced a substantial number of
family transitions, experienced decreased financial security and increased stress and
conflict. In Rochester, NY, and Denver, CO, the number of transitions had a significant
effect on delinquency and drug use, with the Pittsburgh data showing the same trend,
although not at a statistically significant level.
While many research studies have found that negative peer influence is a major reason to
initiate drug use or delinquency, parental disapproval has also been shown to be a major
deterrent not to engage in delinquent acts or to use drugs. Family variables are a
consistently strong predictor of antisocial and delinquent behaviors. According to Bry
and colleagues, in their research entitled Family-Focused Preventions of Drug Abuse:
Research and Interventions, there are direct paths from inadequate parental supervision
and peer deviance to problem behaviors. Many research studies suggest that parenting
and family interventions that decrease family conflict and improve family involvement
and parental monitoring should reduce problem behavior.
A new study of family by researcher Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work
Institute, produced a recent report and book entitled: "Ask the Children: What
America's Children Really Think About Working Parents". The study demonstrates
that an estimated two-thirds of America's children worry about what they perceive as
work-related stress and fatigue suffered by their parents. Though children in the study
gave their parents high marks in parenting, they wished their parents were under less
stress. Most notedly, children reported that they did not want more time with their
parents, but instead want better communication and more focused time, with parents
being less strained and tired.
Publications
OJJDP has developed many publications and resources which may be useful as tools for
parents and others who will be attending the conference. Provided below are some
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examples of publications available through OJJDP:
"Adolescent Motherhood: Implications for the Juvenile Justice System", Fact
Sheet #50, January 1997.
"Responsible Fatherhood", Fact Sheet #73, December 1997.
"When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide", OJJDP, Report, May
1998
"A Safety Net for the Internet: Protecting Our Children", Juvenile Justice Journal,
Volume V, Number 1, May 1998
Keeping Children Safe: Rhetoric and Reality", Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume
V, Number 1, May 1998
"Effective Family Strengthening Interventions", OJJDP Bulletin, Family
Strengthening Series, November 1998.
"Prenatal And Early Childhood Nurse Home Visitation", OJJDP Bulletin,
November 1998
"Treatment Foster Care", OJJDP Bulletin, Family Strengthening Series,
December 1998
"Parents Anonyomus: Strengthening Familes", OJJDP Bulletin, Family
Strengthening Series, April 1999
"Preventing Violence the Problem-Solving Way", OJJDP Bulletin, Family
Strengthening Series, April 1999
"Preparing for the Drug Free Years", OJJDP Bulletin, Family Strengthening
Series, July 1999
"Family Disruption and Delinquency", OJJDP Bulletin, Youth Development
Series, September 1999
"Families and Schools Together", OJJDP Bulletin, Family Strengthening Series,
November 1999
"Parental Responsibility Laws", Juvenile Justice Reform Initiatives in the States:
1994-1996.
Websites
Children with Disabilities. OJJDP, through the Coordinating Council on Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, has created a website for parents, teachers, youth
and others who have an interest in learning about assistance for youth with disabilities.
Located at "www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org" the website provides information
from and website links to all the Federal agencies as well as private foundations, covering
a vast array of information. This website is particularly useful for parents who are
working to meet the needs (emotional, physical, mental and behavioral) of their children.
A flyer which provides a description of this website is available.
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CD-Roms
Reducing Youth Violence: A Comprehensive Approach. This multimeida CD is
organized around a range of strategies, including strengthening families, that offer'a
comprehensive approach to addressing youth violence and juvenile justice issues. Parents
might find this CD-Rom useful in that much of OJJDP's reference material, such as
Family Strengthening Series publications published before April 1999, are available
directly in the CD. The CD also highlights other resources, training and technical
assistance.
Fight For Your Rights: Take a Stand Against Youth Violence. In 1999, OJJDP, in
conjunction with MTV, Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice, and the
Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US
Department f Education, has developed a CD-Rom package entitled: "Fight For Your
Rights: Take A Stand Against Youth Violence." The target audience for this CD package
is teenagers. The package includes an action guide which highlights youth violence
issues, non-violent conflict resolution, mentoring, artistic responses to violence, youth
crime prevention, and advocacy. The inter-active CD-Rom includes music and messages
from current artists (Lauryn Hill, Dave Mathews Band, Everclcar and others) as well as
inter-active programming to go along with the action guide.
4.
Deliverables For the Conference
Parenting Website. OJJDP and the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention are developing a national website for parents. Similar to the
children with disabilities website, the parenting website will provide a catalog of
information currently available for parents through the Internet and will provide links to
all the major Federal agencies for accessing this information. This website will also
provide Internet links to various foundations, private and public organizations, and other
groups which provide information for parents through the Internet.
This website is under production. It will not be fully available by the date of the
conference (early May). However, the development of the website and its pending
availability could be announced at the conference.
Juvenile Justice Journal. OJJDP produces a publication entitled the "Juvenile Justice
Journal". OJJDP would like to offer the September edition for focusing on issues related
to parenting. As a lead article for the September edition, we propose to highlight the
conference and its proceedings, perhaps with an article lead-in from the First Lady or the
President.
CC:
Charles Simon, Deputy Associate Attorney General
NICHD
"Newcomer, Susan (NICHD)"<[email protected]>
03/10/2000 04:30:25 PM
Record Type:
Record
To:
Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP
CC:
"Alexander, Duane (NICHD)" <[email protected]>, "Bachrach, Chris" <[email protected]>
Subject: NICHD Memo for White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teen
agers
To Ruby Shamir, Office of the First Lady
From Susan Newcomer, NICHD
10 March 2000
Information requested in preparation for the White House Conference on Raising
Responsible Teenagers
1. Top 2-3 issues and themes to be addressed at the conference
One particular aspect of adolescence which has received much attention in the
past two decades is that of adolescent sexual behavior. While the initiation of
risky behavior -particularly sexual behavior -- is related to hormonal changes,
it is also very much related to the young person's sense of connection to
friends, family and community. AddHEALTH, a comprehensive and nationally
representative study of the complex interactions of individual, familial and
social-structural influences on adolescent health behavior has recently been
completed, and the Conference should include a presentation based on the
findings from this study. There is strong evidence that connections count, and
that working parents need not worry unnecessarily that they are somehow
"shorting" their children. There is strong evidence that young people really do
listen to their parents and other trusted adults, and that parental advice is
heeded. It is important that intervention programming be based on research
findings, no matter how powerful a single testimony can be. No single voice can
speak for all.
