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2.7KAfter George Floyd, Black and Brown People Need Voice Plus Seat At the Table
Why are we so shocked in this country after witnessing a black man being killed? Is it because of the way he...
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3.3KWe Have Chance to Build Better Child, Family Well-Being System
The current global pandemic and associated economic crisis is shining a spotlight on the stresses and resiliency of families and some of...
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1.3KCities in New York State Take Different Approaches to Calls For Police Change
NEW YORK — After weeks of protest across New York, state and local elected officials are still scrambling to develop plans to...
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1.7KYouth-led Protest Urges Syracuse Police to Remove Officers From Schools
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pressure is mounting on city lawmakers to change how the Syracuse Police Department operates: The state passed two sets...
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1.3KNew York After-school Network Lays Out Plan to Help In Recovery
As the pandemic-stalled economy reopens, after-school and summer learning providers see big needs that they are positioned to fill — child care,...
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2.8KHow Can Front-liners Help Youth With Disabilities?
As states begin to slowly reopen from lockdown, we find ourselves feeling a mixture of caution and hope. For the past few...
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1.7KNew York Protestors, Police Both Frustrated By Use of Force Charge
After multiple reports of police using excessive force against anti-police brutality protestors in New York and charges filed against only one NYPD...
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3.2KHow to Recruit and Retain High-quality Foster Caregivers in South, Southwest
There is a growing need for individuals who can commit to serve as foster caregivers to children and adolescents in the United...
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2.4KAdvancing Teen Flourishing: Moving Policy Upstream
Well Being Trust discusses how supporting the mental and physiological health of teens through well-funded programs and comprehensive policies benefits society as...
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1.3KWhy the Party Is On For Emerging Adults, Even in Pandemic
Be it with outrage or eye-rolling, most of us were confounded by the spectacle of college students indulging in spring break rituals...
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2.1KAmherst H. Wilder Foundation Names Armando Camacho President and CEO
Amid tumultuous times for Minnesota and the nation, the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation has appointed Armando Camacho as its new president and...
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2.6KCOVID-19 Making Life Harder For Some Transgender, Nonbinary Youth
Times are unsettling for all of us these days. While it feels like in many ways we are experiencing this pandemic all...
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2.1KGeorge Floyd’s Death Is Creating the American Spring
In the midst of me gathering information and doing interviews for this column this past week, a horrific event took place in...
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3.0KFamilies, Communities, Systems Need to Collaborate to Really Help Whole Child
An ancient parable describes a group of people who come across something unknown to them — an elephant. Fascinated, each person begins...
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1.9KRural Quincy, Wash., Teens Respond To Pandemic, Help Adults With Digital Access
Having young people teach digital skills to adults seems like a no-brainer. After all, how many adults have gotten a teenager to...
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1.8KThe Land of Inopportunity: Closing the Childhood Equity Gap for America’s Kids
Save the Children releases the first-ever comprehensive child welfare and development rankings of all U.S. counties.
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2.2KNew Types of Therapy Hold Promise at One Treatment Foster Care Program
Vast, beautiful land coupled with a rich history and cultural allure solidify the reality of New Mexico as the “Land of Enchantment.”...
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1.8KAdriana Rocha is the New President of Neighborhood Funders Group
Adriana Rocha is the new president of Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) after serving for three years as its vice president of programs....
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2.7KRole of Guns Not Tracked For LGBT Community
Today, Synthia Roy works at a tattoo parlor in Jacksonville, Fla., she does set design and makeup for horror films and recently...
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1.9KNew Mexico, and U.S., Needs Help With Both Immediate Needs, Ultimate Causes
A few years ago I attended a workshop on Theatre of the Oppressed, an approach to community education based on the use...
