Youth Today
Posts By Stell Simonton
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3.7KNewsChild Care Gains Funds in Congress Budget Deal; Outlook Good for After-school Programs
Children and youth could see some gains under a bill that passed Congress early this morning, funding the government through March 23....
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1.9KNewsYouth Workers Learn to Navigate in Turbulent Times
“Someone is going to come to your house in the middle of the night and take your parents, and you will be...
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4.8KNewsAfter-school, Mentoring Just the Start of How University of Tulsa Works with Nearby Families
The Tulsa Girls’ Math Circle is just one of several University of Tulsa’s community engagement programs that reach out to youth. The...
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4.0KNewsMiddle-school Girls Learn to Lead Via Improv After-school Program
Actress Riti Sachdeva stands before a group of 11- and 12-year-old girls and whips out a direction.
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1.8KNewsThis Youth Worker in DACA Fears for His Future As He Helps Students in Similar Situation
As an undocumented student, David Blancas had to push hard to shape his future. He couldn’t drive without fear of being stopped....
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1.8KNewsTeens Feel the Magic of Intergenerational Service Learning Trips, Leader Says
“I tried my very first beignets this morning and fell in love,” wrote Fredericka Tucker, 18, after a visit to Cafe du...
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2.0KNewsBoys & Girls Clubs’ Website for Kids Seeks to Bridge Digital Divide
When Facebook rolled out a messaging application for elementary school kids last fall it made big news. The Boys & Girls Clubs...
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2.8KNewsTax Bill Would Indirectly Reduce Nonprofit Support, Slash Spending for Youth, Some Fear
Tax changes under way in Congress could impact youth services in harmful ways, some youth advocates say.
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1.8KNewsSome Social and Emotional Learning Programs Can Be Funded Via ESSA, Report Says
Funding opportunities for social and emotional learning are available through the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) — but how exactly? After-school...
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1.7KNewsGirls Led to Science, Coding by Retired Educator Who Saw the Need for High-tech Options
At Camp Invention in Norwalk, Connecticut, elementary school girls string beads marked with 0s and 1s. They’re getting an introduction to the...
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2.4KNewsEx-Big Brother, Little Brother Team for Power Up, Providing Martial Arts, Mentoring
At a martial arts gym in Atlanta, kids sit in a semicircle around their sensei. He talks to them about persistence, about...
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3.4KNewsBoys and Girls Clubs Do Have to Change to Run Quality Arts Programs, Wallace Study Finds
Remember doing art projects with construction paper and Elmer’s Glue? We’ve all had that experience, but we know it usually doesn’t constitute...
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1.3KNewsShould Your Youth Program Be Concerned About an ‘Active Shooter’?
Since the shooting last week at Rancho Tehama Elementary School in Tehama County, California, some schools across the nation seem to be...
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2.2KNewsYouth in North Carolina Work to ‘Flip’ Abandoned Prison, the Scripts of Their Lives
A half-acre of pumpkins fatten under the sun in Wagram, North Carolina, in a field next to an empty prison. Nearby are...
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6.4KNews4-H Disputes Article’s Claims That It Is/Was Racist, Sexist, Bound to Corporate Interests
A small pale boy with a crewcut scowls as he holds his goat at a county fair. A young girl in green...
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2.9KNewsLittle Free Library Has New Best Friend — Girl Scouts
Eight years ago, wooden boxes on posts began popping up in neighborhoods across the country. They contained books that were free for...
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2.1KNewsExploring How an Idea Developed in Business Applies to Youth Development
Among trendy ideas in education and youth development — right up there alongside “growth mindset” and “grit” — is something called “design...
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1.6KNewsThe Journey Helps Youth Workers ‘Show Up Whole’
Ryan Sims was a recent college graduate when he started work two years ago at the Boys & Girls Clubs in Indianapolis.
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2.1KNewsResources Available for Teen Science Cafés, Which Let Kids Get Hands-on
When a group of high school students got together on a recent Tuesday evening, they ate chocolate, taste-tested different...
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3.0KNewsHands-on Learning: How Learning By Doing Can Widen World for Young People
Jason Herndon had walked past the Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory, an old brick building in north Philadelphia, many times, thinking it looked...
