Two sisters illustrate two different paths through foster care. Melody McLaurin emancipated herself from foster care at 18 and received benefits from...
As the population of homeless in America, including the population of homeless youth, continues to grow it is vital that programs and...
The Dept. of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General released this new comprehensive report outlining the inadequacy of the state-administered...
“We have to work together for the success of our students,” said William Lee, assistant principal at Suitland High School, at an...
Matthew “Fire” Mishefski was days away from completing his makeshift encampment. After years of homelessness, the 24-year-old knew what he needed to...
Youth engagement, youth leadership, youth participation, youth voice and choice, youth as leaders and decision-makers: These are ideas that are not new...
What does “justice” look like for young people experiencing homelessness in the United States? As one of the wealthiest nations in the...
Child Trends takes a statistical look at the role family instability has in children's social development.
The last week of summer camp, students began boiling milk on Monday. They stood over a stove in the family and consumer...
Half a century ago, as the Vietnam War still raged, President Nixon began bombing neighboring Cambodia — without bothering to mention it...
We have all heard the labels, and sometimes used them ourselves: Foster youth. Special needs kid. Delinquent. Homeless youth.
Ael Ericha Loetterle’s experience with homelessness is the second of three stories on queer homeless youth as reported by the JJIE’s New...
End youth homelessness. Achieve zero youth detention. Stop jailing runaways. Ensure kids don’t leave detention to end up homeless.
What does it take to engage students who age out of foster care into supportive relationships on the college campus? It helps...
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights investigates school discipline policies and practices across the nation which adversely and disproportionately affect students of...
Kayla Linard stood high in the balcony of the Kennesaw State University gymnasium in Marietta, Ga., holding a white remote control device.
On Oct. 1, 2017, a 64-year-old man brought 14 AR-15 rifles, eight AR-10 rifles, a bolt-action rifle and a revolver with more...
The Obama Foundation recently announced Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo as its first president.
A group of out-of-school time professionals at the 2019 National AfterSchool Association convention in June facilitated a two-hour Leadership Institute, an opportunity...
What if you were a member of the National Security Council and learned that a foreign country could be building nuclear weapons...