Youth Today
Posts By Stell Simonton
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1.6KMeasuring Negative Childhood Experiences Adds to Understanding of Trauma
Adverse events in childhood — ranging from witnessing violence to having a mentally ill parent — can have long-lasting effect on kids,...
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2.5KNewsFamily Separation a Big Issue for Kids Migrating from Central America
As the school year gets under way, migrant kids who speak little English and who have endured epic journeys to the United...
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1.1KNewsAt Higher Achievement, Staff as Well as Students Get Writing Lessons
Academic rigor is the name of the game at Higher Achievement, an after-school and summer program based in Washington, D.C., and serving...
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1.0KNewsIn Detroit, Water, Water Everywhere, But Not a Drop for Many a Low-Income Kid
This summer in Detroit, the basic resource of water for drinking and bathing can no longer be taken for granted.
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638NewsNew Directions in OST Funding?
Foundations that fund out-of-school-time (OST) programs have an increased interest in the relation between OST and school reform efforts, according to a...
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1.7KTop Headlines: Archives 2014 & EarlierMore Parents Want Summer Learning Programs for Their Kids, Survey Shows
Demand is rising for summer learning programs, according to figures from the Afterschool Alliance. More than half of nearly 14,000 families surveyed...
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2.0KNewsBoys & Girls Clubs Launches Unprecedented Campaign in Times Square
A countdown in Times Square to 3 p.m. — when the school day ends— is meant to highlight the important role of...
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1.1KNewsGathering Data for Grants Gets Trickier
The current appetite for data is taking a bite out of some youth organizations. Nonprofits that serve youth are finding that funders...
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Lessons from the Youth-Driven Spaces Project
Back to main article Four years ago, the Neutral Zone in Ann Arbor, Mich., worked with eight local organizations seeking a more...
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1.2KNewsWhere Kids Run the Show: Developing Youth Leaders
A teenager who first encountered the Neutral Zone for gay, lesbian and gender-questioning youth at 15 is now, two years later, on...
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1.4KNewsKids’ Health, Education Improve, but Economic Well-Being Doesn’t, Report Says
The report provides a glimpse over a 25-year span — this year marks the foundation’s 25th consecutive year of measuring the well-being...
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2.0KNewsMusic Program Helps Homeless, Runaway Youth Follow their Dreams
At 14, Kayla Avitabile is the artist-in-residence at Valley Youth House, which provides shelter and services for homeless and runaway kids through...
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1.4KNewsKeep Legal Protections for Kids Crossing Border, Rights Groups Say
As President Obama visits Texas this week, he is urging Congress to add immigration judges and detention facilities to speed up the...
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1.2KNewsHimalayan After-School Program Involves Both Mothers and Children
Hayden Hall is a comprehensive program that offers a range of services to women and their children in Darjeeling.
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1.4KNewsTwo-generation Approach Serves Both Kids and Parents
In the Dunbar Learning Complex, little kids from 6 months to 4 years attend a comprehensive child development center and then graduate...
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1.4KNewsDay Camp ‘Teachable Moment’ Aids Summer STEM Learning
The teachers in an Atlanta summer day camp couldn’t have created a better “teachable moment.”
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1.0KNewsYoung Soccer-Poets Avidly Follow World Cup
As the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks into action, kids in San Francisco will be watching the games on a big screen...
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799Video Game Seen as Tool for Youth Workers
Can a video game teach empathy? Simon Faulkner of Holyoake, an Australian nonprofit organization, thinks so.
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1.0KNewsMaking Arts Programs Sing
“Engagement in the arts not only allows young people to express themselves and unleash the power of their imaginations, but also can...
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4.6KNewsFor American Indian Youth, Traditional Culture Has Power
Every Monday night, families flock to the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) in Portland, Oregon.
