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Zach Bonner, the 11-year-old walking to raise awareness for homeless youth from his home in Tampa, has arrived at his final stop in Washington, DC. The Washington Post profiles him as one of a growing number of young philanthropists. [Atlanta Constitution Journal] [Washington Post]


LifePlace and Forsaken Generation, a youth homeless awareness project, have begun "The Revolution Tour," a summer concert tour that kicks off in Syracuse, NY on July 25. Additional cities include New York, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Dallas and Tulsa. Safe Place programs in these cities take note of the possible opportunity: proceeds from the tour will benefit runaway and homeless youth shelters in the concert cities. [Eagle Newspapers] [LifePlace / Forsaken Generation]


Peter Rankaitis, executive director of Project Oz, the Safe Place agency in Bloomington, Ill., is quoted in a Youth Today story detailing deep cuts and their impact to the state's social service network. Rankaitis says that the Illinois now provides less actual dollars for his organization's runaway and homeless youth services than it did in 2000. [Youth Today]



Youth Services of Tulsa and its transitional living program are featured as the agency celebrates its 40th anniversary. Story highlights that 409 youth asked for help at a Safe Place location and were connected to YST in 2007. [Tulsa World]


Police in Clearwater, Fla. arrested four men who had sex with a 12-year-old runaway girl. [CBS News]


New Roads, the rebuilt downtown facility for Looking Glass, has opened. Looking Glass is the organization that manages Safe Place in Eugene, Ore. [Eugene Register-Guard]


The local Kiwanis Club in Stillwater, Okla. is supporting the Payne Co. Safe Place program. [Stillwater News Press]


Chicago ABC affiliate speaks with Steve Simpson, youth advocate and author of "Runaway," about how to speak with children during the economic downturn. [WLS]


All-State in Columbia, Mo. has awarded Central Missouri Community Action, a local homeless youth provider, with a $1,000 grant after five interns worked as investigative reporters on local nonprofits to select the recipient [KOMU]


Urban Opportunities ? a job-readiness program for at-risk and homeless youth in Portland, Ore. ? and social enterprise efforts through its pink mobile doughnut van are profiled. [The Oregonian]


Three San Antonio youth from a local transitional living program are receiving job training from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. [San Antonio News-Express]


Kathy Lauer-Williams uses her column to present possible options for an Allentown, Penn. family to support their 14-year-old daughter who has run away but returned home on two occasions. [Allentown Morning Call]


The Youth Service Bureau in South Bend, Ind. is seeking volunteers for its street outreach program. [South Bend Tribune]

Zach Bonner, the 11-year-old walking to raise awareness for homeless youth from his home in Tampa, has arrived at his final stop in Washington, DC. The Washington Post profiles him as one of a growing number of young philanthropists. [Atlanta Constitution Journal] [Washington Post]


LifePlace and Forsaken Generation, a youth homeless awareness project, have begun "The Revolution Tour," a summer concert tour that kicks off in Syracuse, NY on July 25. Additional cities include New York, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Dallas and Tulsa. Safe Place programs in these cities take note of the possible opportunity: proceeds from the tour will benefit runaway and homeless youth shelters in the concert cities. [Eagle Newspapers] [LifePlace / Forsaken Generation]


Peter Rankaitis, executive director of Project Oz, the Safe Place agency in Bloomington, Ill., is quoted in a Youth Today story detailing deep cuts and their impact to the state's social service network. Rankaitis says that the Illinois now provides less actual dollars for his organization's runaway and homeless youth services than it did in 2000. [Youth Today]



Youth Services of Tulsa and its transitional living program are featured as the agency celebrates its 40th anniversary. Story highlights that 409 youth asked for help at a Safe Place location and were connected to YST in 2007. [Tulsa World]


Police in Clearwater, Fla. arrested four men who had sex with a 12-year-old runaway girl. [CBS News]


New Roads, the rebuilt downtown facility for Looking Glass, has opened. Looking Glass is the organization that manages Safe Place in Eugene, Ore. [Eugene Register-Guard]


The local Kiwanis Club in Stillwater, Okla. is supporting the Payne Co. Safe Place program. [Stillwater News Press]


Chicago ABC affiliate speaks with Steve Simpson, youth advocate and author of "Runaway," about how to speak with children during the economic downturn. [WLS]


All-State in Columbia, Mo. has awarded Central Missouri Community Action, a local homeless youth provider, with a $1,000 grant after five interns worked as investigative reporters on local nonprofits to select the recipient [KOMU]


Urban Opportunities ? a job-readiness program for at-risk and homeless youth in Portland, Ore. ? and social enterprise efforts through its pink mobile doughnut van are profiled. [The Oregonian]


Three San Antonio youth from a local transitional living program are receiving job training from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. [San Antonio News-Express]


Kathy Lauer-Williams uses her column to present possible options for an Allentown, Penn. family to support their 14-year-old daughter who has run away but returned home on two occasions. [Allentown Morning Call]


The Youth Service Bureau in South Bend, Ind. is seeking volunteers for its street outreach program. [South Bend Tribune]