Youth Today
Posts By Sarah Barr
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4.1KNewsWhite House Rolls Out Summer Opportunity Plan
The White House this week rolled out a multi-agency plan to help more teenagers land summer jobs. The plan aims to give...
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1.7KNewsServices for LGBTQ Youth Who Have Survival Sex Are Inadequate: New Report
Most LGBTQ youth who trade sex for necessities or money they need to survive use protection to prevent sexually transmitted infections and...
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939NewsBlueprints Conference Offers Lessons in Evidence-Based Programming
At a time when communities across the country are interested in evidence-based youth programming, an April conference will bring together leaders from...
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2.5KNewsLeading After-school Group Disappointed by Obama Budget
A leading out-of-school-time organization is disappointed in the Obama administration’s budget request for next fiscal year, saying it fails to recognize the...
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1.9KNewsPresident’s Budget Proposal Aims to Help Youth Get First Job
The Obama administration wants to help young people land their first job, including those who have dropped out of high school. The...
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1.5KNewsFewer Teens Drink, Smoke Cigarettes, Pot Use Stagnant, More Suffer Depression: Report
The latest treasure trove of data for public health researchers and policymakers who study substance use and mental health arrived this week,...
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1.2KNewsSenate Committee Approves Changes to After-school, Summer Meals
Summer and after-school programs could more easily feed children under legislation approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee. It would streamline the administrative...
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1.5KNewsLawsuit Alleges Expelled Students Get Substandard Education
Motions begin this week in a lawsuit alleging that expelled students receive an inferior education and violate the state’s constitutional guarantee of...
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2.4KNewsAdvocates Hope for Action on National Background Check Bill
WASHINGTON — Youth advocates hope this year will bring action on legislation that would give youth-serving organizations greater access to criminal background...
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2.9KNewsFederal Spending in 2016 Includes Some Bright Spots for Youth Programs
Federal spending for 2016 will include some bright spots for children and youth services programs, say advocates and analysts. President Obama signed...
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1.5KNewsBill Would Give Former Foster Youth Early Access to Tax Credit
WASHINGTON — A proposed bill aims to give former foster youth a financial boost as they transition into adulthood.
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3.2KNewsUnlocking the Code
OST technology programs help girls explore academic, career possibilities
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1.9KThe Most Effective Prevention for Teen Substance Use Not Widely Deployed: Report
Though the most effective policies have been identified to fight substance abuse in teens, states don't use them widely enough, public health...
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2.5KNewsNew Toolkit Issued to Help Providers Measure Trauma With ACES Survey
A new toolkit is out that aims to help services providers give a survey about traumatic childhood experiences that are linked to...
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1.5KNewsResource Guide Shows Ways to Support Undocumented Students
Out-of-school time providers can find valuable resources for undocumented students in a new resource guide recently released by the U.S. Department of...
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1.7KNewsLights On Afterschool Celebrations Recognize Programs Big and Small
The 16th annual Lights On Afterschool event is a chance for programs to show off all they’ve accomplished, through science shows, dance...
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2.4KNewsSTEM Education Bill With OST Focus Signed Into Law
After-school programs are not a luxury but a valuable piece of the STEM education landscape, says James Brown, executive director of the...
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1.4KNewsYoung People’s Voices Called Critical in Addiction Movement
College recovery groups, recovery high schools and many adolescents and 20-somethings joined the crowd to show their support for ending the silence...
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Unite to Face Addiction Rally Aims to Launch National Movement
The Unite to Face Addiction rally is expected to draw nearly 700 organizations and tens of thousands of people for a day...
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1.0KNewsReport: NYC Criminal Justice System Needs to Reform How It Treats LGBTQ Youth
The criminal justice system in New York City is ill equipped to deal with the needs of LGBTQ young people who engage...