Youth violence is much in the news these days. Different interest groups point
to different possible causes of the seeming increase in such violence. The NIH
has recently set aside several million dollars of funding and issued a call for
research on this topic. To date, over 150 researchers have submitted letters
saying they intend to apply for this funding. Peer review of these applications
and funding decisions will be made over the summer.
A third important theme is to understand and implement the most effective and
powerful ways to help young people grow both roots and wings. That is, to see
that the teens are grounded in their families and homes, but are able to move on
into the adult world. A continued investment in research-based, theoretically
grounded and culturally appropriate intervention studies designed to help youth
avoid risky behaviors and maintain healthy ones, with appropriate evaluation and
long term follow-up will provide guidance to parents, schools, churches and
other community organizations. A variety of interventions will be necessary, as
one size does not fit all.
2. Deliverables [grants, announcements, reports] for the Conference
Ann Siegal at DHHS/ASPE has a number of copies of the booklet produced from the
early findings of the AddHEALTH Study. "Reducing the risk: Connections that make
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a difference in the lives of youth." This is an appropriate, interesting and
useful contribution from NIH-funded research.
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3. List of services provided to youth and families
The NIH does not provide direct services to youth and families, except insofar
as research is translated into stories in the press, interventions or best
practices for health care providers. However, NIH has a long-standing commitment
to address issues in adolescent health. Research has and will continue to
involve studies not only of health, but of cognitive development, adaptation,
relationship with significant others, as well as studies of the broader physical
and social contexts of adolescent development and behavior. Adolescence, after
infancy, is a time of maximum physical change. Young people and those they live
with and around experience great diversity in their responses to the extent and
timing of these physical changes. In addition to these significant physical
changes, adolescence is a period of major cognitive and intellectual growth. An
adolescent's ability to think, reason, evaluate and make choices is closely
related to the avoidance of high-risk behaviors, the maintenance of health, and
the ability to prepare for adulthood as a productive member of society.
Morbidity and mortality during adolescence are primarily the result of behaviors
rather than specific disease. Some of these behaviors are grounded in earlier
childhood, some are new.
4. Research, data and other materials that the organizers should look at and
that supports the themes suggested above.
It might be possible to provide a print-out of all the studies ongoing at NIH
that deal with adolescent issues. Given the time frame, this may not be useful.
At the first planning meeting for this conference, I gave Sonia Chessen, who is
now in the First Lady's office, a list of NICHD-funded researchers on these
issues. We will be glad to provide names and contacts for researchers on a
wide-range of youth-relevant studies.
Susan Newcomer, Statistician (demography),
Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch,
NICHD, 6100 Executive Blvd room 8B09, Bethesda MD 20892, USA
e-mail: [email protected] phone 301.435.6981 fax 301.496.0962
website http://nichd.nih.gov/about/cpr/dbs/
Dept. of Labor
Kamela William <[email protected]>
03/13/2000 07:27:09 PM
Record Type:
Record
To:
Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP
CC:
Subject: FW: First Lady Conference on Raising Responsible Teens
> MEMORANDUM
>
> From:
Kamela William
>
> To:
Ruby Shamir
>
>
RE: Responsible Teens Conference
>
> DATE:
3/13/00
>
>
>
o Two- three top issues essential to cover at the conference:
>
>
1. At-risk youth
>
> 2. Partnerships, i.e. DOL/DOJ on youth offender
>
> 3. Coordination of resources
>
> o Deliverables/Announcements:
>
>
1. At-Risk Youth Grant competition announcement of winners ($9 million
> total)
>
what is twis?
> 2. Numbers day on youth (5/5)
>
>
3. Herman/Reno day together around the issues of youth
>
violence/reentry/job training
>
>
o List of services/programs:
>
>
1. DOL spends approximately $2.7 billion on programs that serve youth,
>
primarily by providing remedial education and training opportunities
>
through the following programs:
>
>
A. Youth Formula block grant -- $1 billion for year round and summer
> youth employment programs in over 600 communities around the
country
>
>
B. Job Corps - $1.4 billion for 119 residential Job Corps Centers
>
around the country, providing some 60,000 young people between the ages
> of 16--24 with a second chance to secure a high school diploma
and
> acquire a vocational skill
>
>
C. Youth Opportunity $250 million in competitive grants recently
> awarded (February 25 with POTUS) to 36 communities around the
> country (urban, rural and Native American, most in EZ's or EC's)
>
>
D. School to Work -- $55 million this year for this Presidential
>
initiative, jointly administered with the Department of Education;
>
provides students with contextual learning through business partnerships
>
> Research:
>
> O DOL/ETA and its' Policy and Research office has some recent research
> papers which help to support program effectiveness and the need for
still wore still not
> services. We will supply titles and summaries to the First Lady's office
> this week.
nec'd
>
> DOL/ETA contribution:
>
> O Assuming the total cost of the conference will be around $50,000;
>
DOL/ETA suggested contribution ($5,000-10,000) given that a number of
> departments/agencies will be involved in the development of the program
>
and given that the focus is largely in-school kids, with an education
> bent.
>
>
>
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Willis, Joyce
rom:
[email protected]
Sent:
Friday, March 10, 2000,7:30 AM
To:
Joyce,[email protected]
Cc:
[email protected] Clara:[email protected]. [email protected]
Subject:
White House Conference on Teens
WhiteHouseTernConf
ovenos-FNSTr.
Joyce --
Attached is a draft of FNS' preliminary input that White House staff
would
like by COB today. Hopefully there will be no format problems coming
from my
computer to yours. As you indicated, you will meet with Shirley this
morning
to discuss this preliminary input and clear it with Shirley prior to
transmission to the White House.
Dorothy Caldwell wanted to make sure that Shirley decided whether or not
we
should use this Conference to announce the upcoming "Joint Statement of
Medical Associations on the Role of School in the Promotion of Health
Eating
Behaviors." Dorothy indicated this announcement could be ready in time
for
this Conference
Eter Shirley clears, the input should be sent to Ruby Shamir at the
White
House. It can be emailed to her at: [email protected] or faxed
to her
at (202) 456-2878. Ruby's phone number is: (202) 456-5696.
