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2.5KSenators Push to Keep Kids Out of Foster Care
New bill would fund preventive services.
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1.8KOakland Community Track Team Creates Roads to Success
“I kept getting better and better,” Brown said. “Once I was moving into high school, I was looking for a coach that...
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1.4KChanges to Federal After-school, Summer Meals Programs Sought
WASHINGTON — Possible updates to federal child nutrition laws could make it easier for the organizers of summer and after-school programs to...
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5.9KCounting the Homeless Kids in Atlanta
Georgia State University students canvassed the city in an effort they’re calling the first comprehensive assessment of youth homelessness in Atlanta.
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3.0KCalifornia Photographers Focus on Life After Foster Care in New Book
For most 18- to 23-year-olds in the United States, trying to figure out life is enough of a struggle. But for the...
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1.9KOpening Doors for Opportunity Youth
Several years ago, Freda Crichton, now 21, found herself floundering. She and her twin sister dreamed of entering the Marine Corps. After...
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1.7KYou Are Not Special: … And Other Encouragements
What’s the matter with kids these days? What’s the matter with parents? Don’t get David McCullough Jr. started.
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2.0KRecovery Communities: Where Addicts Get, Give Support for Long-term Recovery
Tony Sanchez and James Guffey hit the road to marshal local organizations, community leaders and state resources to address former addicts' needs,...
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1.6KRecovery Communities Give Former Addicts a Boost in the Long Term
A new approach to the problem of resuming something like a normal life after breaking free of a substance addiction is taking...
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The 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book
This annual publication by the Annie E. Casey Foundation uses an index of 16 indicators to comprehensively evaluate child well-being across all...
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1.5KAfter-school Programs Step Forward to Align With Common Core
Imagine an American education system that works well for all students — a system that pulls U.S. students forward from a laggard...
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3.9KLow-Income, Homeless Teens Use Art for Job-Readiness
When Executive Director Sally Hindman founded YSA in 2007, she was aware of the need for a space for local homeless youth...
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1.3KPolice Official Says Game Helps Officers Make Inroads Among Youth
When Indianapolis assistant police chief James Waters approached local business owners about providing financial support for “Juvenile Justice Jeopardy,” an interactive game...
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950Interacting With Police: Teens Lead in Training Peers
Through PLAY, Laura and Isaac have staged four “Juvenile Justice Jeopardy” (JJJ) games at the Boys & Girls Club and at their...
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2.4KOrderly Conduct: Classes Offer Dos and Don’ts for Dealing With Police
In the wake of a series of cases in which young people lost their lives during fatal encounters with police, many young...
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909Kids Count Report: Economic Recovery Bypassing Kids
One in four children lived in a low-income working family in 2013, and nearly one in three lived in a house where...
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From Statehouse to Schoolhouse: Anti-Bullying Policy Efforts in U.S. States and School Districts
The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) produced this report to comprehensively examine the anti-bullying policies of all 13,181 school districts...
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Understanding the Geography of Growth in Rural Child Poverty
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Economic Research Service uses census bureau data to analyze and explain the sharp rise in the prevalence...
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1.5KThey Climb, Bike, Run, Lift, Box Their Way Out of Addiction
The pull of crack cocaine, heroin or alcohol can drive the mortal into the abyss of addiction. So, what exactly does that...
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990Rewriting Education Law: Senate Replaces ‘No Child Left Behind’
In a major step, the U.S. Senate overhauled No Child Left Behind, passing a measure that would affect kids both in school...
