Providing free and confidential counseling, 24-hour hotlines, and group sessions where families facing similar challenges can come together are key to helping...
Help Dropouts Graduate National Guard Patriot AcademyButlerville, Ind.(800)-237-2850, ext. 41898www.ngpatriotacademy.com The Strategy: Help high school dropouts obtain their high school diplomas, and...
When violence occurs on the street or in the home, the impact on child witnesses is often overlooked by busy police, parents...
Many programs offer at-risk youth access to normal sports and outdoor recreation activities – from soccer to hiking – but few provide...
Although nearly 19 million children from low-income families eat a free or reduced-priced lunch at school during the school year, according...
Numerous programs address how to keep at-risk students in high school and ensure that they graduate, but there are far fewer...
Life Line: Students in training to be LifeSavers peer counselors discuss a “lifetime timeline.” Photo: Ted Crail Judy Ashby found that...
The requirements of the No Child Left Behind act have resulted in arts education being cut out of public school budgets...
Putting in time: Instructor Kevin Price teaches Trey Benally, 7, about how to read putts, as part of the NB3 Junior...
On film: IRIM uses its young clients to bring in more volunteers. Source: IRIM. In the new world of social media, youth...
Let’s admit this right away: While Extended Learning Time and Extended Learning Opportunities are getting lots of attention, they sometimes seem...
Pipeline to jobs: Groups like Solar One, which trains teens for “green” jobs, use internships to prepare disadvantaged youth for work and...
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are all the rage right now, and many youth-serving organizations have embraced the technology to improve their...
Farming at The Food Project in Massachusetts provides ample hands-on learning opportunities. Photo: The Food Project While agriculture-based youth development programs are...
Almost every city with a gang problem has its offering of solutions, ranging from police crackdowns and job training to tutoring and...
Photo: Marc Nozell Here’s something you don’t often hear before an election: The youth vote is expected to be big. It’s...
Circulating: City buses shuttle youth from pick-up points in St. Paul to youth programs, including Youth Farm, a Boys & Girls Club...
Get animated: Clay and cameras enable youths at Atlanta After-School All-Stars to create clay animation projects. Photo: Atlanta After-School All-Stars OK, so...
Young people in foster care, juvenile justice systems or low-income neighborhoods rarely have a public voice. That is why writing programs can...
While smoking has decreased significantly among youth since the funding of anti-tobacco programs through the Master Settlement Agreement in 1998, data from...