Please CC me a copy of what you send Ruby. I am out of the office
today, but
If you need assistance from SFPD staff, please contact Donna Hines.
Thanks.
Clara
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WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE - RAISING RESPONSIBLE TEENAGERS
USDA - Food and Nutrition Service
Preliminary Information
Top Issues/Themes
Healthy Eating Patterns for Teens/Families
Childhood Obesity and Overweight issues
Educating Teens/Families About Important Nutrition Issues and Available Services
Teen Pregnancy-Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality
Agency Grants, Announcements, Reports That Could Be Announced at the Conference
Joint Statement of Medical Associations on the Role of School in the Promotion of
Healthy Eating Behaviors
List of Services/Programs FNS Provides to Young People And Their Families
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) -- WIC's
goal is to improve the health of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding
postpartum women, and infants and children up to 5 years old. WIC provides
supplemental foods, nutrition education, and access to health services.
WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)-- The FMNP provides WIC
participants with increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables at local farmers' markets.
Food Stamp Program - Food Stamps serves as the first line of defense against hunger for
millions of families. Food Stamps provides benefits monthly for eligible participants to
purchase approved food items at approved food stores. The Food Stamp Program enables
low-income families to buy nutritious food. Over half of all participants are children.
National School Lunch Program - The National School Lunch Program provides cash
reimbursements and commodity foods to help support non-profit food services in
elementary and secondary schools, and in residential child care institutions. Every school
day, more than 26 million children in 94,000 schools across the country eat a lunch
provided through the National School Lunch Program. More than half of these children
receive the meal free or at a reduced price. Regulations require school meals to meet
nutritional standards and to comply with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Federal
policy on what constitutes a healthful diet.
School Breakfast Program -- As in the school lunch program, low-income children may
qualify to receive school breakfast free or at a reduced price, and States are reimbursed
according to the number of meals served in each category. Meals must meet nutritional
standards similar to those in the National School Lunch Program.
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Child and Adult Care Food Program - This program provides cash reimbursements and
commodity foods for meals served in child and adult day care centers, and family and
group day care homes for children.
Summer Food Service Program -- More than 2 million low-income children receive meals
during school vacation periods through the Summer Food Service Program. All SFSP
meals are served free, and the Federal government reimburses local sponsoring
organizations for meals served.
Special Milk Program - Children in schools, summer camps and child care institutions
that have no Federally supported meal program receive milk through the Special Milk
Program.
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSEP) - CSFP distributes food directly. to
pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children up to 6 years of age
and the elderly.
Emergency Food Assistance Program - Provides commodity foods to States for
distribution to supplement food stocks of households, soup kitchens, and food banks.
Food Assistance for Disaster Relief - Tens of thousands of survivors of natural disasters
are fed by FNS and its partners every year through this program. Food assistance if
provided by FNS to State relief agencies and organizations like the Red Cross and
Salvation Army in times of emergency such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and winter
storms. Depending on the nature and severity of the crisis, FNS may provide commodity
foods for distribution to shelters and mass feeding sites; or commodity food packages for
distribution directly to families in needs; or approve issuance of emergency food stamps.
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) - FDPIR provides
commodity foods to low-income families who live on Indian reservations and to Native
Americans living near reservations.
Nutrition Assistance Programs in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Marianas Islands - The territories provide block grant cash and coupons
to participants rather than food stamps or food distribution.
Team Nutrition - Team Nutrition is a nutrition education program that provides schools
with nutrition education materials for children and families, and technical assistance
materials for school nutrition service directors, managers and staff, and educational
materials to programs like WIC and Food Stamps.
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Research/Data to Support Conference Themes
Research shows that teenagers and other students do not have healthy eating patterns. For
example, data reflects the following:
Only one percent of youth meets all the recommendations of the Food Guide Pyramid; 16
percent do not meet any of the recommendations.(s)
Teenagers today drink twice as much carboriated soda as milk (2) and only 19 percent of
girls age 9 to 19 meet their Recommended Dietary Allowance for calcium.(5,6)
About 12 percent of students report skipping breakfast and only 11 percent report eating a
breakfast that contains foods from three of the five major food groups and one-fourth of
the RDA for food energy.(3,4) The likelihood of eating breakfast declines with the age of
the student.(4)
Without nutrition intervention, pregnant teens are at greater risk of giving birth to low
birthweight infants and infants with other health problems.
References for the Statistics Noted Above and Other References
1. Excerpts of the Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans, 2000, available at http://www.ars.usda.gov/dgac/.
2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1999. Food and
Nutrient Intakes by Children 1994-1996, 1998. Online. ARS Food Surveys Research
Group, available at http://www.barc.usda.gov/bhnrc/foodsurvey/home.htm.
3. Burghardt, John and Devaney, Barbara, "The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, October 1993.
4. Devaney, Barbara and Stuart, Elizabeth, "Eating Breakfast: Effects of the School
Breakfast Program, u U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, August 1998, PP. 10-11.
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2010: Understanding
and Improving Health, Conference Edition, or http://www.health.gov/healthypoople/
6. National Center for Health Statistics, The Third National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey 1988-1994. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
National Center for Health Statistics, 1994.
7. "Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating, "Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report Recommendations and Reports, Vol. 45, No. RR-9, June
14, 1996, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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8. Munoz, Kathryn A, PhD, MPH, Krebs-Smith, Susan, PhD, MPH, RD, Ballard-Barbash,
Rachel, MD, MPH, and Cleveland, Linda E., MS, RD, "Food Intakes of U.S. Children
and Adolescents Compared With Recommendations," Pediatrics, Vol. 100, No. 3,
September 1997, pp. 323-329.
9. Troiano, Richard, PhD, RD, Glegal, Katherine M., PHD, Kuczmarski, Robert J., Dr PH,
RD, Campbell, Stephen M, MHS, Johnson, Clifford L., MSPH, "Overweight Prevalence
and Trends for Children and Adolescents," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent
Medicine, Vol. 149, October 1995, PP. 1085-1091.
10. Meyers, Alan F., MD, MPH, Sampson, Amy E., PHD, Weitzman, Michael, MD, Rogers,
Beatrice L., PhD, Kayne, Herb, PhD, "School Breakfast Program and School
Performance," American Journal of Diseases of Children, Vol. 143, October 1989, pp.
1234-1239.
