Youth Today
口 Feature Story
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3.0KYou can fix most ‘child welfare’ problems by giving poor people money
A concept some of us have been pushing for decades has suddenly become a centerpiece of the child welfare debate: Family policing...
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1.7KReport: Juveniles in pioneering San Francisco detention diversion project were less likely to re-offend than youths on probation
Juvenile offenders participating in a 30-year-old project diverting youth from detention to community-based programs were less likely to cycle back into incarceration...
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2.5KPreventing needless punishments, including student arrests, demands new approaches as classes resume
A June 2021 report from the U.S. Department of Education found that, from the 2015-16 through 2017-18 school years, there was a...
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4.0KYMCA of the USA names Suzanne McCormick as its first woman president and CEO
YMCA of the USA has named Suzanne McCormick as its next president and CEO, making her the first woman leader in the...
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3.8KHow afterschool programs are using data to measure outcomes and equity
The power of using data to drive decision-making has become a mainstay in most industries, and in recent years has begun to...
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1.1KNorth Carolina is child bride destination; bill could end it
North Carolina State lawmakers are nearing passage of a bill that could dampen the state's appeal as the go-to place to bring...
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2.0KAmid nationwide debate about police in schools, a few districts recently disbanded those units
For Madeline Borrelli, a special education teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y., having NYPD-trained law enforcement officers in schools is a cut-and-dry issue: “School...
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1.4KGrantmakers hate these 4 things
From the local service club wanting a one-page letter to the government agency requiring a hundred-page response, every grantmaker who contributes to...
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3.3KNew Mexico head of child services steps down following controversies
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Brian Blalock, the embattled cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department, stepped down as the leader of...
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1.3KSummer funding helped school districts address disparities
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — After another pandemic-disrupted school year, organizers of vastly expanded summer learning opportunities are investing heavily in efforts to...
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2.4KCarlos Santini is the new CEO of Mizzen by Mott
Carlos Santini joins the Mott Foundation to lead its afterschool program improvement organization and app, Mizzen by Mott.
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1.8KDemand for summer programs outpaces resources
When Virginia Clinton-Lisell received word in February that the summer day program where she had planned for her 9-year-old daughter, Katie, was...
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2.3KHow nonprofits can support employee mental health amid ‘burnout’ epidemic
For some, work life became easier during the pandemic, thanks to shortened commutes and virtual meetings. Not so for Jennifer, a nonprofit...
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5.7KBlack children most likely to be investigated by CPS, study says
For a lot of children in the U.S, especially Black kids, a common part of childhood — alongside the typical birthday parties,...
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869Children’s healthy learning environments in disadvantaged communities project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Minority Children/Youth, School, Environmental Health, Systemic Racism | Amount: ~$200,000 | Deadline: Sept. 10, 2021
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3.7KNatural playgrounds offer restorative play for pandemic-fatigued children
A growing trend in playground design aims to eliminate over-programmed playgrounds in favor of more natural ones that lend themselves to unscripted...
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2.1KDiversity of nonbinary youth
The Trevor Project uses data from its National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to highlight and discuss the diversity of youth...
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2.2KA New York City detention-diversion project is reserved for girls and queer youth
Since it launched in January, 25 youth have enrolled in a three-year pilot project that pays girls and queer youth involved in...
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4.1KIn Florida’s murder capitol, gun suicides are overshadowed by gun homicides
It had been scarcely a year since his son was discharged from the Navy following a suicide attempt, Ramon Day said, and...
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2.5KAmerican Rescue Plan funds flow to summer out-of-school programs
As $122 billion flows into American education from the American Rescue Plan, some kids and families are beginning to feel the impact...
