Shriver Center Publishes Special Clearinghouse Review Issue on Youth in Poverty
For Immediate Release: August 17, 2005
Rikeesha Cannon, Media Coordinator
(312) 368-2677, Illinois
Catherine Dorn Schreiber, Staff Attorney
Legal Editor (909) 793-2578, California
Shriver Center Publishes Special CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW Issue on Youth in Poverty
(Chicago)- Just nineteen, a high school dropout, homeless, unemployed, pregnant, and battling mental illness,
this adolescent and millions of others living in poverty in this country face daunting challenges. Her story is not
just a heart-wrenching tale of disadvantage, but it is meant to inspire action. "Our Commitment to Youth," the
July-August special issue of CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW: JOURNAL OF POVERTY LAW AND POLICY, is a call action
to advocates, policy makers, and others willing accept responsibility for ensuring a brighter future for youth in
poverty. Published by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW is the
nation's premier journal on poverty law and policy. The special issue features a series of in-depth articles and
advocacy strategies by legal advocates from across the nation. Topics include:
· Combating the Schoolhouseto-Jailhouse Track
· Promoting School Success for Adolescent Parents
· Guiding Adolescents in the Foster Care System
· Expanding Adolescents' Access to Health Care
· Improving Teens' Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
· Meeting the Civil Legal Needs of Court-Involved Youth
· Making the Case for Restorative Justice
· Preparing Youth through Workforce Development Programs
"Advocates around the country are doing valuable work on these and many other youth-related issues, and the
articles in this special issue of CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW are examples of such work, writes Rep. George Miller
(D-CA), author of the special issue cover letter. "Examining the ways in which the foster care, juvenile justice,
and health care systems are failing to serve our youth adequately and the steps that we can take to correct these
deficiencies--all topics addressed in this significant REVIEW issue--are vital to our nation's efforts to improve
the lives of our youth," he continued.
"We hope this issue helps advocates and policy makers fulfill those responsibilities for America's young people,"
says Wendy Pollack, senior attorney with the Shriver Center and co-author of two articles in the special issue.
"Through this REVIEW issue, we hope to engage the minds and hearts of advocates and policy makers across the
country to act to end poverty among America's young people."
If you would like to schedule an interview with a legal editor or advocate, please contact Rikeesha Cannon at
312.368.2677. For more information on how you can purchase a copy of this special issue and for subscription
information for CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW and other Shriver Center publications, please visit
www.povertylaw.org.
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The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, www.povertylaw.org, works in Illinois and nationally to champion law and policy
promoting equal opportunity and support for low-income individuals, families, and communities so that they can escape poverty
permanently. This special issue of CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW was supported in part by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the Walter S.
Johnson Foundation, Menlo Park, CA, and the Francis Beidler Foundation.
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
50 E. Washington Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602 312.263.3830 Fax: 312.263.3846 www.povertylaw.org
Rikeesha Cannon, Media Coordinator
(312) 368-2677, Illinois
Catherine Dorn Schreiber, Staff Attorney
Legal Editor (909) 793-2578, California
Shriver Center Publishes Special CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW Issue on Youth in Poverty
(Chicago)- Just nineteen, a high school dropout, homeless, unemployed, pregnant, and battling mental illness,
this adolescent and millions of others living in poverty in this country face daunting challenges. Her story is not
just a heart-wrenching tale of disadvantage, but it is meant to inspire action. "Our Commitment to Youth," the
July-August special issue of CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW: JOURNAL OF POVERTY LAW AND POLICY, is a call action
to advocates, policy makers, and others willing accept responsibility for ensuring a brighter future for youth in
poverty. Published by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW is the
nation's premier journal on poverty law and policy. The special issue features a series of in-depth articles and
advocacy strategies by legal advocates from across the nation. Topics include:
· Combating the Schoolhouseto-Jailhouse Track
· Promoting School Success for Adolescent Parents
· Guiding Adolescents in the Foster Care System
· Expanding Adolescents' Access to Health Care
· Improving Teens' Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
· Meeting the Civil Legal Needs of Court-Involved Youth
· Making the Case for Restorative Justice
· Preparing Youth through Workforce Development Programs
"Advocates around the country are doing valuable work on these and many other youth-related issues, and the
articles in this special issue of CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW are examples of such work, writes Rep. George Miller
(D-CA), author of the special issue cover letter. "Examining the ways in which the foster care, juvenile justice,
and health care systems are failing to serve our youth adequately and the steps that we can take to correct these
deficiencies--all topics addressed in this significant REVIEW issue--are vital to our nation's efforts to improve
the lives of our youth," he continued.
"We hope this issue helps advocates and policy makers fulfill those responsibilities for America's young people,"
says Wendy Pollack, senior attorney with the Shriver Center and co-author of two articles in the special issue.
"Through this REVIEW issue, we hope to engage the minds and hearts of advocates and policy makers across the
country to act to end poverty among America's young people."
If you would like to schedule an interview with a legal editor or advocate, please contact Rikeesha Cannon at
312.368.2677. For more information on how you can purchase a copy of this special issue and for subscription
information for CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW and other Shriver Center publications, please visit
www.povertylaw.org.
###
The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, www.povertylaw.org, works in Illinois and nationally to champion law and policy
promoting equal opportunity and support for low-income individuals, families, and communities so that they can escape poverty
permanently. This special issue of CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW was supported in part by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the Walter S.
Johnson Foundation, Menlo Park, CA, and the Francis Beidler Foundation.
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
50 E. Washington Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602 312.263.3830 Fax: 312.263.3846 www.povertylaw.org
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