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RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
INVITATIONS TO THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON PARENTING
Category: Organizations that Serve or Support Youth
Ellen Gilbert
Director
I Am Your Child Foundation
335 North Maple Drive, Suite 135
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310/285-2385
"[email protected]"
One of the main goals of the I Am Your Child Foundation is to increase public spending on
early childhood programs. Though this program, started with support from Rob Reiner, focuses
on early childhood development, this program is a key organization which highlights the needs
of youth in this country. A quote from their website: www.iamyourchild.org states: "Policy
makers must increase investment in affordable quality child care; expand pre-school programs;
increase commitments to early intervention programs for families at risk; and provide more
resources for health programs that address not only children's nutritional and physical needs, but
also their emotional needs."
Category: Organizations that Serve or Support Youth
Kirby Alvy, Ph. D.
Executive Director
Effective Black Parenting
Center for the Improvement of Child Caring
11331 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 103
Studio City, CA 91604-3147
818/980-0903
"[email protected]"
The Center for the Improvement of Child Caring (www.ciccparenting.org) was established in
1974 and has grown to become one of America's largest and most influential parenting and
parent education organizations. It is a private, non-profit community service, training and
research corporation, and a major organizer and supporter of a nationwide Effective Parenting
Movement to improve the overall quality of child rearing and child caring in the United States.
Category: Organizations that Serve or Support Youth
Patricia McGill Smith
Project Director
National Parent Consortium
National Parent Network on Disabilities
1130 17th Street, NW suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
202/463-9403
"[email protected]"
The mission of the National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND) is to provide a presence and
national voice for ALL families of children, youth and adults with disabilities.
Category: Organizations that Serve or Support Youth
John A. (Jack Calhoun)
Executive Director
National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
1700 K. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-3817
202/466-6272
NCPC, in cooperation with the Justice Department, has provided national leadership regarding
outreach to parents through the media and publications. Examples of products currently
available through their website include: "Back to School Tips: A Checklist for Parents", "
Stopping Violence: 12 Things Parents Can Do", "What's A Parent to Do About Gangs?", and "
Tools to Involve Parents in Gang Prevention".
Category: Work and Family
Ellen Galinsky, President or
James Levine (focus on fatherhood)
Families and Work Institute
330 Seventh Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 465-2044
Fax: (212) 465-8637
www.familiesandwork.org
Family Work Institute is a nationally recognized non-profit organization devoted to addressing
the changing nature of work and family life. They are committed to finding research-based
strategies that foster mutually supportive connections among workplaces, families, and
communities. They conduct policy and worksite research, evaluation and technical assistance,
and information dissemination. This organization is considered a leader in the filed of work and
family issues.
Category: Research/academics/experts on Adolescence
Lynn McDonald, ACSW, Ph. D.
FAST Program Founder
The FAST Research Project
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin at Madison
1025 West Johnson
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-9476
[email protected]
Lynn McDonald is the founder of the Families And Schools Together (FAST) which addresses
youth violence and delinquency through a research-driven approach of building and enhancing
youth's relationships with their families, peers, teachers, school staff, and other members of the
community. These relationships form a social safety net of multifaceted protective factors for
young, at-risk children that helps them to succeed at home, in school, and in the community and
to avoid becoming delinquent, violent, or addicted. This program has become a nationally
recognized model for building strong families and preventing negative youth behaviors.
Category: Research/academics/experts on Adolescence
Terry Thornberry
Professor
School of Criminal Justice
University at Albany
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
518-442-5218
Dr. Thornberry is a preeminent researcher and is one of three principal researchers on OJJDP's
longitudinal study on the Causes and Correlate of Delinquency. For this project he has
examined the co-occurrence of serious delinquency and drug use, school, and mental health
problems among co-hort members. Recently Dr. Thornberry has been examining the co-
occurrence of these problem behaviors among the members of the original cohort from the
Rochester area who are currently parents.
Category: Research/academics/experts on Adolescence
Rose Alvarado, PhD
Research Professor
Department of Health Promotion
School of Medicine
University of Utah
300 South 1850 East, room 215
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0920
801/581-7718
Dr. Alvarado directs the national family strengthening project which focuses on a national search
for model family strengthening programs. So far, the project has identified 13 model, and 10
promising, family-based delinquency prevention programs from across the country.
Category: Media
Rachel Jones
Editor, Science Desk
National Public Radio
635 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
202/414-2784
"[email protected]"
Category: Media
Theresa Osypuk
National Ad Council
261 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016-2303
202/331-5078 (local office)
Category: Policy makers
Federal - pending
State - pending
Local - pending
Category: Parents and Teens
Recommendations pending.
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"Simon, Charles A" <[email protected]>
03/21/2000 10:00:41 AM
Record Type:
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To:
MaryEllen C. McGuire/WHO/EOP
CC:
"Sonia Chessen (E-mail)" sonia_g_chessen%[email protected]> (Receipt Notification
Requested IPM Return Requested)
Subject:
RE: FW: Invitations to the White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teens -- DEADLINE
TOMORROW-Re
another key invite for the conference:
ricki seidman
bio: white house, rock the vote, DOJ (among other very interesting entries...)
contact: T.S.D./1714 Conn. Ave. NW/wash, dc 20009/phone: 202.986.0033/fax: 202.986.0014
best.
charles
CC: sonia
"French, Clara" <[email protected]>
03/21/2000 09:18:42 AM
Record Type: Record
To:
Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP
CC:
MaryEllen C. McGuire/WHO/EOP
Subject: RE: Invitations to the White House Conference on Raising Responsi ble Teens
Ruby/MaryEllen --
1. In terms of other research, I am aware, and perhaps you have already
heard from HHS, of a report issued by HHS-HRSA-MCH Bureau entitled "Child
Health USA 1999." About 12 pages of the report are devoted to adolescent
health issues and findings. A copy of the report can be accessed via the
Internet at http://www.mchirc.net/CH-USA.htm
The report highlights adolescent health issues such as physical activity and
overweight, adolescent mortality, deaths due to injury, adolescent STDs,
childbearing, AIDS, violence, cigarette smoking, and substance abuse.
2. Also attached is a summary of findings related to foster care to justify
its use as a WIC nutritional risk criterion. It references a GAO study
conducted which identified the health status of foster children. A
researcher, Dr. Robin Chernoff, assisted WIC in identifying the health and
nutrition status of foster children and related research. She has conducted
research on the health status of children entering foster care, Her address
is noted below in case you might be looking for research invitees
representing the foster child population. Other references are also noted
in the attachment.
