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4-H Launches Campaign to Close Opportunity Gap

4-H’s new campaign calls for a nationwide focus on positive youth development to address the opportunity gap among young people. It plans...

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Time to Invest In Our Communities, Proven Solutions to Gun Violence

Three months ago, the entire nation was rocked by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. In the weeks since his...

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Georgia Town Can’t Save Money By Reducing Gun Violence Due to Budget Woes

MACON, Georgia — Carl Fambro says Macon’s West Macon neighborhood has been left behind. Anchor businesses at its shopping centers — like...

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How Has COVID-19 Affected Schooling of Young People With Disabilities?

As schools begin to open back up, many young people and their families are facing the unexpected. Understandably, they have questions about...

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Youth Homelessness Is a Symptom, Not a Cause

SERIES: PART 5 OF 7 Part 1: How Do We Make Youth Homelessness Effort Bipartisan? Part 2: America’s Biases Marginalize Youth, Drive Them to...

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How to Work With Youth As Partners in Evaluation Research

Let’s start with what we know to be true: Youth have expertise, wisdom and unique skill sets. Professional researchers and evaluators can...

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Expand the Use of Diversion From the Juvenile Justice System

The Annie E. Casey foundation makes the case for significant expansion of the use of diversion to avoid formally prosecuting low-risk juvenile...

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Schenectady Groups With Similar Agendas for Police Reform, Different Strategies Struggle for Change

SCHENECTADY, New York — After an arrest that thrust the Schenectady Police Department into the national spotlight due to another knee-to-head chokehold...

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Frank Fernandez Takes the Lead at Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA Following his appointment in late June, Frank Fernandez has now assumed the position of president and CEO...

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Help Parents, Guardians Survive and Thrive By Tapping Into Support Networks

We are moving through historic times as our families and communities are impacted by two pandemics: COVID-19 and systemic racism. In order...

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How Has COVID-19 Affected Employment of Youth With Disabilities?

As the country battles another recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment numbers soar. With more than 30 million people not...

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So, How Does This Collective Decision-making Work?

We described in the previous column how the approach is four-tiered, beginning with collaboration. Collaboration is a term that has been bantered...

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New York Politicians Divided on Protester Arrests by Warrant Squad

NEW YORK — After a viral video surfaced showing plainclothes NYPD detectives forcing an anti-police protester into an unmarked police van, questions...

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Violence, Unmarked Van at NY Protest Draw Comparisons to Portland Clashes

NEW YORK — NYPD officers clashed violently with protestors again Tuesday night, this time in Madison Square Park in Manhattan, leaving one...

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Child Care and Feeding Young Children During the Pandemic

A new brief from the Urban Institute discusses whether and how kids will be fed going forward through the COVID-19 pandemic, providing...

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In Peer-on-peer Child Sexual Abuse, States Differ on Who’s a Peer

The phrase “peer on peer child sexual abuse” is well known. It implies an exploitative sexual relationship of one minor by another....

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Working Remotely With Kids: Tips on Building Connection, Keeping Engagement

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, youth organizations, like other organizations, have gotten a crash course in working online. However, working effectively with...

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Collaborating With Youth in OST Setting Is Best for Goals

In the past few months, rapid shifts to online and remote learning have taken place across schools and out-of-school programs in response...

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Survey: After-school Providers Face Expanded Needs But Scant Resources

Since the COVID-19 epidemic hit, after-school programs have stepped up to be an important community resource, but many organizations fear they can’t...