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Positive Community Programs By Police Lead To Positive Relationships

SEVENTYFOUR/SHUTTERSTOCK Growing up in San Jose, California, I had some amazing experiences with law enforcement that I can say likely made a...

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Portrait Of Early COVID Period In New York, New Jersey

NEW YORK — When the COVID-19 pandemic first broke in New York City this spring, the most vulnerable populations were at the...

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OST Funders, Here’s How To Step Up: Invest In Organizations’ Capacity

DOTSHOCK/SHUTTERSTOCK (Part 2 of 2) In 2019, I wrote a chapter called “Rooted in Scarcity and Deficit: Time to Reconsider the Funding Process”...

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OST Providers, Pandemic Time Means Time To Build Relationships

As the world around us continues to feel like it’s spinning off its axis, one of the best things we can do...

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After-school Providers Can Assist Kids Experiencing Homelessness

As the pandemic continues, the number of people experiencing homelessness could rise — especially if eviction moratoriums are lifted. More children in...

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At Atlanta Bike Shop, Kids Learn Bike Repair, Job Skills, Soft Skills

Last spring, COVID-19 put the brakes on after-school activities at Bearings Bike Shop in Atlanta. But on a recent Saturday, a gaggle...

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Lean Into Youth Voice And Leadership To Help Our Youth Endure This Time

While schools begin the arduous task of tackling a new combination of academic summer and COVID learning slide, OST programs have an...

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Education For Young People In Shelters Was Already a Challenge — Then Coronavirus Hit

More than 40,000 K–12 public school students in Washington experienced homelessness in 2017–18, a number that has nearly doubled in the past...

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Kids, Families and COVID-19: Pandemic Pain Points and the Urgent Need to Respond

The Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzes data from U.S. Census Bureau surveys to discuss how households with children are faring during the...

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8 Ways to Evolve Your OST Programs Online

This summer was filled with disappointments as each camp I had enrolled my daughter in — both day camp and overnight camp...

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A McDonald’s Cashier Showed Me Power Of Caring When I Was Brutally Attacked

What is your normal? As a 9-year-old, emptiness and depression became my normal moving forward. We escaped Children’s Protective Services to squat...

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Why Focusing On Women, Girls Could Reduce Gun Violence

Her son spent a decade behind bars for an accidental shooting in which a young woman was killed. Then, instead of a...

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Youthprise And Students Win Lawsuit, Gain Jobless Benefits For Minnesota Teens

Walter Cortina, a high school student in Minneapolis, doesn’t work merely for pocket money. Last spring, at age 17, he was supporting...

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Many Fewer Kids In After-school Programs Despite Greater Need, America After 3 PM Report Finds

The widening gap between rich and poor in America — even before the pandemic — is shown in a new report on...

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Preventing and Addressing Child Sexual Abuse in Youth Serving Organizations

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University created this comprehensive desk-guide for youth-serving organizations to learn to more effectively prevent and address child sexual...

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How I Helped My High School Service Club Find A Way To Keep Helping

The Helping Hawks Club members have invested their time since 2011 feeding the homeless (a major draw to the club), spending lunchtime...

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How The Differing Sense Of Community In Florida, Italy Affects Children: New Book

Stell Simonton recently talked with Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, author of “The Ecology of Childhood: How Our Changing World Threatens Children’s Rights.” Woodhouse,...