Dr. Robin Chernoff, MD.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Phone: (410) 614-3865
Hope this is helpful in identifying available research on adolescent health
issues.
Clara
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FOSTER CHILDREN
"Foster children are among the most vulnerable individuals in the welfare system. As a group, they are
sicker than homeless children and children living in the poorest sections of inner cities." This statement
from a 1995 Government Accounting Office report on the health status of foster children confirms
research findings that foster children have a high frequency of mental and physical problems, often the
result of abuse and neglect suffered prior to entry into the foster care system. When compared to other
Medicaid-eligible children, foster care children have higher rates of chronic conditions such as asthma,
diabetes and seizure disorders. They are also more likely than children in the general population to have
birth defects, inadequate nutrition and growth retardation including short stature.
Studies focusing on the health of foster children often point out the inadequacy of the foster care system
in evaluating the health status and providing follow-up care for the children for whom the system is
responsible. Because foster care children are wards of a system which lacks a comprehensive health
component, the social and medical histories of foster children in transition, either entering the system or
moving from one foster care home to another, are frequently unknown to the adults applying for WIC
benefits for the children. For example, the adult accompanying a foster child to a WIC clinic for a first-
time certification may have no knowledge of the child's eating patterns, special dietary needs, chronic
illnesses or other factors which would qualify the child for WIC. Without any anthropometric history,
failure to grow, often a problem for foster children, may not be diagnosed even by a single low cutoff
percentile.
Since a high proportion of foster care children have suffered from neglect, abuse or abandonment and
the health problems associated with these, entry into foster care or moving from one foster care home to
another during the previous six months is a nutritional risk for certification in the WIC Program.
Certifiers using this risk should be diligent in evaluating and documenting the health and nutritional
status of the foster child to identify other risks as well as problems that may require follow-up or referral
to other health care programs. This nutritional risk cannot be used for consecutive certifications while
the child remains in the same foster home. It should be used as the sole risk criterion only if careful
assessment of the applicant's nutritional status indicates that no other risks based on anthropometric,
medical or nutritional risk criteria can be identified.
The nutrition education, referrals and service coordination provided by WIC will support the foster
parent in developing the skills and knowledge to ensure that the foster child receives appropriate
nutrition and health care. Since a foster parent frequently has inadequate information about a new foster
child's health needs, the WIC nutritionist can alert the foster parent to the nutritional risks that many
foster care children have and suggest ways to improve the child's nutritional status.
New criterion added as result of September 1998 RISC deliberations.
1. American Medical News: America's Sickest Children; January 10, 1994; 15-19.
2. Chernoff, Robin, et al: Assessing the Health Status of Children Entering Foster Care; Pediatrics Vol.
93., No. 4; April 1994; 594-600.
3. DuRouseau, Pamela C., et al: Children in Foster Care: Are they at nutritional risk?; Research and
Professional Briefs Vol. 91, No. 1; January 1991; 83-85.
4. Government Accounting Office: Foster Care - Health Needs of Many Young Children Are Unknown
and Unmet; GAO/HEHS; 95-114; May 1995.
5. Halfon, Neal, et al: Health Status of Children in Foster Care; Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent
Medicine; Vol. 149; April 1995; 386-392.
6. Schor, Edward: The Foster Care System and Health Status of Foster Children; Pediatrics Vol. 69, No
5; May 1982; 521-527.
7. Takayama, John I., et al: Relationship Between Reason for Placement and Medical Findings Among
Children in Foster Care; Pediatrics Vol. 101, No. 2; February 1998; 201-207.
8. Wyatt, David T., et al: Widespread Growth Retardation and Variable Growth Recovery in Foster
Children in the First Year After Initial Placement; Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Vol. 151; August 1997; 813-816.
"Simon, Charles A" <[email protected]>
03/21/2000 03:17:05 PM
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Subject: FW: WH Youth Conference
as promised
Original Message
From: Mary Breen
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 2:39 PM
To: Simon, Charles A
Cc: Brennan, Noel
Subject: WH Youth Conference
Charles,
Below, please find information regarding
additional participant, as recommended by Noel, to
invite to WH Conference:
Ms. Christy Macy works with the International Youth
Foundation, a Baltimore-based organization, dedicated
to fostering prevention principles and programs for
young people internationally. She would bring the
global perspective to the White House conversation.
(International Youth Foundation /(410) 951-1531)
Ruby Shamir
03/21/2000 05:51:14 PM
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Forwarded by Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP on 03/21/2000 05:51 PM
Wendy Arends
03/21/2000 04:59:46 PM
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To:
Barbara Bostick-Hunt <[email protected]>, Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP@EOP
CC:
"heidi a. chapman" <[email protected]>, nancy kirshner-rodriguez
<[email protected]>, deborah vincent <[email protected]>
bcc:
Subject: Re: Raising responsible teens - invitation list
Cabinet Affairs is only submitting suggestions for administration people - I am forwarding your list on to
Ruby Shamir, who is dealing w/people outside the administration. Thanks.
Barbara Bostick-Hunt <[email protected]>
Barbara Bostick-Hunt <[email protected]>
03/21/2000 04:45:46 PM
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Wendy Arends/WHO/EOP
CC:
"Heidi A. Chapman" <[email protected]>, Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez
<[email protected]> Deborah Vincent <[email protected]>
Subject: Raising responsible teens - invitation list
Here is a list for consideration for the raising responsible teen conference
from HUD. If you need additional information please let me know.
(See attached file: youth list -wh.doc)
- youth list -wh.doc
David Mercer, President, YMCA of the USA
1701 K Street, NW., Suite 903
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202 835 9043
HUD currently has an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is outstanding
between the YMCA and the Department. The MOU's focus is on building stronger
relationships between the local "Y's" and public housing authorities (PHA) - - the
purpose is to provide stronger and more expansive programming to PHA youth)
Catherine Philbin, Director Community Relations
Major League Soccer
110 E. 42nd St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212 450 1366
In response to the Presidents New Market Trip to Newark, NJ., MLS provided 250
tickets to public housing youth in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the MLS
championship Cup. The Local NY/NJ MLS team, the Metrostars, has committed
to providing a number of soccer clinics to youth in Newark public housing and
providing between 250-500 tickets to their games this year. The League is
currently contemplating at the behest of HUD, a formal commitment to youth in
public housing in each market that they play. Those children that participate in
after-school academic enrichment or Drug Elimination programs would be eligible
to participate in the clinics or attend MLS games.
