Youth Today
Posts By Stell Simonton
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3.4KNewsCops and Black Kids: Does Police Mentoring Defuse the Tension?
New mentoring programs connecting law enforcement and young black men are receiving praise, while critics question the use of mentoring to address...
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1.7KNewsYoung Women Make Voices Heard in the Streets of D.C.
A sea of pink “pussycat hats,” many home-knitted, surged down the streets of Washington, District of Columbia, on the heads of women...
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2.2KNewsYoung People at Inauguration Witness ‘Peaceful Transfer of Power,’ Voice Grave Disagreement and Protest
As Donald Trump laid his hand on the Bible and spoke the oath that began his presidency, 100 young people from Georgia...
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2.4KNews4-H STEM Program Reaches Somali Kids
After school in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, middle-school kids build small bridges with paper, construct a battery-powered LED light and map...
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2.6KNewsTeens Push to Lower the Voting Age
Should 16- and 17-year-olds be able to vote? That was a question San Francisco and Berkeley, California, residents considered as part of...
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3.0KNewsSTEM Gets Delightfully Sticky at La Brea Tar Pits
Asphalt oozes up between blades of grass in Hancock Park in downtown Los Angeles. A visit to the 23-acre park and La...
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2.4KNewsThe Power of Civic Engagement
Romi Hemphill was in the sixth grade when she got her first taste civic leadership through the Wyman Center’s Teen Outreach Program.
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8.2KNewsMedia Literacy: Help Youth Think Critically in Age of ‘Fake News’
Media literacy is “more than urgent” says Erin McNeill, founder and president of the three-year-old nonprofit, Media Literacy Now, “in the current...
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2.6KNewsAfter-school Programs for Immigrant and Refugee Kids Note Climate of Fear
One afternoon last winter in Charlotte, North Carolina, school children came running into the ourBRIDGE for Kids after-school program.
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1.1KNewsDevelop a Plan to Help Your Staff Perform Their Best
In 2009, Michael Johnson was hired to run the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County in Wisconsin.
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2.4KNewsBig Safety Campaign in Chicago Uses Wide-scale Mentoring to Help Teens Reduce Reactivity
A major public safety campaign designed to cut crime in Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods relies heavily on mentoring and group work with...
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3.6KNewsStudent Walkouts a Fine Form of Civic Engagement, Say Youth Development Leaders
Participating in public protests could lead students to skill-building and positive civic engagement, especially if teachers engage them in discussion the next...
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1.5KNewsSocial Work Movement Seeks to Build Financial Capability, Scale Up Best Practices for Youth
Youth aging out of foster care are among those who need information about finances, and social workers need to be trained to...
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778NewsHigh School Kids Learn to Teach Younger Ones in Multipurpose 21st Century Program
An annual weeklong program at Auburn University benefits three groups: the high school students who attend, the young kids they work with...
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1.8KNewsA Close Look at Quality: How to Make Your Program Better with Quality Standards
What if a tool existed to make your after-school or summer youth program better? Would you get it and read the instructions?
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1.3KNewsCreative Expression Aids Court-Involved Kids and Struggling Immigrant Youth
Last year, an 18-year-old boy stood in the studio at ArtForceIowa in Des Moines, having covered three large canvases with broad brushstrokes...
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1.5KNewsFocus on Graduation Pays Off, but Strong Efforts Still Needed, Nonprofit Leaders Say
As executive director of Truancy Intervention Project in Atlanta, Jessica Pennington has seen a lot...
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1.5KNewsFestival Highlights Value of After-school Program in Baldwin County
As after-school programs across the nation hold events this week to highlight their impact, students in...
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1.6KNewsOut-of-school Programs Address Lack of Art Education in Greece
Just as many U.S. public schools are criticized for their lack of music, art and physical education, economic problems in Greece have...
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2.3KNewsFinancial Literacy: Helping Kids Know What to Do About Money
By his own description Ted Gonder drifted through life as a teenager, aimless and “mediocre.”
