Here's your guide to five of the the best free virtual summer camps. Children can easily sign up for the whole summer at...
The U.S. Supreme Court last month affirmed that lifetime imprisonment without the possibility of parole is just punishment for Brett Jones, who...
Lucy N. Friedman is the founder and former president of The After-School Corporation (TASC) now known as ExpandEd Schools. She started the...
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School districts around the nation will receive $122 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act to help safely reopen schools and support...
Alex Hanson, 20, has cerebral palsy, a breathing tube, two feeding tubes and round-the-clock nursing care. More than a month into her...
AFRICA STUDIO/SHUTTERSTOCK As the saying goes, reading is fundamental. And in Ames, Iowa, a coalition of 29 organizations has been working for...
The passage of the American Rescue Plan has changed that -- at least for one year. Young adults who are working but...
The Trevor Project uses data from its 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to discuss the unique challenges LGBTQ youth...
For at least the past two years, Albuquerque lawyer Antonia Roybal-Mack says that whenever she’s representing some of the most vulnerable children...
In my 15 years of working with youth who cycle through the criminal justice system — initially as a social worker and,...
Volunteers are essential for nonprofits. In a sector where there’s usually more work to do than staff to do it, volunteers boost...
OLESIA BILKEI/SHUTTERSTOCK As his mother sees it, 16-year-old Nate Nemhauser’s main takeaway from sex education class back in fifth grade was that...
In 1789, when the Second Amendment was passed by Congress, the average number of musket balls that could be fired by a...
An imaginary elf sits on top of a drone, zipping through “Santa’s Workshop.” The aircraft bobs between snowmen, a giant nutcracker, and...
The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) recently named Victor Valentine as its new executive director. Valentine comes to the D.C.-based NHSA from...
With fewer resources and increased constraints, program facilitators and educators are now tasked with rising to the occasion of providing high-quality experiences...
The tally of Black youth detained in juvenile facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic reached a record high last January, while the same...
Researchers from the Urban Institute discuss how to reform the probation system to be less harmful to youth prospects and seek greater...
University of California, Berkeley graduate student Hari Srinivasan had finally begun to immerse himself in campus life last year — no easy...