Beth Colleton, Director Community Relations
National Football League
280 park Ave.
NY, NY 10017
Phone: 212 450 2071
The NFL has given "permission" to HUD to work with franchises individually. In
the last two years nearly 3,000 youth from 26 housing authorities have attended
pre-season camp, pre-season and regular season games as a reward for being
involved in after-school academic enrichment or Drug Elimination Programs
Steve Martin, Director Corporate Relations, National Basketball Association
Eve Barth, Director Community Relations, NBA
Olympic Tower
645 Fifth Avenue
NY, NY 10022
The NBA has also given HUD "permission" to work with their individual
franchises - - the league is also considering rolling out a Youth-Violence program
next year.
Tom Braswell
Community Relations,
Major League Baseball
245 Park Ave
NY, NY 10167
Phone: 212 931 7897
MLB provides funds every year to promote youth baseball activities.
Willie O'Ree
Director Youth Development
NHL
1251 Avenue of the Americas
NY, NY 10020
619 - 589- 2315 (Based in San Diego)
1st African-American to break race barrier in Hockey, played for the Boston
Bruins in 1958 - - referred to as hockey's Frank Robinson. The NHL provides
some supports 24 inner city club teams across the US and has utilizes HUD
community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) to build two In-Line skating
facilities, one in Tampa, FL., on site in public housing, the other in New Orleans.
Both Mayors Greco and Morial participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Richard Bowers
VP Community Affairs, PGA Tour
World Golf Foundation, INC
170 Highway A1A North
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Phone 904 940 4311
The Professional Golfers Association TOUR (PGA), The PGA has created the First
Tee. The First Tee is a non-profit whose mission is to create affordable and
accessible golf facilities, with an emphasis on serving children who have not had
exposure to the game. The First Tee is currently organized in over 100 cities.
HUD CDBG funds have been tapped in a number of sites - - two PHA's have
incorporated the First Tee into their successful HOPE VI applications (HOPE VI is
HUD's grant program that funds the revitalization of public housing). The
Department has an MOU that could be signed with PGA.
Brad Hart
Associate Director
Police Athletic League
618 US Highway 1, Suite 201
North Palm Beach, FL 33408-4609
Phone: 561-844-1823
The PAL is on the ground working directly with at-risk youth. They strongly
supported the Administrations effort on Gun control and wrote a letter stating their
support to HUD
John Butler
Pop Warner Little Scholars
586 Middletown Boulevard, Suite C-100
Longhorne, PA 19047
Phone: 215 752 2691
Works with 300,000 youth nationally. Only athletic organization that has provided
letter to HUD on Gun control
Sally Cunningham
National Council of Youth Sports
Phone: 561 625 1197
Umbrella organization representing 40 million kids i.e. Little League, Youth Soccer etc.
Robert Kannaby
The National High School Federation
P.O. Box 960
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Phone:
Supports school safety, i.e. curbs on guns - - Provided letter to HUD
Bill Miliken, President
Communities In Schools
277 S. Washington Street, Suite 210
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-519-89999
Communities in Schools was instrumental in developing the White House Summit on Education.
Leads the largest stay in school networking in the Country. CIS is a HUD grantee and has
receive recognition for Best Practices from HUD.
Ruby Shamir
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Wendy Arends
03/21/2000 05:34:09 PM
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another non-agency invite for you
Forwarded by Wendy Arends/WHO/EOP on 03/21/2000 05:33 PM
Barbara Bostick-Hunt <[email protected]>
03/21/2000 05:26:56 PM
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Wendy Arends/WHO/EOP
CC:
"Heidi A. Chapman" <[email protected]>, Deborah Vincent
<[email protected]>, Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez <[email protected]>
Subject: Raising responsible children
Please add Mr. Parker to the list for HUD recommended invitees.
Tyrone Parker, President
Alliance for Concerned Men
1424 16th Street NW, Suite 103
Washington, DC 20036
202/535-1131
202/535-1059
The Alliance of Concerned Men coordinated the rival gang cease-fire following
the execution style killing of Darrel Hall, a
12 year old Benning Terrace (DC) resident. They have brought the male and
female gangs of DC together,
working to clean-up the community and recently celebrated the 3rd year of the
cease-fire. They work directly
with low-income, high-risk youth in DC. They have been nationally recognized
for their efforts by Reader's Digest
and the Washington Post. They also have support voiced by Rep. John Conyers,
Rep. Rangle, DC's David Gibson and
Actor Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation).
Mr. Parker has been featured on a Connie Chung Special in Dec. 98 (which was
broadcast at the DC HUD Storefront
with a Townhall style meeting).
Ruby Shamir
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"Santiago, Deborah" <[email protected]>
03/21/2000 06:38:06 PM
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Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP, "Brown, Sarita" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Invitations to the White House Conference on Raising Responsi ble Teens
I apologize for the delay of being included on the list of invitees for the
conference. We've been on travel in NY and just returned about an hour ago
to the office. Our invitation list would include the following people:
Guillermo Linares, New York City Council member, Manhattan
District Office
260 Audubon Ave. - Ground Floor
New York, New York 10033
(212) 781-0856 (W); (212) 740-1573 (F)
Downtown Office
250 Broadway-23rd Floor
New York, New York 10007
(212) 788-7354 (W); (212) 788-8951 (F)
Justification: Chair, the President's Advisory Commission on Educational
Excellence for Hispanic Americans and active in parent involvement programs
and strategies to create partnerships to improve educational opportunities
for Latino youth
George Castro, Associate Dean, San Jose State University
College of Science
1 Washington Square, Room 127
San Jose, California 95192-0099
(408) 924-5247 (W)
(408) 924-4815 (F)
Justification: member, President's Advisory Commission on Educational
Excellence for Hispanic Americans. He is active in the Latino community in
providing mentors and educational strategies for Latino youth, and focuses
on academic success in math and science
Sarita Brown, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational
Excellence for Hispanic Americans
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
FB-6 Room 5E108
Washington, D.C. 20202-3601
(202) 401-3670 (W)
(202) 401-8377 (F)
E-mail: [email protected]
Please let me know if you need additional information. Thanks.
