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2.7KMaya-American Youth: A New Population at Risk in the U.S.
Hundreds of thousands or perhaps several million children with Native American Maya heritage have been born in the United States during the...
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3.2KFDA Anti-Smoking Campaign Focuses on LGBT Youth
The Food & Drug Administration wants young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender smokers to know there’s no safe amount of tobacco use.
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2.2KA Whole New Tech World for Foster Care Youth in New York City
Foster youth attending a Tech Summit last weekend walked away with laptops, wifi and introductions to new skills.
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1.6KHomeless Youth Count Turns Up Surprises in Atlanta
Young people experiencing homelessness in and around Atlanta are more numerous, more connected and more hopeful than previously believed. They band together...
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6.6KLos Angeles Trying New Tactics to Help Children, Many in Foster Care, Who Are Sexually Trafficked
Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew grew up in the foster care system in Los Angeles, where she lived in 14 different group...
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2.8KBig Brothers Big Sisters Seeks More Diverse Volunteers
Four years ago, Lillian Pucha, 28, was balancing schoolwork with raising three children in the Bronx. Her oldest, Brandon, was 7 years...
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A Shared Sentence – The Devastating Toll of Parental Incarceration on Kids, Families and Communities
This new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation details the effects over-incarceration of adults has on on our nation's youth and...
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Time to Act: Making Data Work for Students
Data Quality Campaign highlights the current state of the use of data in education and makes recommendations to states to enact more...
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1.5KStates Could Not Terminate Medicaid for Juveniles in Custody Under Bill
States would be prohibited from terminating Medicaid coverage for incarcerated juveniles under legislation introduced today in the House and Senate.
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1.3KThrough InterPlay, Refugee Teens Practice English, Speak Freely, Experiment with Identity
An after-school program uses a creative method of whole-body exercises known as InterPlay to aid refugee teens in language learning. “By moving,...
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1.1KReport: Communities Can Do More to Support Children with an Incarcerated Parent
Children with an incarcerated parent often suffer emotionally, academically and financially, and too few policies consider their needs, says a new report...
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1.4KYoung Anti-Racists Celebrate the Unity They See Amid the Hate
It wasn't all hate at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia last weekend. Yes, there were violent clashes between law enforcement and a...
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1.9KAfter School Is ‘Sweet Spot’ to Draw Girls to STEM
After-school programming shapes kids’ identities, and identity influences who ends up in the sciences, says Maryann Stimmer, senior manager for STEM programs...
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1.5KDOJ Seeks to Improve Victim Services in Efforts to Combat Child Exploitation
WASHINGTON — The federal government wants to develop better ways to ensure children who are victims of sexual exploitation get the care...
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2.8KBecoming a ‘Real Boy’: Filmmaker Follows Teenager’s Trans Journey
“This is a film about what it feels like to just want to be loved by the people you’re closest to, and...
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3.4KFederal PSA Campaign and Study Aim to Increase Awareness of Youth Homelessness
A new federal campaign launches this month, alongside the release of a study that looks at the varied experiences of homeless youth...
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Kids Mostly Homeless Due to Poverty, Global Study Finds
A recent study of global youth homelessness points to poverty, not delinquency, as the major factor leading to “street involvement.” The study,...
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1.8KSundance Film: Understand Huge Impact of Tough Childhood Events, Build Resilience
“Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope” is a new film “about age-old problems meeting breakthrough science.” Director James...
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1.6KCollaboration, Sharing Data Key to Helping Dual Status Youth, Experts Say at Symposium
DeAngelo Cortijo remembers the fear he felt as a young boy on the day his mother was lifted unconscious into an ambulance....
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Fulfilling the Promise, Serving the Need: Advancing College Opportunity for Low-Income Students
This new report from the U.S. Dept. of Education discusses the current state of the success of low-income students in higher education,...
