Youth Today
Posts By Stell Simonton
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6.0KNews#BlackLivesMatter: To Some Youth Organizations, Black Lives Matter Is A Natural Extension Of Their Work
It was as if an electric shock ripped through the city and the nation on the day Alton Sterling was shot by...
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1.5KNewsGreen Dot Moves Kids From Bystander to Preventing Sexual Assault, Bullying and Dating Violence
Most people don’t feel like they have the skills to effectively intervene,” says Kristen Parks, Green Dot’s senior trainer and curriculum specialist....
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3.7KNewsAfterschool Alliance Report: Add After-school Programs to High-Poverty Areas to Close Achievement Gap
It may be no surprise to youth development professionals: Kids who need after-school programs are not often able to enroll in them....
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1.5KNewsIn Flooded Louisiana, Spaces for Play and Learning Help Children Cope
Youth service providers set up learning and self-expression spaces for children displaced and out of school after flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....
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2.2KNewsA Call for Action in OST as Gay Teens Face Violence, Many Other Risks
About 8 percent of high school students are lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to the first nationwide survey asking teens about their...
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2.4KNewsTech Training Program Reaches Out to ‘Opportunity Youth’
What if young adults without jobs could get free training in a tech career? What if they were provided with mentors and...
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1.6KNewsAt Working Classroom, Students from Historically Ignored Communities Develop Artistic Vision and Skill
Darkness is thick in the black box theater. Suddenly air rushes in — quick whooshes like the sound of panicked breathing.
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1.8KNewsWhole Foods and Whole People: Detroit Food Academy Helps Kids Develop More Than Job Skills
Last year, 250 Detroit students attended an after-school program in which they shopped for groceries, chopped vegetables and planned food events.
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1.9KNewsEmbracing Pokemon Go: Some Youth Organizations Jump in the Game
In the course of one week, the “augmented reality” game Pokemon Go became a huge sensation across the country. It was released...
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2.2KNewsReading Difficulty in Young Children Linked to Later Trouble With the Law
OST programs can reach and engage the students who need extra support, not just those who happen to show up. Every young...
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3.6KNewsAre You Culturally Competent? Responding to Kids’ Diverse Backgrounds and Experiences
When kids from the after-school program at Garfield and Lincoln elementary schools in Corvallis, Oregon, walked into the nearby Osborn Aquatic Center,...
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1.6KNewsPaletas, Plants and Play: Summer Learning Day Highlights Programs for Kids
About 400 children and parents are expected to drop by Woodard Park in San Antonio Saturday for food, festivities and Mexican popsicles...
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1.6KNewsBoston Students Speak Out, Make Change with Support from Youth on Board
When youth organize around issues of concern to them, they gain a host of skills, says Rachel Gunther of Youth on Board,...
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2.0KNewsChange 4a Dollar Teaches Much-needed Money Skills
In summer camp, kids swim, play basketball and take part in traditional camp activities. But about one-fifth of their time is spent...
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8.8KNewsPine Ridge Suicides Highlight Stresses on Native American Youth
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death, behind unintentional injuries, for American Indian youth ages 15 to 25 — at a rate...
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1.2KNewsResponding to LGBT Youth after Orlando
Youth workers should foster resilience in individuals and resilience as a community, according to Akane Kominami, behavioral health services manager with Boston...
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1.6KNewsWorking Ranch Integrates ACEs, Animals into Treatment for Teens
Although it’s too soon to tell if integrating trauma-informed and resilience-building practices based on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) sciences is making a...
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1.4KNewsCulturally Competent Youth Programming: Understanding Gender Fluidity
At a youth center in downtown Phoenix, teens can be found taking cooking lessons, participating in a drum circle or doing martial...
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1.4KNewsWhat’s New in Your Out-of-School-Time Program?
After-school staff tell us what’s new in their programs. The following responses came from a sampling of participants at the National Afterschool...
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802NewsThe Redhound Formula: Teach Literacy All Year With Engaging Activities, School Connection, Community Support
Year-round support in out-of-school-time programs provides much-needed support for kids whose literacy skills lag behind their peers. Redhound Enrichment, in rural Corbin,...