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03/22/2000 11:42:36 AM
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Ms. Shamir:
I am submitting this nomination on behalf of Dr. Alma Hobbs, Families, 4-H,
and Nutrition, CSREES/USDA. We had difficulties in transmitting this message
to you yesterday. I hope you will accept our apology and will be able to
include Dr. Lee's information in your deliberations to be placed on your
guest list for the White House Conference.
I am including the information requested as part of this e-mail message as
well as an attachment with the same information.
Thank you.
Edith P. Thomas, Ph.D.
National Program Leader
202/690-4568
Dr. Irene K. Lee
Extension Family/Child Development Specialist
University of Arkansas-Pine Blufff
1890 Extension Program
1200 N. University Drive
Pine Bluff, AR 71611
(870) 543-8530
Dr. Irene Lee is recognized as an outstanding educator by her colleagues
across the country. Dr. Lee is widely published in the fields of child
development and families. Among her honors for work in these areas are:
Award for Superior Service, CSREES/USDA for outstanding contributions as an
educator and life-long dedication for raising the standards of living for
children and families; Impact 2000 Award for an exemplary program in
adolescent pregnancy prevention, Extension Service, USDA; Celebrate the
Family Award, for significant contribution toward strengthening the family in
America, Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Lee has served the families of
Arkansas for almost 40 years with her many innovative programs for children
and families.
- IRENE LEE.wpd
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03/22/2000 12:18:33 PM
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TOMORROW-Re
youth suggestions
hope they're not too late.
charles simon
Original Message
From: Maria Amato
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 12:03 PM
To: Simon, Charles A; Chemers, Betty; Budnick, Kim
Cc: Burch, Jim; Davis, Donn
Subject: RE: Invitations to the White House Conference on Raising
Responsible Teens -- DEADLINE TOMORROW -Re
Good afternoon Mr. Simon:
Attached you will find recommendations for youth/parent participants for
the White House Conference on Raising Responsible Teens. As of right
now, I only have the names of the youth and I am working to get the
names of their parents. I do not want to assume that their surnames are
the same as that of their children. I hope that it is not too late to have
these young people and their parents considered for this event.
All of the youth belong to local or national youth serving organizations;
however, they also are representatives of the National Youth Network
(NYN) NYN is a cooperative partnership which encompasses over thirty
youth serving organizations, OJJDP, and the National Crime Prevention
Council. NYN builds upon and recognizes the power and importance of
youth leadership by uniting young people and adults, through
communication and action, to enable youth organizations and
nonaffiliated youth to have a positive, formidable impact at the local state,
and Federal levels.
This project focuses on: 1) enhancing linkages between youth and youth
serving organizations; 2) providing opportunities for youth input on public
policy issues and delinquency prevention program decisions; 3)
developing a model for effective youth/adult partnerships; 4) developing
and enhancing youth leadership skills; and 5) providing opportunities for
youth to utilize youth leadership skills through participation in the NYN.
»» Kim Budnick 03/21/00 12:37pm
Hi Charles. Maria Amato, who is our Program Manager over the National
Youth Network, is working to get the names of at least three youth and
their parents (Maria was out Friday and yesterday). She will get the info
to us as soon as possible. She is paying attention to diversity issues.
Kim
PS- the following recommendation came in late, but see if they are
interested (Patty is really terrific and lost her daughter in a horrific
kidnaping. She works closely with our Missing and Exploited Children's
Program Office).
Patty Wetterling
Project Coordinator
Team H.O.P.E. (Help Offering Parents Empowerment)
Public Administration Service
7927 Jones Branch Drive
Suite 100S
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 629-7148 or 734-3970 ext. 3013
Team H.O.P.E. (Help Offering Parents Empowerment): A Parent
Support Network for Families of Missing Children. This national
network supports families with missing children who have been
abducted by a family member or a stranger. Team H.O.P.E. parent
volunteers speak from experience and represent families of children in
each of these circumstances either internationally or domestically. The
program assists law enforcement and other agencies in tending to the
needs of families of missing children. The program operates a hotline for
referrals: 1-800-306-6311.
»» Simon, Charles A 03/20/00 05:53pm »»
any luck with your additional recommendations?
Original Message
From: Kim Budnick
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 1:21 PM
To: Simon, Charles A; Smolover, Deborah S; Brennan, Noel; Leary, Mary
Lou; Verveer, Alexandra; Chemers, Betty
Cc: Tompkins, Elena; Wilson, John
Subject: FW: Invitations to the White House Conference on Raising
Responsible Teens -- DEADLINE TOMORROW-Re
Hi Charles. Per your e-mail, attached please find recommendations from
OJJDP. Please note that because of the fast turnaround, we were
unable to confirm recommendations for policy makers nor parent/teen
teams. We are working with our National Youth Network to identify
possible parent/teen recommendations. Will try to get these
recommendations to you first thing Monday.
Kim
» Simon, Charles A 03/16/00 06:46pm »»
Folks:
The WH is coordinating a White House Conference on Raising
Responsible Teens. The WH is soliciting recommendations for invitations.
Space is very limited, so the WH cannot guarantee that the people you
recommend will be able to be invited. Keep in mind that we will work
hard to reach people via satellite as well.
If you would like to submit the names of people to be considered
(non-DOJ), please pass those recommendations along to me via email by
noon TOMORROW (FRIDAY). Please follow the WH format described
below. (Sorry for the short notice, but the WH just imposed its
TOMORROW deadline earlier today.)
INVITE LIST
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON RAISING TEENAGERS
MAY 2000
Invitation List
The White House Conference on Raising Teenagers [working title only]
will
focus on all aspects of adolescent development, health, education, jobs,
after-school activities, risk behaviors, community service, peer
interaction, community groups, faith, and family. To be considered for
attendance, suggested invitees must be submitted with a priority
designation [A or B] and all of the following contact information: name,
title, organization, address, phone, two-three lines on who they are/why
they should be considered, information that will help us ensure a diverse
group of invitees, and the category for which the individual is being
recommended. Invite categories are as follows:
1. Parents and teens [see information below]
2. Organizations that serve or support youth
a. National nonprofits
b. Foundations [that fund youth-related research or programs]
C. Grassroots organizations
d. Religious organizations
e. Educators [middle and high school]
f. Parent organizations
3. Research/academics/experts on adolescence
4. Work and family
a. Employers with exemplary support programs for parents
b. Employers with exemplary policies for teenage workers
C. Experts on work/family issues
5. Media
a. Members of the media that reach parents or teenagers
b. Experts on the media?s role in influencing youth
6. Policymakers
a. Federal [Congressional or Executive Branch]
b. State
C. Local
Parents and Teens
At our conference we would like to feature American families with their
teens. These parent/teen combinations [can be an adult with parental
responsibility even if they are not actual parent] will be chosen across
all segments of society and represent the variety of issues today?s
teenagers and their parents are facing. If you have a family you would
like to nominate for recognition, or to participate in a possible panel
discussion, please provide us with a brief account of why they should
be
considered [what issues are they facing in their lives that other
American
families will be able to relate to], along with their contact information.
