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Census relases 2010 Statistical Abstract of the USA. 1,300 tables of demographic information for your enjoyment:
6:55 AM Dec 16th
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Pew study: 15% of teens with cell phones have received nude/nearly nude pictures. Other interesting findings:
10:47 AM Dec 15th
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New Child Trends meta-analysis discussing how to increase effective parental involvement in youth programs:
10:06 AM Dec 14th
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RT @: Study Says Few Foundations Use Data to Evaluate Themselves
11:47 AM Dec 10th
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@ Not that I know of. Most nonprofits I've talked to with evaluaiton systems in place say they spend about 2 to 5 % on their work.
8:54 AM Dec 10th
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@ Yes, LAYC worked with Charity Navigator recently. Would be willing to talk to others. More info:
8:22 AM Dec 10th
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@ - It is low. But even with that small percentage, I'd argue that we do evaluation/peformance management better than most.
8:02 AM Dec 10th
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@ and @ - For context, LAYC spends 2.8% on performance management and 2.1% on formal evaluation. And that's low.
7:56 AM Dec 10th
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Good new Census data on the importance of parent involvement and expectations leading to successful youth.
7:46 AM Dec 10th
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Census just released new data on the foreign-born population in the United States.
11:00 AM Dec 7th
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Good WashPost article on struggle of second generation (US born, but parents immigrated) Latinos in DC area.
9:08 AM Dec 7th
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RT @: Americans Waste 40% of Their Food
8:34 AM Dec 3rd
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RT @: The Worst (and Best) Way to Pick A Charity This Year: Experts have noted that a one dimensional focus on nonprofit .
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6:53 AM Dec 1st
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RT @: The Worst Way to Pick A Charity This Year: Join our quest to kill the overhead ratio. Please blog a
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6:51 AM Dec 1st
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3% of DC's population is living with HIV/AIDS. That is 3x what is considered an epidemic by the UN. Sobering thought for World AIDS Day.
6:49 AM Dec 1st
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Immigrants make up 25% of DC's labor force but only 20% of populaiton. Source: Fiscal Policy Institute.
1:33 PM Nov 30th
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Apologizes to everyone who got a random message from me last week. Account hacked. Looking into it.
12:27 PM Nov 30th
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Quoted in Baltimore Sun article this morning:
7:33 AM Nov 25th
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HHS releases new national adoption data - interesting part - this data focuses on the parents. Results here:
10:48 AM Nov 23rd
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An estimated 28,000 youth under age of 18 lived in poverty in DC in 2008. That's 1 out of every 4 youth. See previous tweet for source.
7:45 AM Nov 20th
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- Name Isaac Castillo
- Web http://www.layc-d...
- Bio Isaac is Director of Learning and Evaluaiton at the Latin American Youth Center in Washington DC.
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