Youth Today
Posts By Stell Simonton
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1.6KNewsThank a Youth Worker Day: Self-renewal Important for Those Who Champion Kids, Nonprofit Founder Says
The executive director of ProAct, an Indianapolis nonprofit, works with kids ages 10 to 18 to connect them with community projects so...
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3.4KNewsOut-Of-School Time Organizations Play Pivotal Role
Brittany Fisher grew up in the South End of Hartford, Connecticut, a tough neighborhood where gangs flourished. When she entered South Middle...
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1.6KNewsGAO Says Education Dept. Should Up Its Oversight of Federal After-school Program
As after-school programs across the country fear loss of federal funds, a new report from the Government Accountability Office could muddy the...
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1.7KNewsSpending Disparities Foster Inequality Among Kids, New Reports Say
Just as President Donald Trump proposes yanking federal funds serving 1.6 million children after school, new reports show two ways inequality of...
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1.4KNewsOrganizations Undertake Appreciating Youth Work — and Making It Pay
Jobs in after-school programs aren’t known for their high pay, but this week, at least, employees may be paid extra in appreciation.
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1.7KNewsFunding Cut for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Could Maim After-school for Low-income Kids, Advocates Say
Each day after school, kids at Community Works in New Orleans can be found gardening, playing sports, programming software, making music and...
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1.9KNewsAccess to Arts Is Linked to Greater Well-Being in Economically Disadvantaged Neighborhoods, Study Says
As spring slides toward summer, kids at the Sitar Arts Center in Washington, D.C, are beginning to audition for roles in the...
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5.3KNewsJuvie Talk: A Window Into the Lives of Kids in Trouble, a Resource for Educators
The website Juvie Talk is a compilation of verbatim stories of more than 100 young people in the juvenile justice system. The...
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3.0KNewsInnovative Summer Learning Programs Bubble up, Draw Attention at the State Level
In New Britain, Connecticut, elementary school students can get a passport at the beginning of summer, listing places in the community they...
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1.9KNewsConferences Highlight Challenges, Solutions: Threat to After-school Funding, High Need Among Youth
As 2,000 after-school workers gathered in Dallas earlier this week for the annual National AfterSchool Association convention, they immediately understood the convention...
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3.3KNewsReaching LGBT Youth With Support, Mentoring and a Message That ‘It Gets Better’
As a high school student, Brian Wenke was harassed and bullied before he even realized he was gay.
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5.1KNewsWhen Schools and Nonprofits Collaborate with Faith-based Organizations
Amachi is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that recruits volunteers from faith-based organizations to mentor the children of incarcerated parents. However, it has a...
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5.3KNewsProviding Support for Young Black Men in College
Young African-American men are far less likely to graduate from college than other segments of the population. A little more than one-third...
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2.2KNewsAt Big Thought, Gigi Antoni Has Taken a Big-Picture Approach to Out-of-school Learning
“It’s in out-of-school time that kids get to pursue their interests,” says Gigi Antoni, who moves to the The Wallace Foundation in...
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3.0KNewsYoung Immigrants Need to Know Their Rights
As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security steps up deportations under new policies announced Tuesday, some organizations are working to inform young...
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1.6KNewsBeyond School Hours Conference Looks at Ways to Level Playing Field for America’s Kids
Schools can’t do it alone. That’s the message of the Beyond School Hours conference going on in Atlanta through Saturday.
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2.3KNewsPalm Beach County Creates Master Plan for Youth
“Nobody thinks we are a county in which kids go hungry, but we are,” said Tammy Fields, Palm Beach County youth services...
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1.3KNewsFormer Attorney General Holder Urges Action on Racial Issues Under Trump
Panelists at a discussion on race spoke mostly about collective response to a president they fear will roll back the rights of...
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2.5KNewsBoard, Fantasy Games Lure Kids from Screens to Psychologist’s Brooklyn Store
At the Brooklyn Strategist game store, kids get a play space away from computer and phone screens.
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1.9KNewsWhen the Stakes Are High, Undocumented Youth Organize
Maria Carrillo-Garcia found herself in tears on the night of Nov. 8, 2016. “This election was really hard,” she said. “I just...