- WHITEHOU.DOC
Ruby Shamir
03/23/2000 11:06:36 AM
Record Type: Record
To:
MaryEllen C. McGuire/WHO/EOP@EOP
CC:
Subject: Invitees to the White House Conference on Raising Responsible Tee ns
Forwarded by Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP on 03/23/2000 11:06 AM
"Gallman, Denise - CSREES/F4HN" <[email protected]>
03/23/2000 10:29:04 AM
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Subject: Invitees to the White House Conference on Raising Responsible Tee ns
REVISED:
(1) Ms. Aubyn C. Burnside
Suitcases for Kids
29 Seventh Avenue, NE
Hickory, North Carolina 28601
(828) 328-3645
www.suitcasesforkids.org
Aubyn C. Burnside established clubs for suitcases for foster kids. Recently
honored at the Child Welfare League of America 2000 Awards Dinner.
(2) Dr. Irene K. Lee
Extension Family/Child Development Specialist
University of Arkansas-Pine Blufff
1890 Extension Program
1200 N. University Drive
Pine Bluff, AR 71611
(870) 543-8530
Dr. Irene Lee has been recognized as an outstanding educator by her
colleagues across the country. Among her honors are: Award for Superior
Service, CSREES/USDA for outstanding contributions as an educator and
life-long dedication for raising the standards living for children and
families, Impact 2000 Award for an exemplary program in adolescent pregnancy
prevention, Extension Service, USDA, Celebrate the Family Award, for
significant contribution toward strengthening the family in America,
Pennsylvania State University, and a "Pacesetter" the in home economics,
Home
Economics Association.
3) Dr. William Evans
Associate Professor
Human Development and Family Studies
University of Nevada, Reno
MS140
Reno, NV 89557-0131
Ph: 775-784-6490
Fax: 775-784-6493
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Evans is providing leadership for a research project, "Resilience to
Violence Amoung At-Risk Youth," that is a multi-state effort of research
faculty from six land-grant universities. The purpose of this five year
project is to elucidate the processes and mechanisms by which at-risk youth
are protected from the dangers of high-risk environments and avoid violence.
In addition, Dr. Evans has led a national effort to identify constructs in
youth development for evaluation/research efforts, conducted literature
reviews to support the identified constructs, and identified and developed
tools for program evaluation and research. He provides research and academic
support to Cooperative Extension faculty working in local communities across
Nevada to develop, implement, and evaluation programs for children, youth,
families, and communities. Therefore, Dr. Evans has a unique position in
bridging research and practice in the field. We encourage your highest
consideration for his participation in this White House Conference.
ALMA C. HOBBS
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION & EXTENSION SERVICE (CSREES)
FAMILIES, 4-H & NUTRITION
Caune
Ruby Shamir
03/21/2000 08:33:41 AM
Record Type:
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To:
Wendy Arends/WHO/EOP@EOP, MaryEllen C. McGuire/WHO/EOP@EOP
CC:
Subject: RE: Invitations to the White House Conference on Raising Responsi ble Teens
Forwarded by Ruby Shamir/OPD/EOP on 03/21/2000 08:33 AM
SCHOOL! A Brian Ekm. school
415 Boy Scout Road
"Price, Barrye" <[email protected]>
Augusta, GA 30909-3503
03/20/2000 06:58:01 PM
706/737.7185
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Subject: RE: Invitations to the White House Conference on Raising Responsi ble Teens
Ruby,
Internally, we are recommending that Director Janice R. Lachance be invited
who 3 this?
and serve as a facilitator of one of the breakout sessions.
Externally, we'd recommend that the "teacher of the year" be invited.
I
believe that that person is currently serving with the department of
education for this year.
BLP
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Wendy Arends
03/23/2000 04:51:19 PM
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can we add these to the list? thanks! my flight was pushed back until this evening :)
Forwarded by Wendy Arends/WHO/EOP on 03/23/2000 04:50 PM
"Minor, Kris" <[email protected]>
03/23/2000 04:46:17 PM
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CC:
"Scales, Melody" <[email protected]>, "Cohen, Amy" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Invitations to the White House Conference on Raising Responsi ble Teens
Wendy --
My apologies for the delay. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you can still
put these names in the hopper. I may have one parent/child team -- both
AmeriCorps members -- to add tomorrow, but the state office is still working
on pulling together that information.
1) Harris Wofford
CEO of the Corporation for National Service
1201 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20525
(202) 606-5000 ext. 167
Former Senator Wofford has devoted most of his life to promoting citizen
service, especially by young people. He now heads the independent agency
which oversees AmeriCorps, for full-time service, and Learn & Serve America,
for school and cómmunity-based service-learning.
2) Kent Amos
President
Urban Family Institute
1300 Allison Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 234-5437
African-American Male
From his bio: "Former combat officer in Vietnam, corporate executive with
Xerox, and entrepreneur, Kent Amos is most widely known for his remarkable
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vision and experience adopting over 87 teenagers."
3) Kathleen Lee
Teacher
John P. Turner Middle School
59th St. and Baltimore Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19143
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215-471-2906
African-American Female
Kathy Lee is an eighth grade teacher in West Philadelphia who views her role
as one in which building academic skills must be integrated with the work of
changing lives, building citizens, and helping students to become agents of
positive change in their community.
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Thanks,
Kris
Kris A. Minor
Senior Assistant for Special Projects
Office of the Chief Executive Officer
Corporation for National Service
1201 New York Ave NW
Washington, DC 20525
ph: (202) 606-5000 ext. 237
fax: (202) 208-4214
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