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new speech assistance software: Muratcan Cisek speaks into a Google device, attached to his home computer, that is being used to develop a prototype of voice recognition software especially for the disabled who now have a hard time getting such gadgets as Alexis or Siri to understand them.

Unrecognized by Alexa and Siri, impaired speech is being used to develop new speech-assistance software

Google’s Project Euphonia has been testing a prototype that, by mid-June, employed the voices of roughly 1,000 disabled individuals, including Cisek, who...

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316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 stories

They panic if a balloon pops. They hold dying family members. They push their wounded bodies to heal and scroll longingly through...

Build Back Better: Group of 6 young Blackchildren smilimh lookng up at camera

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To ‘Build Back Better,’ we must invest in our young people of color

As the U.S. begins to rebuild from the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration has signaled that it intends to seize the...

Afterschool programs virus outbreak: Black masked woman with dark hair wearing back coat andgrey leggings looking into dayback worn by black masked preteen wearing black coat with hood and tan pants, both standng on sidewalk outside brick building.

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Even with a windfall of new funding, out-of-school programs face challenges

Last summer, when it became clear that K-12 schools across Kansas City, Missouri, would have to teach virtually due to the pandemic,...

youth organizations step up to fill gap in classroom civic discourse: youth group led by young black female student discussing at table

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Youth organizations step up to fill gap in classroom civic discourse

As partisan tensions over America’s fraught racial history reshape classrooms into ideological battlegrounds, community youth organizations are finding new, alternative avenues for...

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Nonprofits push parole reform and housing for parolees

Some among the 3,614 formerly incarcerated persons living in city shelters in 2019, as one example, spent stints in city jails for...

New Mexico distributing 1.8 million in pandemic aid to former foster youth: Woman with long gray hear in blue business suits stands at microphone speaking at event

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New Mexico to begin distributing $1.8 million in pandemic aid to former foster youth

A first round of pandemic aid payments to young adults transitioning out of foster care is expected to go out this month...

california approves guaranteed income for former foster youth: selfie of former foster youth

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California approves 1st state-funded guaranteed income for former foster youth

California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., $35 million for monthly cash payments to qualifying...

minority community mental health: man mentors young african american man on park bench

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New York project aims to narrow gap between minority versus white juvies sent to community programs, not prison

A project aiming to grant more Black and brown youth entry to community-based programs that are an alternative to juvenile incarceration will...

seeking grants with limited time and resources: graphic of stack of paper and binder with word "grants"

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Seeking grants with limited time and resources

Grantseeking can be an overwhelming, complex process — from the research and strategic plan to the actual writing of the proposal. A...

empowering the workforce of tomorrow report cover: young Asian woman on phone while crowds go by

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Empowering the workforce of tomorrow: The role of business in tackling the skills mismatch among youth

UNICEF and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development discuss the current skills mismatch between youth and employers while providing a number...

Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks, are schools next?: picture of children playing in water on hot day

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Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?

The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois,...

child tax credit: Black woman with long braids and brown shirt holding microphone speaks to outdoor crowd

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Child tax credit payments poised to hit American family bank accounts

Millions of American families with children will start receiving monthly payments this week as a result of the temporary expanded child tax...

Playstreets Philadelphia: 2 young children play in the street

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“Play streets” bring summer camp atmosphere to neighborhoods

This summer, select cities across the country will block traffic to “play streets,” creating child-friendly zones in urban neighborhoods that lack parks...

NY juvenile crime law: Green Double door entry to brick building with "Juvenile Division" sign above doors

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Homicide likely to be only crime charged to New Yorkers under 12

Unless accused of criminally negligent homicide, no child younger than 12 could be legally arrested, detained or brought before a judge, according...

NYC Essential Workers Parade: red, white and blue float with people standing on it

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NYC parade honors essential youth workers

During the rollercoaster ride of a pandemic, it was Maxene Foster’s job to help make sure that cash-strapped Bronx residents got fed,...

NY marijuana laws: Two hand-rolled marijuana joints rest on lid and glass jar lying on its side with marijuana buds in it

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Legalizing recreational marijuana likely means fewer arrests of juveniles of color

The new law is retroactive. It allows persons to have prior marijuana-related convictions for which, under the new rules, they would not...

Mental health Kids Isolation Reentry: Young man with blonde, curly hair wearing black #30 football jersey leans against palm tree trunk in green grassy field

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Mental health toll from isolation affecting kids on reentry

After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale. Amara Bhatia...

education in a pandemic report: collage of different students doing activities

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Education in a pandemic: The disparate impacts of COVID-19 on America’s students

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights releases a report highlighting the disparate impacts the COVID-19 pandemic and response had on...