When the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) in the tough-on-crime era of the early 1990s, politicians...
Issues raised by the school-to-prison pipeline in North Carolina can’t be pinpointed to just one factor. But, said Peggy Nicholson of the...
The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics releases the latest figures on suicide and homicide death rates among U.S. youth; highlighting the...
More than ever, I’m witnessing the power of youth leading movements and using the unique power of their voice to bring attention...
William S. White, who died this month, is remembered by after-school advocates as the philanthropist who punched up a little after-school program...
Understanding how homeless youth are trafficked is important information for the organizations offering them services.
I am neither a man nor a person of color, but this past year I’ve worked in a program for men of...
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports findings from the most recent data on childhood obesity rates across the country. The report ranks...
What is the purpose of family engagement in 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) programs? As a 21st CCLC program director,...
Adopting standards for healthy snacks may not be enough to enough to improve snack quality in after-school programs, according to a study...
In the largely rural state of Nebraska, what does it look like to expand opportunity for kids? It may look like a...
Leaders across the United States agonize over recent mass shootings as Americans fear more to come. Perhaps we can learn from youth...
This new report from the University of Pennsylvania is the first of its kind to estimate the economic costs of childhood crime...
Nearly 25% of our population are teens and young adults in the most important developmental sprint of their lives. But rather than...
Does the cost of sports keep low-income kids from playing? Yes, said a recent RAND report. It recommended that community-based organizations cover...
They had it all planned out. Christina Young and her roommate would share an Uber together and make sure they got to...
Here’s the first rule of heroism: Real heroes don’t go around proclaiming themselves “heroes.” Here’s the second rule: People who are truly...
Deena Mosbarger remembers the 11-year-old who had trouble managing his anger in her after-school program in Flora, Ill.
A new research report from the Urban Institute develops a more effective metric for determining the extent of school segregation within the...
I grew up on the South Side of Chicago. You might know it by “Chiraq,” but we all call it Englewood and...