This new blog is wonderful. I look forward to learning about what others in the field are doing and about future developmental opportunities.

Here's a funding announcement from my organization, Reclaiming Futures, that should interest your readers.

Special March 20 Web Conference

for All Reclaiming Futures Applicants

Reclaiming Futures® changed the way juvenile courts in 10 pilot sites help teens with drug and alcohol problems. A new national dissemination program supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is spreading the Reclaiming Futures approach to up to six new communities this year through a learning collaborative that shares resources, improves data collection and utilization and promotes new standards of practice. No grant funds will be awarded, but successful applicants will receive a technical assistance package valued at $180,000.

Want to become a Reclaiming Futures site in 2008? Join us for a live one-hour web conference at 1:30pm EDT, on Thursday, March 20.

This session offers an excellent opportunity to talk to the staff of the Reclaiming Futures National Program Office about the current call for proposals and learn more about the selection process. See below for instructions on how to joining the web conference. The proposal deadline is April 1, 2008.

Frequently asked questions and answers about the Reclaiming Futures application process are posted on our website. Don't see an answer to your question? Please contact Jim Carlton at 503-725-8954 or by email at jcarlton@pdx.edu.

Resources:

The complete call for proposals is available at www.rwjf.org/cfp/reclaimingfutures. Learn more about the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at www.rwjf.org and Reclaiming Futures at www.reclaimingfutures.org.

Instructions for March 20

To take part in the free web conference, visit rwjf.webex.com a few minutes before the meeting start time. The meeting number is 577 407 494. The password is reclaiming.

Once you're logged-in, you'll get a "Join Teleconference" pop-up form. The first field asks you to "select a phone." Please ignore that box and go the next (and last) box which simply asks for your "Number." Type in your telephone number, including area code, and click "submit." You will receive a phone call immediately thereafter connecting you to the audio portion.

Note: If you do not have a direct line (if you have an extension in your number) this call back feature will not work. In this case close the "Join Teleconference" window and manually dial 866-469-3239. You will then be asked for a meeting number. The meeting number is: 577 407 494

If you encounter difficulty getting into the meeting, please call Tech Support: 1-866-863-3904. After you're connected choose option #4. Then choose option #1.  

Thanks Mac for posting this info! That is what this blog is all about - a place to share, refer and inform what is happening in juvenile justice!

Thanks for the information and the blog.  i forsee this as a very useful tool.  Can we post articles on various related topics?

Hello Kathryn!

You sure can! As long as they are of interest and pertain to the juvenile justice arena, post away!